General Information about Warwick

Warwick Tourist Information Centre
The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EW
Tel: 01926 492212 Fax: 01926 494837
Web site: www.warwick-uk.co.uk
E-mail: touristinfo@warwick-uk.co.uk

GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THE AREA

Banks And Building Societies Car Hire Education Emergency Information Employment Agencies Entertainment Estate Agents Health Interests And Activities Letting Agents Newspaper Circulation In The District Places Of Worship Public Services Radio Sports Transport

BANKS AND BUILDING SOCIETIES

BANKS

9 Market Place, Tel: 494355
National Westminster Bank Ltd, 26 High Street, Tel: 0870 2403377
HSBC, 11 High Street, Tel: 0845 7404404
Lloyds TSB Bank Ltd, 12 Swan Street, Tel: 0845 0723333
Cheltenham & Glos plc, 17 Market St, Tel: 410744
Barclays Bank, 5 High Street, Tel: 0845 7555555

BUILDING SOCIETIES

Coventry Building Society, 17 Old Square, Tel: 493115

LINK CARD MACHINES

CAR HIRE

National Car Rental 4 Benford Court Lower Cape WARWICK CV34 5DA Tel: 01926 411606
Target Vehicle Rental, Avenue Station Approach, Leamington Spa. Tel: 01926 885866
Enterprise Rent a Car, Railway Station Forecourt, Old Warwick Road, Leamington Spa. Tel: 885866
Newtown Car & Van Hire, 73 Emscote Road, Tel: 499831

EDUCATION

FURTHER EDUCATION

Warwickshire College: Royal Leamington Spa & Moreton Morrell, Rugby & Moreton Morrell Tel:0800 7836767, Adult Education (Language Courses/College, Tel: 318000. Courses at school Tel: 318172 (click here for website)

HIGHER EDUCATION

University of Warwick (click here for website).

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

Warwick School, Myton Road, Tel: 776400 (click here for website)
Warwick Preparatory School, Bridge Field, Banbury Road, Tel: 491545
King's High School for Girls, 5 Smith Street, Tel: 494485

NURSERY

Warwick Nursery School, Coventry Road, Tel: 492701

PRIMARY

Newburgh Community Primary School, Kipling Avenue, Tel: 775454
All Saint's C.E. Controlled Junior School, Nelson Avenue, Tel: 492991
Coten End County Primary School, Coten End, Tel: 491329
St. Mary's RC Primary School, Priory Pools, Wathen Road, Tel: 493959
Woodloes County Junior School, Deansway, Woodloes Park, Tel: 497491
Woodloes County Infants School, Deansway, Woodloes Park, Tel: 491202
Westgate County Primary School, Bowling Green Street, Tel: 492015
Emscote County Infant School, All Saint's Road, Tel: 491433

SECONDARY

Myton School, Myton Road, Tel: 493805
Trinity Catholic Technology College, Guys Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa Tel: 428416.
Aylesford School and Language Center, Shelley Avenue, Tel: 747100

SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Ridgeway Special School, Montague Road, Tel: 491987

WARWICKSHIRE EDUCATION DEPT

Warwickshire Education Dept., Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick, CV34 4UL. Tel:01926 742060. Transport, Free School Meals etc. This office provides a list of schools & their 'Priority'areas. (Catchment areas are now called 'Priority' areas. A booklet called 'Parents Information Guide' published by County Education Office is available on request. Website www.warwickshire.gov.uk

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

DISABLED TOILETS

facilities are available at Market Place and Pageant Gardens (RADAR key available from the Court House during Tourist Information center opening hours)

EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN RECOVERY SERVICE

Malen Rescue, Unit 1, Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, Tel: 888877

POLICE

Warwick Police Station, Priory Road, Tel: 410111

PUBLIC TELEPHONES

are situated at Market Street, (by Boots The Chemist) Eastgate, Swan Street, St. John's, Coventry Road, Stratford Road and Hampton Road

