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Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens

11 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.34706, -1.59110

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Stables Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: KENILWORTH CASTLE; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly, Sarcophaga +161 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 02Walking route
Named routeRef C02Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kenilworth Castle

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kenilworth Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park500 m→✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site500 m→✦STONELEIGH ABBEYHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The Elizabethan GardenUrban park200 m→🌱The ParkUrban park500 m→✦GatehouseHistoric site600 m→