Plan your trip

We have a wide range of materials to support your visit and make school trip planning easy. Download our free resources to help you make the most out of your visit and create unique learning experiences before, during and after your trip.

We also offer free planning visits for group leaders once you have made a booking. Our Education Booking Team is on hand to advise and help you create the best possible school trip to suit your needs and area of study.

• Facilities
  • PARKING: Car park with coach parking opposite entrance.
  • ACTIVITIES: Exhibition, access the new viewing platforms (supervision ratio of 1:6 required) or book the Gatehouse.
  • FACILITIES: Education room available for school groups, with bag storage and toilet facilities, please book this room in advance.
  • SHOP: Gift shop on-site, we recommend you bring your class in small groups at a time.
  • LUNCH: Plenty of outdoor lunch space.

• Hazard Information

  A useful tool to help with your risk assessments. 

  • Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden Hazard Information.pdf (58.8 KB)

• Discovery Visits

  A Discovery Visit Guide provides you with everything you need to know about our expert-led Discovery Visits at Kenilworth Castle. It includes a breakdown of the learning objectives and details on how to prepare for the sessions, plus ready-made Risk Assessments, to take the hassle out of planning.

  • Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden Discovery Visit Guide (KS1-4).pdf (1.7 MB)

• Risk Assessments

  Our ready-made Discovery Visit Risk Assessments take the hassle out of planning. 

  • GCSE Tour Risk Assessment.pdf (72.3 KB)
  • Life in a Castle Risk Assessment.pdf (69.4 KB)
  • Medieval Castle Quest Risk Assessment.pdf (69.8 KB)
  • Medieval Siege Experience Risk Assessment.pdf (69.8 KB)

• Learning Resources

  A Teachers' Kit is a free educational tool packed with everything you need to give your group a deep insight into the place you are visiting. Featuring historical information, suggestions for activities, and high-quality images, this resource is a comprehensive toolkit for group leaders of various subjects and key stages. Kits also include key site information, facilities, plans and hazard information.

  • Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden Teachers' Kit (KS1-KS4+).pdf (34.9 MB)

  
  With all history GCSEs now requiring a study of the historic environment, we’ve also created a site proposal form to help you with your planning in conjunction with OCR.

  • Kenilworth Castle OCR Spec B: History Around Us (GCSE).pdf (232 KB)