PUBLIC TOILETS

are situated in Pageant Gardens, Market Place and St. Nicholas Park

TAXIS

Warwick Taxi Rank, Taxi's may be waiting in the Old Square (no telephone)

UTILITIES

WATER

WATER - Tel: 0800 7834444 Billing 0845 7500500

GAS

GAS - Tel: 0800 111 999

ELECTRICITY

ELECTRICITY - Tel: 0800 056 8090

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

Jobcentre Plus, Brandon House, Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Tel: 302600
Workworld Ltd, 113, Regent Street, Leamington Spa Tel:451600
Southam & Warwick Employment Group, 57a Smith Street, Tel: 400799
Sarah Harvey Recruitment Consultants, 37 Chandos Street, Leamington Spa Tel: 450545
Manpower Employment Services Co, 39 The Parade, Leamington Spa Tel: 336515
Holdsworth Personnel, Park Court, 35 Park Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 316866
Apex Recruitment Services Ltd, 52-54b Regent Street, Leamington Spa Tel: 424154
Adecco Alfred Marks, 103 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 881102
Actionline, 40 Market Street, Tel: 411211

ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA

SkyDome, Croft Road, Coventry, 0871 2244007
Stratford Picture House, Windsor Place, Windsor Street, Stratford upon Avon Tel: 08707 551229 (click here for website)

Royal Cinema, Royal Spa Center, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa
Tel: 01926 887726[BR} 24Hr Tel: 01926 888997

Apollo 4 Cinema, Portland Place, Leamington Spa
Advance Booking Tel: 0871 220 600

NIGHT CLUBS

Sugar, Tavistock Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 422223
Rio's, Bedford Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 421383
Silx, High Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 311755
Evolve, Spencer Street, Leamington Spa Tel 435310

THEATRE

COVENTRY

Warwick University Arts Center, Warwick University, Coventry, Tel: 02476 524524 (click here for website)
The Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, Tel: 02476 553055

KENILWORTH

Talisman Theatre, Barrow Road, Kenilworth, Tel: 856548 & 512960
Priory Theatre, Rosemary Hill, Kenilworth, Tel: 863334 (click here for website)

LEAMINGTON SPA

Loft Theatre, Victoria Colonnade, Leamington Spa, Tel: 426341
Royal Spa Center, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Tel: 334418 (click here for website)

STRATFORD UPON AVON

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Ticket Hotline: 0870 609 1110. (click here for website)

WARWICK

The Dream Factory, Playbox Theatre, Shelley Avenue, Warwick, Tel: 419555 (click here for website)
Bridgehouse Theatre, Myton Rd, Warwick, Tel: 01926 776438 click here for website

ESTATE AGENTS

Parker Mercer & Durnian, 32 Brook Street, Tel: 499428
Locke & England, 1 Jury Street, Warwick. Tel:493142
Connells, 14 High Street. Tel:403308
Crabb Curtis, 3 Jury Street, Tel: 491010
John Shepherd Vaughan & Co, 15 High Street, Tel: 407767
Paul Twyneham & Co, 4 Jury Street, Tel: 493311
Godfrey-Payton, 25 High Street, Tel: 492511
Brian Holt, 1 Church Street, Tel: 409070
Margetts, 12 High Street, Tel: 496262
Halifax Property Services, 9 Old Square, Tel: 490661
Donald Carter & Partners, 15 Jury Street, Tel: 492422
Bradford & Bingley, 9 Market Place, Tel: 427988.

HEALTH

DENTISTS

Cape Road Dental Practice, 9 Cape Road, Tel: 491029
Fox, Bate, Mahapatra and Wint, 2 Old Square, Tel: 491960
Westgate Dental Practice, 13 West Street, Tel: 494300

DOCTORS

Brese Avenue Surgery, Brese Avenue, Woodloes Park, Tel: 402882
Emscote Road Surgey, 88-90 Emscote Road, Tel: 492311
Cape Road Surgery, 3 Cape Road, Tel: 499988
Priory Medical Center, Cape Road, Tel: 494411
S. G. Clarkson, J. A. Hatton & B. A. Harland, Tel: 08444770916

