Route

Last year's route covered approximately 60 miles of stunning countryside around Coventry and North Warwickshire and the 2008 route will cover a similar distance. Last year the Run went in two directions with entrants driving both clockwise and counter-clockwise and was hailed as a success by both drivers and spectators and so we will be doing the same again this year.

In the popular town of Kenilworth, participants will be welcomed by the Mayor of Kenilworth before they pass the house of Standard Triumph chief engineer, Harry Webster CBE, known for his work on TR sports cars and the Triumph Herald. There are also fine views of the town's magnificent castle, founded in 1120.

From Kenilworth the route takes in the pretty village of Berkswell, passing the church and the famous Bear Inn, on to Meriden with its picturesque duck pond and the 'Cyclist Memorial' erected in memory of cyclists killed in the Great War.

The route will then take participants up to the ancient village of Fillongley and across North Warwickshire to the beautiful 500 acre Coombe Park, complete with woodlands, gardens and lakeside walks perfect for stretching your legs before the final stretch.

On the final leg entrants will drive through Baginton. Passing by the site of the Lunt Fort built in 60-80 AD by the Romans, down the road to the river is the Old Mill listed in the Domesday Book, now a popular pub and restaurant. There are lots of fabulous watering holes along the route for you to stop at if you wish!

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Coventry Transport Museum
Millennium Place
Hales Street
Coventry CV1 1PN

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