Useful Information for International Visitors…
The information on the International pages is from the 2008 show.
We will be updating the website with fresh information soon, so keep in touch with us for developments for the 2009 show!
International registration CLOSES: Tuesday 1st July 2008 (at midnight, UK-time).
International visitors can still visit the Show for FREE on all show days if they present their non-UK passport at the entrance gates.
getting to the show
The Royal Show is held at:
Stoneleigh Park
(signposted locally as:
National Agricultural Centre)
near Coventry
Warwickshire CV8 2LZ
United Kingdom
Click here for more directions
plane…
the nearest airports are Coventry (10 minutes drive) and Birmingham
International
(then a 30-minute drive to the Showground, or a 10-minute train journey to
Coventry station).
train…
the nearest train stations are:-
- Coventry - direct service from London Euston (1 hr 20mins)
- Leamington Spa
- Warwick Parkway
bus…
a shuttle bus service will run on all show days between Coventry Train Station and Coventry Bus Station and the Royal Showground. Exact bus times to be confirmed.
car…
approximately a 2-hour drive north-west of London; 30-minute drive south of Birmingham (depending on traffic).
Stoneleigh Park is signposted locally as: National Agricultural Centre (NAC)
- 30 minutes drive south of Birmingham
- 1 hour 30 mins drive north-west of London.
Click here for more directions
accommodation…
Accommodation near the Showground gets booked up quickly. We strongly recommend that you reserve your accommodation as soon as you can.
Local Tourist Information Offices can also help with booking accommodation, for all budgets.
All Tourist Information offices provide a FREE Accommodation Booking Service.
Coventry, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth are the nearest towns and cities to the Show. Their Tourist Information Office contact details are:
- Coventry Tourist Information
Tel: +44 (0)24 7622 7264
Fax: +44 (0)24 7622 7255
Email: tic@cvone.co.uk
- Warwick Tourist Information
The Court House, 21 Jury Street, Warwick, Warwickshire
Tel: +44 (0)1926 492212
- Leamington Spa Tourist Information
Tel: +44 (0)870 160 7930
E-mail: info@shakespeare-country.co.uk
- Kenilworth Tourist Information
Kenilworth Library
Smalley Place, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Tel: +44 (0)1926 748900
Click here for more links to accommodation information
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