Warwick is also well-known for Warwick Racecourse, located near the west gate of the medieval town.

• Warwick Castle, [5]. open daily October-March 10am-5pm, April-September 10am-6pm, closed Christmas Day only, last admission 1/2 hr before closing; complicated seasonal pricing plan: adults £12.95 - £16.95, child £7.95 - £8.95, family £34 - £45; senior and student concessions available; car parking £2.50 - £5. - one of the premier tourist attractions of the country, the former medieval fortress of Warwick Castle is now run by Madame Tussauds (of London Waxworks Museum fame), with effective reconstructions of life in the castle through the centuries. Don't forget to visit the haunted tower and the dungeon!
• Lord Leycester Hospital, High Street, tel 01926 491422.
• Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, tel 01926 403940. Noted for its medieval Beauchamp chapel, burial place of the earls of Warwick, the remnant of the Great Fire which destroyed much of Warwick in 1694.
• Warwickshire Museum, Market Place
• St John's House Museum

By air

Coventry Airport[2] (IATA: CVT) is about 10 miles / 20 minutes journey by car. Flights operated by Thomsonfly and Wizzair, Current destinations include Jersey, Alicante and Katowice.

By road

Warwick is approximately a 2 hr drive north-west of London on the M40 (Junction 13). Watch for signs taking you off the motorway to the town and castle.

By train

A train service is operated to Warwick from London (Marylebone) and Birmingham (Snow Hill and Moor Street stations) by Chiltern Railways [3]. NB: It is important that you get off the train at Warwick station, not Warwick Parkway station. During the daytime, there are normally two trains per hour on weekdays.

Long distance cross-country trains, operated by Virgin Trains [4] serve the neighbouring town of Leamington Spa.