Road closure details for Two Castles Run 2025 confirmed

By James Smith 1st Jun 2025

Warwick District Council has confirmed the road closures for the Two Castles Run 2025 (image by James Smith)
Warwick District Council has confirmed the road closures for the Two Castles Run 2025 (image by James Smith)

Roads around Kenilworth and Warwick will be shut next weekend as thousands of runners hit the streets for the Two Castles Run 2025.

The annual event is organised by the Rotary Club of Kenilworth and Leamington Cycling and Athletic Club and will take place on Sunday 8 June.

Runners will complete the 10km course from Warwick Castle to Kenilworth Castle, with the roads in between set to be closed for most of the morning.

The start of the 2024 Two Castles Run (image by Nub News)

Warwick District Council has confirmed the following road closures:

Between 7.30am and 11.30am

  • A46 Warwick Bypass Northbound slip road
  • A46 Warwick Bypass Southbound slip road
  • A46 Leek Wootton junction
  • Coventry Road, Warwick
  • Warwick Road, Leek Wootton

Between 8.30am and 11.30am

Warwick

  • Junction of Smith Street and Jury Street
  • Banbury Road junction with St Nicholas Park and Castle Hill
  • Northgate junction with Priory Road
  • Priory Street
  • Jury Street
  • High Street
  • Junction of Swan Street
  • Mill Street
  • St Nicholas Church Street
  • Gerrard Street
  • The Butts
  • Coten End
  • Coventry Road

Kenilworth & Leek Wootton

  • Hill Wootton Road
  • Warwick Road
  • Woodcote Lane
  • Rouncil Lane
  • Rounds Hill
  • John O'Gaunt Road
  • Fishponds Road
  • Brookside Avenue
  • Castle Road
  • Castle Hill
  • High St

The Two Castles Run 2025 route (image via Google.maps)

The route will take the 4,500 runners from the centre of Warwick, through Leek Wootton and onto Kenilworth where they will finish in the grounds of the castle.

This weekend will be the 41st year of the race, with entrants raising money for causes of their own choice.

Runners will leave Warwick Castle at 9am and head through Warwick along Coventry Road towards Leek Wootton via Hill Wootton Road.

They will then turn right onto Warwick Road, then left at The Anchor Inn along Woodcote Lane.

Then they will join Rouncil Lane, then Rounds Hill before heading along John O'Gaunt Road, Fishponds Road, Castle Road and left into Brays Car Park.

More information can be found on the website here.

Runners hit Rounds Hill in Kenilworth last year (image by Nub News)

     

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