Elizabethan garden

Kenilworth Castle, one of the most spectacular castle ruins in England, is re-creating one of the greatest gardens of the Elizabethan age. It will be fully open to the public in May 2009, with carved arbors, a bejeweled aviary and an 18-foot-high fountain.

Sneak-preview guided tours are offered at 2 and 3 p.m. each Friday through March 31. Kenilworth Castle & Gardens (www.english-heritage.org.uk/kenilworthcastle) is open 10-5 daily. £6.20 adult, £3.10 child.