Coventry is conveniently situated at the centre of the UK Motorway network. The M6 passes the north of the city. The M1 is easily accessible via the A45 towards london and the M69 northbound. The M40 is accessed along the A46.
To enjoy the drive into Coventry approach along the A46, exiting at [wiki=535aef515edd8bc39eb03c780d38a841]Kenilworth[/wiki]. Drive through central Kenilworth and past the Abbey Fields park before turning right towards Coventry. The broad tree lined Kenilworth Road offers a beautiful boulevard into the city.
The city also provides a Park and Ride facility, see [url=http://www.parkandride.net/coventry/coventry_frameset.shtml]National Park and Ride Directory[/url]
You can reach Coventry from London using Megabus which starts at roughly £13 return, but it arrives in Cannon Park, near Tesco, not the city centre. National Express has buses arriving at the Bus Hub (Pool Meadow), which can sometimes be cheaper at some times, though on average, Megabus proposes more options that are almost as cheap as the cheapest, yet less common National Express's equivalents.
Coventry is on the main [wiki=59ead8d1e124ccfb79f3ace06f43e703]London[/wiki] to [wiki=ff327667b0a752abe3910f9f1c2ec06b]Birmingham[/wiki] rail route operated by Virgin. There are usually three trains to and from London Euston station every hour. The journey takes about an hour and (as of July 2011) costs about £41 for an adult off peak return. Significantly cheaper advance single tickets may be found if booking far enough in advance, and Megatrain also offer tickets on a few of the emptier of these trains (generally Monday-Thursday only) for as little as £2.50 return, again if booked far enough in advance. Alternatively London Midland currently offer an hourly service to and from Euston that takes about 1 hour 45 minutes, but has cheaper off peak and super off peak tickets compared to those valid on Virgin's trains.
Trains to central [wiki=ff327667b0a752abe3910f9f1c2ec06b]Birmingham[/wiki] are even more frequent, with a 25 minute journey time. Birmingham International, serving the NEC and Birmingham Airport, is just 10 minutes away.
Coventry is also on the main Bournemouth to Manchester line operated by Cross Country trains 1 of these trains operates per hour
London Midland Trains also operate a hourly service to Northampton and also operate a hourly service to local town Nuneaton
Coventry Airport[http://flycvt.com] used to be a hub for Thomsonfly but all operations were ended in November 2008 and as such Coventry Airport is no longer served by any scheduled flights.
Birmingham International Airport is closer to the centre of Coventry than it is to central Birmingham and a drive should not take much longer than 30 minutes depending on the traffic situation. A taxi costs £20. Another option is to take the free AirRail Link to the Birmingham International rail station from where trains to Coventry depart several times each hour.
As the home of the Black Cab there are no shortage of them in Coventry. Black Cabs can be flagged down on the street but private hire taxis must be pre-booked.
Popular firms include:
*Airports Direct, Taxis and Transfers in Coventry [http://wwww.airportsdirectuk.com/].
*'Taxis Birmingham', Transfers to and from Bham Airports.[http://wwww.taxisbirmingham.net/].
Sky Dome Arena, Croft Road, Coventry, +44 24 7663 0674, [url=http://www.planet-ice.co.uk/arena.php?abrev=cov].]A multipurpose centre for public ice-skating, ice dancing and home to the Coventry Blaze [url=http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk[/url]]and Coventry Phoenix [url=http://www.phoenix-hockey.co.uk/[/url]]ice hockey teams. Also houses a multiplex cinema [http://www.odeon.co.uk/[/url].
*Brandon Stadium Home of the Coventry Bees [url=http://www.coventrymotorspeedway.com/]]speedway team and weekly greyhound races [http://www.coventrygreyhounds.com/[/url].
*The Ricoh Arena Home of Coventry City Football club [http://www.ccfc.premiumtv.co.uk/].
*The Butts Park Arena Home of Coventry Rugby Football Club [url=http://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/]]and the Coventry Jets American Football team.
*The Ivor Preece Field Home of Broadstreet Rugby Football Club [http://www.broadstreet-rugby.co.uk/[/url].
JJ's
*Large City Centre club in Skydome complex
*Formerly the Colosseum. Dingy indie rock club which attracts some fairly well known live acts
* Scholars
Coventry's bar scene is mostly concentrated along reconstructed medieval Spon Street on the western edge of the city centre. This includes the adjacent Skydome complex which includes popular nightclubs.
*Old Orleans
*Mortimer's
*Chicago Rock Cafe
* 1450, Medieval Spon Street: Loads of international lagers and other beer sorts. Good place for some tasting of beer from countries such as Brazil, Peru, Namibia and New Zealand. Also a restaurant.
* The Old Windmill, Medieval Spon Street: Cosy traditional English pub with good crowds and numerous cask ales.
*Popular live music bar
In the centre of the city you will find the usual pub chains as well as some new bars that have recently been established close to Millennium Place.
* Franchise of the ubiqitous Wetherspoons chain is set in a spectacular timbered building
* Flamingo, Priory Place. bar & grill
* Glass House, Bull Yard.
* Inspire
* Escape
* Dogma
Towards the eastern side of the city centre close to the University campus buildings can be found another concentration of pubs and bars that are popular with students centred close to Jordan Well and Gosford Street.
For a more sedate experience, try Craven Street, set amongst Victorian-era watchmaker's cottages in the suburb of Chapelfields, has several traditional pubs.
There is an extremely limited gay scene in Coventry: the city is not very gay-friendly and lacks any real gay nightlife. The only option is Rainbows, close to the University, this is a fairly small establishment with a 'clique'-y crowd - expect to be treated like new meat on your first visit. For a much better scene, head out to Birmingham's Gay Village.
--Stay safe==
Except for a few drunkards and beggars, Coventry has few safety problems.
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