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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Coventry

12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Coventry, England

Updated February 4, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Coventry

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'Coventry Doom'

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

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Spon Street

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

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Caludon Castle Ruins

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

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Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

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Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

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St. Mary's Guildhall

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

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Ruins of St. Mary's Priory Cathedral

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

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Ford's Hospital

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

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