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Moving to Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Moving to Leamington Spa
Atlantic International Movers regularly move families to and from Leamington Spa. Moving to Leamington Spa from within Europe is usually by road. From further afield it is usually by sea, with more urgent items coming by air freight. Further details of the various options can be viewed in our shipping guidance. 

 

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Leamington Spa is named after the River Leam, which flows through the town. During the nineteenth century, Leamington Spa was one of the towns which expanded the fastest in terms of population, housing and industry. The canal which opened officially in 1799 allowed business in the area to flourish, as well as the tourism trade.

The town offers an indoor shopping centre, The Royal Priors and the Shires Retail Park is also a popular shopping area just outside the main town. There are two theatres and a cinema as well as the Leamington Football Club, the Quarry Park golf course and several cricket and hockey clubs.

The town has appeared in Chuckle Vision, Keeping up Appearances and Danger Field. Charles Dickens also set a scene in the novel Dombey and Son in the town. The Woodbine Street Recording Studios based in the area have produced artists such as Paul Weller, Nizlopi, Ocean Colour Scene and The Specials. Comedian, Russell Howard and Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Foster live in Leamington Spa.

In addition, the town plays an important part in the video gaming industry. The town is home to many large game developers and studios such as Blitx Games, Bigbig Studios, FreeStyleGames, Supersonic Software and Aqua Pacific. Codemasters, CustomPlay Games and Fishinabottle are all locates on the outskirts of Leamington. 

Leamington Spa is well connected to the rest of the country. The Leamington railway station runs trains to London, Marylebone and Birmingham, Snow Hill. There are fast train services operated by Chiltern Railways and connections to Coventry, reading, Oxford, Bournemouth, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Worcester. For road users, Leamington Spa town centre is only five kilometres away from the M40 which links the area to Birmingham and London and the A46, which goes towards Coventry. Busses are in regular operation around the town and the nearest commercial airport is Coventry Airport.