Here you'll find all the latest news and updates on what's happening in Abbey Fields, Kenilworth.
Swimming pool update
September 2026
The swimming pool and both play areas are now open full time and ready to enjoy.
As part of our ongoing improvements, the duck feeding platform is currently out of use while we develop a new design. We appreciate your patience while this work is being planned.
We're also working on a new landscaping scheme for the area at the front of the swimming pool, which will help create a more attractive and welcoming entrance for visitors.
Kenilworth Revealed
Discover a ground-breaking augmented reality experience, revealing the secrets and stories of the Abbey of St Mary.
In 1119, Geoffrey de Clinton, the controversial Chamberlain and Treasurer to King Henry I of England, built the magnificent St Mary’s priory for Augustinian Canons. It was deemed so important that Pope Nicholas IV ordered it to be upgraded to an Abbey in 1447 and its close links with Kenilworth Castle ensured it continued to flourish and play an influential role, right across the region, until it was dismantled on the orders of King Henry VIII in 1538. But who were the power players and what were the stories that made the Abbey so influential?
The new Kenilworth Revealed app will take visitors right back to 1500 to experience the stories and lives that shaped so much local history. You will be able to visit the current Gatehouse and Guest Hall ruins and use the app at each plaque to see what daily life looked and sounded like, whilst answering quizzes and collecting “Relics” to become the masters of the Abbey.
Abbey Fields Management Plan
The Abbey Fields Management Plan was approved by Cabinet on 20 September 2023.