Tag: heritage

With the Queen’s platinum jubilee upon us, we are all looking forward to a long weekend of celebration. While her majesty is unlikely to bestow a royal visit on Kenilworth this weekend, she wouldn’t be in bad company if she did! Doing some digging. we were surprised at just how many places in Kenilworth have […]

If, like us you’ve recently enjoyed the trend of  escape rooms, cryptography games and even puzzles like Wordle, then Kenilworth has a treat for you! We’ve been working hard over the last few months on our own treasure hunt puzzle trail, allowing you to exercise your brains as well as your feet as you explore! […]

Kenilworth stars in BBC’s “who do you think you are?” Its hard to imagine a real link to the people and events of the past but Josh Widdicombe got exactly that (and far more) on the latest episode of BBC’s “Who do you think you are”.  The headline is his link to Henry VIII, through […]

New to Kenilworth? First time visiting? Well, it would be remiss of us to not point out just how much there is to see and do! However as time is always short so we’ve done the hard work and come up with a top ten “must do” experiences for visitors to the town. Of course […]

Have you heard about the Kenilworth siege of 1266? If you have visited Kenilworth Castle, you may be struck by the size and scale of its walls. These sandstone behemoths played a vital role in one of Kenilworth’s defining historical moments, when in 1266 King Henry III and his army laid siege to the castle […]

Another mobile Kenilworth Trail is ready! Following on from the Nature Trail, we have been hard at work digging deeper into Kenilworth’s heritage to expand on the printed copy of the heritage trail. The new Kenilworth mobile heritage trail will take you further and show you more,, helping to uncover the Kenilworth story. What is […]

Kenilworth lives and breathes history. But with so much of the past visible and accessible it can be bewildering to know where to start! Fear not, we’ve compiled all the key moments, places and people to give you the overview of our monumental story. Of course if you want to get hands on, grab a […]