Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society

05/10/2026

Our next meeting will be on Monday, 12th October at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start. It will be held at our regular venue, the Kenilworth Senior Citizen’s Centre, Abbey End car park.

The speaker will be Jill Kashi on "The Wonderful Women of Baddesley Clinton, c1322 - 1697"

KHAS members are free, guests very welcome for £2 donation. (Card payments accepted)

Looking forward to seeing you there.

For our full programme, visit www.khas.co.uk/programme.

07/09/2026

The next meeting of the Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society will be on Monday, 14th September, 7:30pm for 7:45pm start.

Our speaker will be John Purcell with a talk entitled, “Earlsdon’s Lost Industrial Heritage ”

It will be held at our usual venue, Kenilworth Senior Citizens Centre, Abbey End car park.
Members attend free but guests are welcome, for a donation of £2.

We also have our two Heritage Open Day weekends at the Abbey ‘Barn’ Museum on 12th & 13th, and 19th & 20th September from 2.30 to 4.30 pm.

On the first Saturday and Sunday, there will be a guided walk of the abbey ruins starting at 3.00pm from the museum. Please register for a place at the museum as there will be a limited number of places available, which will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Both entry to the museum and the walks are free, although a donation is always appreciated.

This year, the Abbey ‘Barn’ Museum will close for the end of season on Sunday, 27th September and hopefully will re-open at Easter, 2027.

Good wishes,

Tony Shakespeare
(Chair | Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society)

For information about membership and our programme of events, plus loads of history, please visit:

The promotion of members’ and public interest in their heritage by discovering, recording, publishing, or by any other means, the history and archaeology of the Kenilworth area.

05/09/2026

One week to go before Heritage Open Days and the Abbey ‘Barn’ Museum will be open on Saturday and Sunday next weekend, 2.30 - 4.30pm

There will also be a guided walking tour of the Abbey ruins, at 3pm.
Limited places, please book in at the museum.

The Abbey ‘Barn’ Museum will also be open on the following weekend Saturday and Sunday, 19th and 20th, 2.30 - 4.30pm
All free - donations appreciated

Looking forward to seeing some of you there.

14/08/2026

Dates for your diary - Heritage Open Days at the Abbey Barn Museum, Kenilworth, including free guided walks of the abbey ruins on the first weekend.
The museum is open over summer on Sunday afternoons, 2.30-4.30. Free entry and accompanied children welcome.
See you there.

24/07/2026

24/07/2026

If you are visiting the Kenilworth FOOD Festival on Sunday, 26th July in the Abbey Fields, why not visit the ‘Barn’ museum?

The museum is open on Sundays throughout summer, 2.40-4.30pm and admission is free.

It is situated in the 14th century building between the Abbey gatehouse and the new swimming pool.
Do come along and explore some of Kenilworth’s local history.

23/06/2026

The electrical connection to the Kenilworth Barn Museum is finally finished and the Barn is open for the 2026 summer season. Browse the compelling story of the Abbey and study intriguing items from Kenilworth’s past.

Abbey 'Barn' Museum & Heritage Centre reopens for 2026

18/06/2026

Great News !
The ‘Barn’ Museum now has electricity and will be open again in the Abbey Fields on Sunday, 21st June from 2.30 until 4.30pm

FREE admission
Two floors of Kenilworth history with The Story of the Abbey downstairs and local history upstairs, plus books and souvenirs.

There will also be guided small group tours of the abbey ruins using the Kenilworth Revealed app. These are also free.

Situated between the Gatehouse and the new swimming pools. The museum will now be open on Sunday and Bank holiday afternoons until the end of September.

Look forward to seeing you there.

01/06/2026

Our next meeting will be on Monday, 8th June at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start at the Senior Citizens Club, Abbey End car park.

Our speaker will be Julian Davey. Julian will be talking on the Curious History of the Conways.
Members free, visitors welcome: £2.00

This will be our last meeting before the Summer outings to Broughton Castle and St Mary’s Guildhall.

Sadly, the Abbey Museum is still closed while we wait to be reconnected to the electricity supply. We are still offering free tours of the abbey ruins however, using the KR app. These are on Sunday afternoons from 2.30pm.

Look forward to seeing you next Monday

20/05/2026

With a sunny weekend ahead of us, why not come along and join in with the Town Council's 'Living History Afternoon' 🙌

Completely FREE there will be fun for all the family including:

Horse & Cart Rides
Practise your quill writing
Dress up in authentic 1500s costumes
Sticker quest
Guided tours
Real life leeches
Medieval Talks
and more!

On Sunday 24 May 2026, between 2pm and 5pm pop along to Abbey Fields and come and say hello!