Kenilworth Castle

English Heritage have partnered with MINI this half term supporting Halloween events taking place across the country. This weekend MINI will be at Kenilworth Castle with a spook-tacular treasure hunt.

Get the ultimate regal look this Halloween! It’s one for the history books… 👑

As the spookiest time of year approaches, we’re taking a look at the history of Halloween! Did you know that the practice of decorating ‘Jack O'Lanterns’ is believed to have originated from an Irish folktale? 🎃 Find out more in our blog. https://eht.social/2Q2Ccdz

Scary skeletons. Wooooooo wizards and witches. Batty pinecones. 'Things' with googly eyes, pumpkin carving. All this and more. Come and get involved in Halloween arts and crafts. On offer this half term starting 29th October.

Fancy making some homemade Halloween crafts this Half Term? With our ‘how-to’ guide online you can make an eerie paper lantern at home, featuring the spooky silhouette of a castle. There’s even a Kenilworth template! https://eht.social/2ytXfim

If Christmas shopping leaves you feeling all back to front and 'upside down' our visitors centre shop has lots of goodies and gift ideas for your perusal.

'It was a wonderful experience, and exactly the event I wanted to do this Halloween!' Thank you Coventry Life for joining us last night, and for your brilliant blog about Fright Nights. https://eht.social/2RhgC5g 🎃
Book your tickets for tonight and read our FAQs here: https://eht.social/2OPFg0m

Tonight, a host of twisted fairy tale creatures return to Kenilworth Castle. Have you got what it takes to brave Fright Night? Make sure to share your photos with us! https://eht.social/2CCAcGb

Well done to all our courageous visitors last night. We hope you had a scream! 🎃

Are you ready for Fright Night? Prepared for a scare? We have some FAQs available on our website, just in case... https://eht.social/2PgUU4j
Remember, you are welcome to arrive at any point throughout the event, with last entry at 9pm. From 6pm - 7.30pm, you can expect a more family-friendly experience, recommended for 5 - 10s. Then at 7.30pm a bell will ring and the fear-factor is cranked up, so we advise that children under 10 do not attend. 👀

It seems there are a lot of brave souls out there, as tickets for Saturday's Fright Night are almost sold out! https://eht.social/2CCAcGb
Never fear (well, about tickets at least). You can still book online for tonight and Friday, or there are a limited number of Saturday tickets available to book by phoning 0370 333 1181.

To be fair, who doesn't want a large cuddly spider with orange eyebrows?

Arguing about which bottle to get for adult family and friends this Christmas? Let us offer some mead-iation (groan).
Not a fan of mead? In that case, 'ladies and gentlemen we give you (drum roll please) Christmas Pudding wine!' It really does taste like its name.

It’s almost time to face your fears! Are you coming along to Fright Night tonight? Whether you're looking for a ghostly Snow White, a tormented Hansel and Gretel or a hair-raising Red Riding Hood, our creepy fairy tales are going to be a scream.
For tickets and FAQs, head to https://eht.social/2CCAcGb

Will Hansel and Gretel ever find their way home? Will you...? Join us this week for Fright Night (if you dare), as we uncover the dark heart of Grimm's fairy tales. Book your tickets today: https://eht.social/2CCAcGb

Are you ready for a fright? For things that go bump in the night? Our popular Fright Nights kick off this Thursday, and we’re pretty terrified already... https://eht.social/2CCAcGb

This week, find out what happens when the bedtime stories turn into nightmares...
Fright Nights: Turning fairy tales into scary tales · Thur 25 - Sat 27 Oct. Book your tickets now to avoid missing out. https://eht.social/2CCAcGb

Half Term is fast approaching and the terror is setting in! How will we keep the little monsters busy? Fear not – there’ll be some frightfully good Halloween fun waiting for you here at Kenilworth Castle. 👻 https://eht.social/2P9dUl4

Many of our visitors say autumn is their favourite time to see the castle. What do you enjoy most about this time of year?
1) Long walks in the crisp air 2) Kicking the autumn leaves 3) The return of cosy jumpers!

We fell in love with the Castle immediately, it is such a stunning place, there is plenty to explore but you need to enjoy walking. can’t wait to go back. All the staff were very friendly and the gift shop was so full of gorgeous souvenirs we couldn’t decide what to choose. Definitely going to revisit.

There was more to see than I'd thought, it was interesting learning about how the castle has changed over time. The facilities were good and easy to find and the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Nice choice of beers/wines to buy too.

My 3 boys had an amazing time today. Esp taking part in the battle. Missed out on the Princess bit but they weren't that fussed. We used our memberships to get in but everything is so expensive. Would be nice for members to have discount in the café and gift shop...

Massive thank you to David who did the tour of Kenilworth Castle today. He was amazing! Best tour guide ever. He was energetic, entertaining and engaging. They don’t normally do the tours on a standard day but as part of the castle was closed off for a wedding, they put them on as a way of an apology. We really enjoyed it and would hope they introduce them as an optional extra in the future. Thank you for a lovely day.

