Free for English Heritage members displaying a valid car sticker. Non-members must pay. Visit warwickdc.gov.uk for alternative car parks near Kenilworth Castle.

There’s a tearoom serving a selection of soups, cakes and light lunches inside the grand Tudor stables.

There are benches situated at the picnic area outside the tearoom. There are also large grassed areas around the site that are ideal for picnics.

Shop sells an extensive range of heritage gifts and souvenirs, including armour, swords, books, jams, alcohol, kids toys and tapestries.

We also operate a secondhand bookshop on site. 

Unisex toilet located in Leicester's Gatehouse with baby changing facilities. Accessible toilet is located at Leicester's Gatehouse.

Dogs on lead allowed. Assistance dogs welcome.

An exhibition detailing the history of the castle can be found in the stables, next to the tearoom.

Extensive formal garden surrounding the castle. Large grassed areas surround the castle. There is plenty of room for children to run around, but kites not allowed due to large trees.

An audio guide will be available to use on-site using your own phone or a handset.

Baby Changing Facilities

Unisex toilet located in Leicester's Gatehouse with baby changing facilities.

Bottle / Food Warming

Please ask for hot water.

Children's Audio Tour

Children's audio tour included in the price available from the visitor centre.

Children's Cutlery

Yes

Child Sized Portions

Yes

High Chairs

Three highchairs available in the tearoom.

Push Chairs Allowed

Yes, limited access to Leicesters Gatehouse.

Foreign Language Audio Tours

French and German.

Available For Event Hire

Yes.

Civil Weddings

Yes.

English Heritage welcomes all photographers to our sites and we hope you will share your pictures with us on Flickr and Facebook. We do have some restrictions at certain locations, so if photography is your main reason for visiting, please call the site ahead of your visit to check if any parts of the site are restricted. We are keen to promote the use of our sites to location managers. If you are interested please go to (Filming Locations) for more information and contacts. English Heritage does not permit drone flying from or over sites in our care, except by contractors or partners undertaking flights for a specific purpose, who satisfy stringent CAA criteria, have the correct insurances and permissions, and are operating under controlled conditions.