Coventry Transport Museum
Coventry Transport Museum is a transport museum, located in Coventry city centre, England. It houses the largest collection of British-made road transport held in public ownership.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: Transport museum in Coventry, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Museum of British Road Transport”
- Address: Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coventry Cathedral and Old Grammar School.
Coventry Cathedral
Church
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. Coventry Cathedral is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Coventry Transport Museum.
Old Grammar School
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Grammar School, Coventry is a Grade I listed building in Coventry, England on the corner of Bishop Street and Hales Street.
Lady Herbert’s Garden
Garden
Lady Herbert's Garden is a garden in Coventry city centre, named as a memorial to Alfred Herbert's second wife Florence. Construction and initial laying out began in 1930 and the last section was completed in 1939.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillfields and Bishopgate Green.
Hillfields
Suburb
Hillfields is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. It is situated north of Coventry city centre, and has undergone a series of name changes throughout its history originally called "Harnall" and has seen itself change from a village, to a remote suburb, to a large postwar redevelopment zone.
Bishopgate Green
Neighborhood
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopgate Green is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. It is located on the Coventry Canal. It is an area between Foleshill and Hillfields and shares the area code CV1.
Spon End
Suburb
Spon End is a suburb of Coventry, England. It is situated west of Coventry city centre. The Butts Park Arena and a Premier Inn hotel are situated on the main road through Spon End.
Coventry Transport Museum
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.41112° or 52° 24′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.50951° or 1° 30′ 34″ westElevation
276 feet (84 metres)Open location code
9C4WCF6R+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 266185587OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Coventry Transport Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Coventry Transport Museum”
- French: “Coventry Transport Museum”
- French: “musée des transports de Coventry”
- German: “Coventry Transport Museum”
- Japanese: “コヴェントリー交通博物館”
- Portuguese: “Coventry Transport Museum”
- Spanish: “Coventry Transport Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo del Transporte de Coventry”
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