Lovely evening had by whole family - grandparents as well the fire garden was nice the children made some fun rolling down the hills in the dark hiding in the ruins making shadows on the castle walls good family fun - the rides werent appropriate for oir kids age but nice enough for little ones

Lived down the road from here all my life (34 years) and never been. Just joined English heritage and this was my first excursion and I LOVED it! I'm amazed at how much there is to the grounds and the history is just incredible. I'm fascinated by the Tudor period and there's so much Tudor history!! Can't wait for Mondays Elizabethan event!!

I think people are confusing the castle with a theme park. The main attraction is the castle itself and nothing else. I was born in Kenilworth and the castle has a special place in my heart, even as a child I thought it was amazing. I always pay a visit whenever I'm back in town, I just never get tired of walking around.

Had a lovely day here at Kenilworth Castle - lots of activities for the kids at the moment and my daughter had a great time learning Castle Storming, Dancing and Bow and Arrowing.

Had a lovely day at the castle. Plenty to see. The garden was a treat to see. Some nice walks outside the castle grounds. It would be encouraging if the admission fee could be lowered for low income people.

Had a lovely day at the Pagent,staff and characters all freindly,wife even managed a spot of gin tasting on the way out of souvenir shop.

Great castle. Better then lots of others. Lovely grounds. Great to explore up the different levels. Only positives about this place. £2 parking is understandable too. Cafe decent too.

Attended medieval festival at the castle with my three boys and husband. We all had a fantastic day boys thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment.All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The castle and gardens were charming ... we will defiantly be returning !

A brilliant day out with fabulous, enthusiastic ‘hands on history’ guides. Thank you for a wonderful day.

My children (aged 8 & 10) loved the 'hands on history'. My son must have completed 30 jousting rounds, and my daughter loved the guided walks and hands on experiences.

Today's medieval event was disappointing. Maybe it was the fact we arrived at 2pm and the historical enactors were tired after a hard morning but our boys ages 8 and 10 were completely ignored when they went to a couple of tents to ask questions which completely disengaged them - so much for encouraging kids to take an interest in history!

This is not aimed at the castle and grounds itself but the medieval joust we attended.

From the previous years I was expecting stalls of gifts, food traditionally made items as well as lots of things to see along side the joust...... Very disappointed, one stall, of which the vendor looked bored out of her mind..... And one food stall selling hotdogs....... Joust was boring, more parading than clashing, and the day was just 3 things to look at on repeat. We spent more time wandering around the castle and gardens, of which I could have attended any time, without the hefty price tag.

Considering I love living history events this was so bad I won't be attending one again unless it's the large scale events such as the living history event in kelmarsh hall 2014. What a waste of money.

Father's Day Classic Car weekend? Where do I start � firstly it's very rare for me to take to Facebook to complain but considering this event was aimed for dads, and spend 43.00 on getting into the castle and £32.00 on food I am really disappointed Kenilworth and English Heritage! I want to point out our family have been members and we have been to events in your grounds previously which were much more pleasant and enjoyable and worth every penny paid, but today was terrible. Firstly, not sure why dads could not get free admission to the grounds for Fathers Day? Surely this is done by other events across the UK, promoting father days special weekends? Secondly, advertising a brass band then playing music through a speaker with a bin bag round it is NOT the same. Yes there were classic cars in the grounds, some lovely ones at that which made up for the lack of atmosphere and awful service in the Castle cafe. Three, the food � advertising special afternoon teas for fathers, when in fact you queue for 30 mins, and find out there is not a lot of food left at 2pm including cream teas? I felt really sorry for the staff but there was a definite lack of communication between front and kitchen surely, it would of been easier informing visitors what was on the menu or striking off for the boards advertising food what was in stock instead of letting people queue for nearly 40 minutes to get to the front to be told sorry we haven't got that? We chose from a limited menu, all choices were not as advertised and then waiting another 35 minutes for a soup, salad and sandwich, which to be fair was not worth the money paid. I have to say again we have eaten here before and it was much better, also having to collect your own food as we thought we had been forgotten - then realising your order is wrong and having to wait again whilst the rest of your party eats isn't good enough, paying £6.95 for a salad which was literally green leaves, ham, coleslaw and potato salad wasn't worth the money and worse still to find a hair in it, gave up in the end � The grounds of the castle you cannot doubt are beautiful and the exhibition but come on English Heritage and Kenilworth staff, we know you guys can do so much better!!!! Be sold a white elephant ...

Really dissatisfied with the enchanted castle , there was one fairground ride , no ‘exiting to a Victorian fairground ‘ as I think the advertising states , there was one stall selling food , the shopping was the usual Kenilworth shop with glow sticks added ! the lights were hardly enchanting , there were poor sound quality recordings dotted about the place , one of which was stuck the entire time we were there , the lights were pretty but really average , yes it was muddy but that can’t be helped , but for the price and the way it’s advertised this really is an utter rip off . Have been impressed with kenilworth events up until now so it’s a real shame .

Kenilworth Enchanted Castle - So disappointed with this tonight! Overly priced, not at all as described in the advertising. Paths were a slippy mess making it dangerous, sometimes you couldn’t even see where you were going, and this was at 4.30pm! There were only 2 rides including small teacups and a shooting game. No Christmas stalls, apart from 1 selling a few hot drinks. No carousel. Waste of time and money!! Not surprised this is sold out as it’s been falsely advertised, but there is definitely going to be a lot of unhappy people. �