When can I visit?
The abbey ruins are open at all times.
The exhibition in the Barn is open 2pm - 5pm on Sundays during summer.
The Barn is managed by volunteers from Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society and other local organisations. Entrance is free.
History
Founded in the 1120s, the Augustinian monastery dedicated to St Mary grew into one of England's wealthiest abbeys. The abbey was dissolved by King Henry VIII in 1538 and most of the buildings demolished. Ruins of the abbey can still be seen in the Abbey Fields, together with more substantial remains in the form of a Gatehouse and a building usually called the Barn.
Kenilworth Abbey Interpretation Scheme
During 1999 - 2003 a project was carried out to present the history of the abbey through on-site displays and an exhibition in the Barn.
|