Henley-in-Arden
Henley-in-Arden is a historic market town of 2,100 people (2011) in Warwickshire. Henley is known for its variety of historic buildings, some of which date back to medieval times, and its wide variety of preserved architectural styles. The one-mile-long (1.6 km) High Street is a conservation area.
Get in
It is close to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Leamington Spa.
By road
Henley-in-Arden is just off Junction 15 of the M40.
By train
🌍 Henley-in-Arden station is a small station with trains to Birmingham and Stratford-Upon-Avon, approximately one per hour running into the early evening. The service is provided by Central Trains.
By bus
Bus service X20 runs from Coventry to Stratford-upon-Avon via Solihull through the town along the High Street, operating up to every 60 minutes.
See
From the High Street it's a short walk to an ancient mount that was the site of a castle. You would never know that there was a castle there, but it looks rather unnatural.
Although the castle no longer remains, several other historical buildings and structures still exist in the town, such as the parish churches of St. Nicholas and St. John the Baptist, the 15th-century Guildhall (which has been restored), the medieval market cross (much of the decoration of whose shaft has been mutilated but which has three ranges of kneeling places and sculptures representing the Holy Trinity, the crucifixion of Jesus, and, it is believed, St Peter), the 16th-century White Swan, and several half-timbered residences along High Street, the main street of the town.
- 🌍 Heritage Centre, 150 High St, B95 5BS, ☏ +44 1564 795919. Tells the history of Henley-in-Arden from the medieval era to the present.
Do
- 🌍 Henley Sidings. A nature reserve.
- 🌍 Henley Golf & Country Club, Birmingham Rd, B95 5QA, ☏ +44 1564 793715.
Buy
- 🌍 Fabulous Finds Antiques, 11 The Arden Centre, Little Alne, B95 6HW.
Eat
Budget
- 🌍 Sea Spray, 113 High St, B95 5AU, ☏ +44 1564 793461. Serves fish and chips of the typically fried variety; pies are also available and ketchup is often present.
- 🌍 The Finest Catch, Birmingham Rd, B95 5QR, ☏ +44 1564 793783.
- 🌍 Henley Ice Cream, 152 High St, B95 5BS, ☏ +44 1564 795172. Cafe and ice-cream parlour.
Mid-range
- 🌍 Dolce Caffe, 86B High St, B95 5BY, ☏ +44 1564 794385.
Splurge
- 🌍 The Bluebell, 93 High St, B95 5AT, ☏ +44 1564 793049. A traditional-style pub that has been refurbished as a restaurant. A varied menu of modern European and gastro-pub English favourites.
- 🌍 Cheals of Henley, 64 High St, B95 5BX, ☏ +44 1564 793856.
Drink
- 🌍 The Three Tuns, 103 High St, B95 5AT, ☏ +44 1564 792723. A warm, friendly pub often with the landlord's beautiful golden retrievers in the bar to greet you. It doesn't serve food, but instead serves snacks and real ales. It also has a couple of large plasma screens.
- 🌍 The Nags Head, 161 High St, B95 5BA, ☏ +44 1564 793120.
Sleep
- 🌍 White Swan Hotel, 100 High St, B95 5BY, ☏ +44 1564 792623. Pub with a selection of hotel rooms.