what’s on 2012

There will be a series of special evening events during the 2012 season. Each evening will be themed with tour guides in period costume. Places on each of the dates is limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please call 01926 858535 for details and to make your booking, or email:

Jane Austen theme. Tours of the West Wing followed by wine and canapés.

Jane Austen theme. Jane Austen Dining Tour in conjunction with our friends at the Holiday Inn in nearby Kenilworth. Enjoy wine, canapés and a tour of the West Wing followed by dinner at the Holiday Inn.

Jane Austen theme. Jane Austen Dining Tour in conjunction with our friends at the Holiday Inn in nearby Kenilworth. Enjoy wine, canapés and a tour of the West Wing followed by dinner at the Holiday Inn.

Dark Deeds theme. Tours of the West Wing followed by wine and canapés.

Dark Deeds theme.
Option 1: Tours of the West Wing followed by wine and canapés.
Option 2: Dining Tour in conjunction with the Holiday Inn, Kenilworth. Enjoy wine, canapés and a tour of the West Wing followed by dinner at the Holiday Inn.

Since the completion of the restoration project all of the most historically interesting parts of Stoneleigh Abbey have been open to the public. Within the private residences there are two elements of specific interest which, with the kind assistance of the owners, are available for the public to view on a series of ‘Through the Keyhole’ tours.

The Jacobean House forms part of the original twelfth century Cistercian Abbey building. The main feature of the room, and what gives it its name, is the sixteenth century leather wall covering on two walls. The coverings are Spanish, made in Cordoba, and are thought to have been brought back by Thomas Leigh 1st when travelling on business. Originally there were thirty-six panels of which thirty-two still remain.
Tour dates: 22nd May, 19th June, 17th July, 21st August,
18th September, 23rd October
Tours take place at 12 noon and 2:00pm.

Along with the Gatehouse the vaulted Undercroft is the most complete survival of monastic architecture at Stoneleigh. It was converted into a dwelling after the Dissolution by the Leigh family. It is a magnificent sixty-three feet long, stone vaulted room which now forms the ground floor of a private residence.
Tour dates: 11th April, 25th April, 9th May, 23rd May, 13th June,
27th June, 11th July, 25th July, 15th August, 29th August, 12th September, 26th September, 10th October, 24th October.
Tours take place at 2:00pm.