HOSPITAL

Warwick Hospital, Lakin Road, Tel: 495321

VETS

The Aninmal House Veterinary Surgery, 46 Coten End, Warwick, Tel: 4949232
Avondale Veterinary Center, 6 Broxell Close, Wedgnock Lane, Tel: 400255

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES

GIRL GUIDES

Girlguiding UK Castle Division
Division Commissioner
Julie Atkins Tel: 01926 775089 E-mail: julie.atkins@ntlworld.com

HOBBY HORSE CLUB

Dancing for 7-12 year olds, Contact Center - All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Warwick Tel: 427846

PLAYBOX THEATRE

The Dream Factory, Shelley Avenue, Warwick (click here for website) Tel: 419555

SCOUTS

District Commissioner: Dave Bramson Tel: 498168

CLUBS

Warwick Probus Club No. 2. The Club is for retired professional and businessmen. It meets at 10am on the first Wednesday of each month at Racing Club, Warwick Football Club, Hampton Road, Warwick. Tel: 01926 428826 - Mr Brian Goddard
Leamington and Warwick Rotaract - Social and fundraising group for the 18-30's. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the The Roebuck Inn, Smith Street in Warwick at 8pm. click here for website
Warwick Climbing Club, St. Nicholas Park Leisure Center. Tel: 495353.
Inner Wheel Club of Warwick: Sec: Mrs A Blight, 10 Mill Street, Warwick, CV34 4HB, Meet at Lord Leycester Hotel, Warwick 4th Weds each month at 19.15hrs.

Women's Institute:
Evening meeting: 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm, Unitarian Chapel, High St
Daytime meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at 12.45pm, Northgate Methodist Church Hall, Barrack Street, Warwick, Tel: 424397.
Townswomen's Guild: Woodloes, Chairwoman: Mrs Burton, Tel: 496776, Meets 1st Wednesday of month at 7.30pm at Woodloes Community Center
Rotary Avon Sec: A Guest, Tel: 855268.
Rotary Warwick President: Richard Ashley, tel: 427729. Secretary Roy Joyner, tel: 491516.
Ramblers Association: contact S.G. Wallsgrove, Tel: 402166
Lions International Warwick, President: Barry Morris, Tel: 01789 841716, Lions Vice Preseident, David James, Tel: 403820.

DANCE

Milverton Folk Dance Group, meet at Village Hall, Hampton on the Hill 8.00-10.00pm every Thursday, Tel: Secretary: June Eames 427846
Sequence Dancing, Lillington Community Center, Mason Avenue, Leamington Spa, Tel: Mr Higgins 429287
Rosalind Caplis Gymnastic Club at St Mary Immaculate Church Hall & Woodloes Community Center
Leamington Dance Center, 140-142 The Parade, Leamington Spa, Tel: 423893

FOLK

Folk Dancing: Peter Eames, Milverton Dance Group, Tel: 427846
Warwick Folk Club: Every Monday at 8.00pm Warwick Arms Hotel,High Street, Warwick CV34 4AT. Val & Martin, 403228
Heart of England Bluegrass Club: Every Friday evening at 8.30pm, Kenilworth Sports & Social Club, Upper Rosemary Hill, Kenilworth, Tel: Ron Stevens 01455 284211, Bluegrass Music every Sunday at 8.30pm, Crown and Castle, Coventry Road, Warwick. Tel: 403228

LETTING AGENTS

Newey Property, 1 Warwick Road, Kenilworth Tel: 857334
Loveitts, 12 Euston Place, Leamington Spa. Tel:470555
Accord Lettings, 1 Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa Tel: 437807
Donald Carter & Partners, 15 Jury Street, Warwick Tel: 492422

NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT

DAILY

Coventry Telegraph, 3 Euston Place, Leamington Spa, Tel: 450001/450121 (click here for website)

