Southam
Southam is a Town in the county of Warwickshire.
There are great places to visit near Southam including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, historic monuments, ancient sites, old mines, geological features, castles, ruins, bluebell woods, woodlands, lakes, hiking areas and airports.
There are a several good towns in the Southam area like Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, and Bedworth.
The area around Southam features a number of interesting villages including Baxterley, and Burton Dassett.
The area around Southam's best historic buildings can be found at Baxterley Village Church.
Country Parks to visit near Southam include Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.
The area around Southam's best historic monuments can be found at Hartshill Castle.
Hartshill Tumulus is one of Southam's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Southam.
Old Mines to visit near Southam include Hartshill Diorite Pits.
The area around Southam's best geological features can be found at Hartshill Diorite Pits.
The area around Southam's best castles can be found at Kenilworth Castle.
Ruins to visit near Southam include Kenilworth Castle.
There are a number of bluebell woods near to Southam including Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
The area around Southam's best woodlands can be found at Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.
Draycote Water is a great place to visit close to Southam if you like lakes.
Southam is near some unmissable hiking areas like Burton Dassett Hills,
Don't miss Coventry Airport's airports if visiting the area around Southam.
Southam History
There are some historic monuments around Southam:
Places to see near Southam
History of Southam
Southam’s Holy Well, in the picturesque Stowe river valley, is a Grade II listed building and scheduled Ancient Monument, and was first recorded in the year 998. The Well was used in medieval times by local monks and for hundreds of years as the town’s principal water supply. Water from a natural mineral spring feeds the semi-circular Well and pours through the mouths of carved stone gargoyles into the river. The water from the Well was said to cure eye complaints. The Holy Well and paths were renovated in 2007 using a National Lottery grant including wheelchair access and oak seats designed by artist Will Glanfield as part of his Southam Stories project, and fall within the unspoilt Stowe valley Area of Restraint as a protected landscape of special significance and value to the town.
