Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden

Family Fun Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden Kenilworth Castle | Visit the recreated Elizabethan Garden
 
 

The vast medieval fortress of Kenilworth Castle is one of the largest historic visitor attractions in the West Midlands and one of the most spectacular castle ruins in England.

A brilliant day out for the whole family, Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire is set in vast grounds perfect for exploring. 

The ruins are best known as the home of Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Dudley created an ornate palace here to impress his beloved Queen in 1575.

The newly re-created Elizabethan Garden, lost for 400 years, is now open to visitors once more. A paradise for garden lovers, wander through this sumptuous landscape as Queen Elizabeth I would have done herself.

Fancy creating the sort of picnic Elizabeth I herself would have enjoyed this summer? Take a look at our Elizabethan recipes, and bring your creations to enjoy in the grounds of this former ornate Elizabethan palace.

Don't Miss

  • The castle's atmospheric tearoom in the Tudor stables 
  • Our complimentary audio tour - and children's audio tour - which bring the site's 900 year history to life
  • The beautiful Elizabethan Gatehouse, and the painting of Elizabeth I shrouded in mystery
Knights in the tearoom!

Events At Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden

  • Free Guided Tours for Members

    Members' Event

    Fri 10 Feb

    This winter delve deeper into the fascinating 900 year history of Kenilworth Castle on a special guided tour of the site. Each month the tour will uncover a different aspect of the castle's history. Tours at 11am and 2pm.

  • Half Term Family Fun Trail

    Sat 11 - Sun 19 Feb

    Calling all junior investigators! Can you help us crack clues and solve a mystery to earn your prize?

  • Valentines Ghost Tours

    Fri 17 Feb

    Kenilworth Castle is one of England's most romantic ruined castles, but not all lovers who lived here had a happy existence. Learn about their lives and deaths on an eerie evening tour around the castle and gatehouse, especially for Valentine’s Day.

VISITOR INFORMATION

    • Location
    • Castle Green, Off Castle Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire - CV8 1NE
    • Today's opening times
    • 04 February 2012
    • 10:00 - 16:00 Calendar
    • Tickets
    • Adults: £8.00
    • Children: £4.80
    • Concessions: £7.20
    • EH Member Cost: Free
    • Family Ticket: £20.80
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