Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth, nr Warwick/Coventry - CV8 1NE
Bookings: 0121 625 6864
Impressive complex of ruined fortifications and apartments spanning over five centuries. Includes a recreated Elizabethan garden opening in Spring 2009.
Medieval realms
Key Stage: 2,3 History
Tour the outer curtain wall and inner bailey with your guide and discover how the castle was attacked and defended. Handle real and replica artefacts and piece together our 3D contour map to reveal why Kenilworth Castle was built here.
When: Each weekday in term time
Duration: full dayDiscover Kenilworth Castle
Key Stage: 1,2,3,4 History
Join a special guided tour to discover more about this incredible castle. Choose from life in a castle, medieval life, the Tudors or the English Civil War.
When: Each weekday in term time
Duration: 1¼ hoursThe business of heritage and tourism
Key Stage: 4, 6 Travel and Tourism, Business Studies
Find out what it takes to run a busy heritage site. Identify marketing techniques, production methods and the different roles of staff on the site. This interactive tour will lead you through all aspects of running a heritage site as a tourist attraction and a business.
When: During term time by arrangement
Duration: 1½ hoursA matter of life ... or death?
Key Stage: 2,3 History
Meet the barber surgeon at Kenilworth and discover what gruesome and ghastly remedies the medieval surgeon prescribed. Were they worse than the disease? How skilled was the surgeon and would you survive? Find out if you dare!
When: Limited availability - by arrangement only
Duration: 1½ hoursMeet a medieval soldier
Key Stage: 2,3 History
Venture into history with a costumed guide on a tour to fire the imagination. How did armies attack the castle and how did those inside keep them out? Discover medieval food, living conditions (including toilets!), medieval surgery and a glimpse into the dark world of crime and punishment.
When: Limited availability - by arrangement only
Duration: 1½ hours
