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Kenilworth Castle dog walk, Warwickshire

Description

An easy 4 mile dog walk, starting from the very atmospheric ruins of Kenilworth Castle.

Details

English Heritage site. Disabled WC in gatehouse. Shop, exhibition space.  P&D car park.  Some free parking available on the other side of the castle walls, pretty much opposite the Queen and Castle pub.

Walk

From the P&D car park, head towards the castle but follow the path to the left of the drawbridge and ticket office. Pass through a kissing gate and follow the path leading around the castle walls to the NW corner. Walk away from the castle here (it's an obvious path) and leave the castle field to the left of a thatched cottage.  Turn left onto a track and ignore one well-signed path on the right (this is where you'll return). Stay on the track, past a couple of houses and High House Farm on the left and keep going until you reach 'The Pleasaunce'.  The Pleasaunce is now a field with some odd bumps and ditches, but in its day it was a royal pleasure garden - if you've read Sir Walter Scott's 'Kenilworth' this is where he describes the scene of mock sea-battles, grottoes, fountains and mazes. There's an interpretation board to help you get the idea.   At the far side of The Pleasaunce, cross a track and go through a kissing gate. Walk in the field with a hedge to your left. Keep going through another kissing gate and then cross a footbridge. This path is well signed with yellow waymarker arrows. Follow the arrows and after just under half-a-mile you'll reach a broad farm track.

Turn right at a track intersection and walk towards the woodland ahead (Chase Wood). Take care, pheasants are bred here.Turn right at the next track junction, near Warriors Lodge Farm, walking on the lane with the woodland on your right side.  Continue straight ahead, passing a turning to Pleasance Farm on your right. Shortly after a group of cottages on your left, take the signed footpath on the right through a kissing gate.  Follow the path down the field, with a great view of the castle. Bear left at the end of the field, through a small copse, and then turn right to continue heading towards the castle.   You'll emerge onto the track from the start of the walk, where you turn left and then retrace your steps past the thatched cottage and back into the castle grounds.  

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pundle

Green 27 Points
21 January 2011

We love this...as EH members we visit regularly and dogs are allowed in castle on leads....the surrounding areas have miles of walks only downside is much of land is low lying so very boggy after rain.There is also a park on the opposite side of main road which has hard paths for winter walks

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chelle

Green 29 Points
17 July 2011

This is a great walk. 2 Retrievers, 1 Rottie, 1 lab - they had the time of their life!! Lots of space for the dogs to run around off lead. Walked across the fields, around the castle, had a picnic infront of the castle beside the river.

Need to watch for when there are calves about.

Report review pundle - Driving with Dogs

pundle

Green 27 Points
21 January 2011

We love this...as N T members we visit regularly and dogs are allowed in castle on leads....the surrounding areas have miles of walks only downside is much of land is low lying so very boggy after rain.There is also a park on the opposite side of main road which has hard paths for winter walks

Edited: 29th March 2024. The details of this listing may have changed, and though the Driving with Dogs team do our best to confirm the accuracy of every listing, we cannot guarantee that the details are fully up to date and accurate. If you know that any aspect of this listing is incorrect, please suggest an edit to let us know.