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Coventry City Centre to Meriden
Starting from the steps of the Cathedral, head out with
the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery on the left and turn
left down St Mary Street, and then left onto Earl Street.
Turn right onto Much ark Street and turn left at the end.
Take the second exit at the roundabout by the police
station and follow the road to the next roundabout, also
taking the second exit. Just after this roundabout is a
zebra crossing, at which point you should turn left onto
the pavement and join onto the cycle path immediately
ahead. This path goes past a statue of ames Starley,
regarded as a fundamental pioneer of the bicycle
industry in Coventry, and dips beneath the ring road.
Turn right ust out of the underpass and up the slope
past Queens Road Baptist Church, and join onto Queens
oad. This takes a sharp left turn by the tall amada
Hotel, after which, turn right down Brunswick Road, going
left at the end of that onto Albany Road. Just after the
railway bridge, go right up Broomfield oad, following it
to the end where you will see Hearsall Common, a large
expanse of grass. Turn right, head towards the traffic
lights and join the cycle path on the left on the B4101
earsall ane. Take the second exit at the roundabout
onto Broad Lane, and follow it for roughly 2.5 miles
before turning right onto Back Lane. At the end of Back
ane, turn right onto Berkswell oad and finally take a
left at the end to go into Meriden. The ancient wayside
cross marking the traditional centre of England and the
cyclist’s memorial stand opposite each other on the small
village green.
urther afield from Coventry lies Warwick and oyal
Leamington Spa, both reachable within the hour at
a steady pace. They are best reached via the A
Kenilworth Road (which has a segregated cycleway if you
so choose), which from Coventry City Centre will take you
past War Memorial Park, a large popular area just to the