FREE WEEKLY

Leamington Spa Review, 32 Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa. Tel: 888222
WHY Publications, 5 Russell Street, Leamington Spa. Tel: 438000
The Observer, 45 The Parade, Leamington Spa Tel: 451900
Midweek News, York House, Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tel: 01789 266261

WEEKLY

Warwick Courier, 32 Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Tel: 457777(click here for website)

PLACES OF WORSHIP

BAPTIST

Castle Hill Baptist Church, Tel 410222 or 401787. (click here for website)

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

All Saints' Church, Vicarage Fields, Warwick, CV34 5NL, Tel: 01926 492073. E-mail: allsaints@officeemscote.wanadoo.co.uk
St Paul's Church, Friars Street, Tel: 419814 click here for website
St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Church Street, Tel: 403940
The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Tel: 403940

EVANGELICAL

Open House - C/O Gap Community Centre, Warwick. Tel: 01926 495191 for further information.
Saltisford Evangelical Church, Albert Street, Tel: 496779

METHODIST

Northgate Methodist Church, Northgate Street, Tel: 401838

MORMON

Church of Latterday Saints, Birmingham road, Tel: 07818 474899

PENTECOSTAL

New Life Church, Friars Street, Tel: 02476 739868

QUAKER

Friends Meeting House, High Street, Tel: 497732

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St Mary Immaculate, West Street, Tel: 492913 (click here for website)

UNITARIAN

The Unitarian Church, High Street, Tel: 410395

PUBLIC SERVICES

COUNCILS

Warwick District Council, Town Hall, Leamington Spa, Tel: 450000
Warwickshire County Council, Shire Hall, Tel: 410410 (click here for website)
Warwick Town Council, The Court House, Jury Street, Tel: 411694

COUNTY RECORDS

Priory Park, Tel: 412753 Closed Sun/Mon. Open 9.00am-5.30pm.

LIBRARY

Barrack Street, Tel: 412489 Open: Monday & Thurs 9.30am-8.00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am-5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am-4.00pm, Sunday CLOSED. Internet access available here.

RADIO

Touch Radio 107.3FM. Holly Farm Business Park, Honily, Kenilworth, CV8 1NP. Tel:01926 485600
SMOOTH 105.7FM, 123 Hagley Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham Tel: 0121 452 1057
FM 102 Touch, The Guard House Studios, Banbury Road, Stratford upon Avon Tel: 01789 262636
Mercia F.M. & Classic Gold, (FM 97 & 102.9), Hertford Place, Coventry, Tel: 02476 868200
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire (FM 103.7), 1 Greyfriars Road, Coventry, Tel: 0800 900500.

SPORTS

ADVENTURE SPORTS

Adventure Sports Ltd, Wedgnock Lane, Warwick, Tel: 491948

AEROBICS

Axis Health & Fitness, Tel: 01788 540523
Bodies & Co, Sec: Jenni Fuller, Tel:492183

ANGLING

Warwick & District Angling Association, Sec: K Jenner, Tel: 02476 677214

BADMINTON

Thornbank Badminton Club, play at St Nicholas Park Leisure Center, Tel: Sue Fairbrass 491082.
Castle Badminton Club play at Church Hall, Gerrard Street, Sec: Andy Billings, 74 Heathcote Road, Whitnash
St Nicholas Park Leisure Center, Tel: 495353

BASKETBALL

Aylesford Basketball Club, Sec: J Mumford, Tel: 496572

BOATING

Royal Leamington Spa Canoe Club, contact Jon Walters, Tel: 07971 475321. click here for website

BOWLS

Tenpin Bowling: Leamington Superbowl, Shires Retail Park, Tachbrook Park, Leamington Spa, Tel: 885444
Bowls Section, Warwick Boat Club, Tel: 492043

BOXING

Warwick Racing Amateur Boxing Club, Tel: 402794

CRICKET CLUBS

Warwickshire County Council Staff, Myton Hamlet Sports Ground, Sec: Tony Holmes, Tel: 412406
Warwick Cricket Club, Hampton Road, Tel: 491569 (Ground)

