Coventry & District

Dictum of Kenilworth

18-24 The Square
Kenilworth
CV8 1EB
Telephone(01926) 352930
Real AleFamily FriendlyLunchtime MealsEvening MealsDisabled AccessSmokingWiFiMember Discount SchemeBeer Festivals
Opening times: Mon–Thu 08:00-23:00; Fri and Sat 08:00-24:00; Sun 08:00-23:00
Regular beers: Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best Bitter, Sharp's Doom Bar, Thornbridge Jaipur

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Opened at the end of July 2025 in a former Poundland shop, this is a new Wetherspoon outlet in the centre of Kenilworth.

The bar is on the left as you enter from the Warwick Road entrance, which is adorned with hanging baskets. The many tables, chairs and pillars in the vicinity of the entrance area are reportedly difficult to navigate. There is more space at the rear, with both covered and open external areas (the latter for smokers) overlooking The Square. The wall opposite the bar features booths rather than tables and chairs, and a glass-roofed atrium above features wall paintings of waterfalls.

The pub's name is in reference to an historic pronouncement (1266) called the Dictum de Kenilworth to reconcile rebels of the Second Barons' War with the royal government of England. A group of these rebels held out in the stronghold of nearby Kenilworth Castle.