Editing Kenilworth (section)

==Amenities==

[[File:The Warwick Road entrance to Talisman Square - geograph.org.uk - 2196712.jpg|thumb|Talisman Square]]

The principal shopping area of Kenilworth is around Warwick Street, Abbey End and Talisman Square, a 1960s shopping precinct. In 2008, the Square was modernised and partly redeveloped to include a new [[Waitrose]] supermarket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Supermarkets and Talisman Square |url=https://victoriankenilworth.co.uk/index.php/kenilworth-supermarkets-and-talisman-square |publisher=Victorian Kenilworth |access-date=10 September 2021 |archive-date=10 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910222737/https://victoriankenilworth.co.uk/index.php/kenilworth-supermarkets-and-talisman-square |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Warwickshire gets its first Waitrose |url= https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/warwickshire-gets-its-first-waitrose-3095575 |access-date=25 March 2018 |newspaper=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |date=31 July 2008}}</ref> Kenilworth has been a [[Fairtrade Town]] since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about Fairtrade in Kenilworth |date=16 September 2020 |url=https://kenilworth.nub.news/n/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fairtrade-in-kenilworth |publisher=Kenilworth Nub News |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> The town's public library underwent a renovation in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home News Local News Kenilworth Library to receive complete refurbishment for first time in 15 years|url=https://kenilworth.nub.news/n/kenilworth-library-to-receive-complete-refurbishment-for-first-time-in-15-years |publisher=Kenilworth Nub News |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> ''The Cross'', a local pub-restaurant, received a [[Michelin star]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Kenilworth restaurant retains Michelin star |url=https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/top-kenilworth-restaurant-retains-michelin-star-569870 |publisher=The Leamington Courier |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=2 October 2018}}</ref>

Near the centre of Kenilworth is [[Abbey Fields]], a public [[park]] which covers {{convert|68|acre|ha|abbr=off}} within the valley of [[Finham Brook]]. Abbey Fields contains the ruins of the historic Kenilworth Abbey as well as St Nicholas Church. It contains public amenities such as a swimming pool, a lake, a children's play area and heritage trails.<ref>{{cite web |title=Abbey Fields |url=https://www.kenilworthweb.co.uk/kenilworth-directory/abbey-fields/ |publisher=Kenilworth Town Council |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Abbey Fields |url=https://visit.kenilworthweb.co.uk/listings/abbey-fields/ |publisher=Visit kenilworth |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> There are several further public open spaces in Kenilworth, including Kenilworth Common, an area of historic [[common land]] covering {{convert|30|acre|ha|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenilworth Common |url=https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/KenilworthCommon |publisher=[[Warwickshire Wildlife Trust]] |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kenilworth Common |url=https://visit.kenilworthweb.co.uk/listings/kenilworth-common/ |publisher=Visit Kenilworth |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> Parliament Piece, a field and nature reserve covering {{convert|14|acre|ha|abbr=off}}, was where, according to legend, King [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] held a Parliament in 1266.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parliament Piece Becomes Nature Reserve |url=http://www.cwn.org.uk/environment/organisations/warwickshire-wildlife-trust/2000/06/000608-parliament-piece.htm |publisher=CWN |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> Knowle Hill Nature Reserve, managed by the [[Warwickshire Wildlife Trust]], is found near the Common and covers {{convert|9.7|acre|ha|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knowle Hill |url=https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/KnowleHill |publisher=Warwickshire Wildlife Trust |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>