DIVING

Warwickshire Scuba Center, 5 Campion Terrace, Leamington Spa, Tel: 313681

FITNESS CENTER

LA Fitness, Welton Road, Warwick, Tel: 499779.
Cannon's Health Center, Macbeth Drive, Warwick Gates, Tel: 08707 582608
Crockfords, 48 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 311377

FOOTBALL CLUBS

Racing Club Warwick, Tel: 493622
Several clubs based at King Henry VIII All Weather Pitch, St. Nicholas Park Leisure Center, Tel: 495353

GOLF

The Warwickshire Golf Club, Leek Wootton, Tel: 409409 (18 Holes)
Municipal Golf Club, Newbold Comyn, Newbold Terrace East, Leamington Spa, Tel: 421157 (18 Holes)
Warwick Golf Center, Racecourse, Tel: 494316, (9 Hole & Driving Range)
A detailed list of courses in Warwickshire can be found here - click here for website

GREYHOUND

Warwick Greyhound Stadium off Emscote Road, Tel: 403000/495223.

GYMNASTICS

Rosalind Caplis Gymnastic Club at St Mary Immaculate Church Hall & Woodloes Community Center
Tumble Tots Warwick Gates Community Center, Tel: 01926 337800.

HOCKEY

Several Clubs based at St. Nicholas Park Leisure Center, Tel: 495353

HORSE RACING

Warwick Racecourse Ltd, Hampton Street, Tel: 491553 (click here for website)

HORSE RIDING

International Warwick School of Riding, Coventry Road, Tel: 494313

ICE SKATING

Sky Dome, Croft Road, Coventry, Tel: 02476 630693

LIFE-SAVING

Warwick Life-saving Club, Tel: Vivienne Reeves 401732.

LINE DANCING

Bodies & Co. Sec - Jenni Fuller, Tel: 492183

MARTIAL ARTS

Karate: train at Manor Hall, Sandy Lane, Leamington Spa, Tel: 313686. Hapkido: Mr. D Hastings Tel: 771292
Hapkido, Tel: Mr D Hastings 771292

ROWING

Warwick Boat Club, 33 Mill Street, Tel: 492043

RUGBY

Rugby Union Hampton Fields, Hampton Road, Tel: 410972 (Ground)

SCUBA DIVING

ScoobaBoosta. Tel: 07786 736306.click here for website

SHOOTING

Muzzle Loader, Wedgnock Rifle & Pistol Club, Wedgnock Lane, Tel: 491948.

SQUASH

Warwick Boat Club, Tel: 492043
LA Fitness, Welton Road, Tel: 499779

SWIMMING POOLS

St Nicholas Park, Warwick, Tel: 495353
Newbold Comyn Leisure Center, Leamington Spa, Tel: 882083

TENNIS

Warwick Tennis Club, Hampton Road, Tel: 491569 (Courts)
Warwick Boat Club, 33 Mill Street, Tel: 492043
Municipal: St Nicholas Park, Tel: 495353

WEIGHTLIFTING

TRANSPORT

BUSES

Local Bus Travel Information available from Warwickshire Traveline, Tel: 0870 6082608
Stagecoach Midland Red Enquiry Office: 46 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, Tel: 01788 535555 for services to Stratford, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Coventry and surrounding areas

NATIONAL EXPRESS

Coaches stopping place Puckerings Lane

RAIL

Trains to Birmingham, Stratford upon Avon, London (Paddington & Marylebone) and intermediate stations. Use Leamington Spa for connections to Banbury, Coventry, Oxford and intermediate stations, Tel: 08457 48 49 50 for further information

PUBLISHED BY - WARWICK TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, www.warwick-uk.co.uk
THE COURT HOUSE, JURY STREET, WARWICK TEL: +44(0)1926 492212

DISCLAIMER - WHILST EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE
ACCURACY IN THE COMPILATION OF THIS LIST, WARWICK TOWN
COUNCIL DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY FOR ERROR OR OMISSIONS.
WARWICK TIC 01.01.2008