The Weaver's House

In July 2017 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the restoration and opening to the public of The Weaver’s House and its garden. We had a fantastic Open Day with lots of happy visitors, many of whom spent several hours…

July has been non-stop at The Weaver’s House! The month kicked off with a gardening day as plenty of sun and a dash of rain plus care and attention has resulted in the garden looking lovely. The following weekend it…

On Saturday 29 July, there will be a special Open Day to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the restoration and opening to the public of The Weaver’s House and garden. Enjoy a tour and find out all about the house…

Our June Open Day coincided with World Wide Knit in Public Day, so we invited knitters to come along and take part alongside our usual activities. It was a warm day, but it was pretty windy, so we tethered the gazebo…

Our June Open day is over  but there’s another chance to look around the house on our Reduced Open Day on 8 July whilst we also attend the Lives and Times tent at the Godiva Festival.   There are more…

Last weekend saw a bumper day in terms of local historical interest, and as it wasn’t one of our own Open Days, we got out and about to enjoy some of Coventry’s other heritage gems. Like The Weaver’s House, volunteers…

Our June 10 Open Day coincides with World Wide Knit in Public Day. Enjoy sitting in our lovely Tudor garden and join in with the time-honoured practice of sociable crafting. We will also have our usual weaving activities so there’s…

Our Open Day is over for this month, but there is much more to enjoy in and around Coventry with lots of exciting heritage events coming up. Friday 19 May, Compton Verney screen The Wicker Man. Maybe we can get…

A fantastic turnout for our ‘Old May Day and Crafts’ Open Day, with a steady stream of visitors – from even before the doors officially opened until they finally closed at 4pm. We squeezed as many guest stalls as possible…

This is a centuries old tradition done at Easter-time to signify the coming of spring and new life and is also thought to be the origin of today’s chocolate Easter Egg. Egg dyeing involves hard boiling eggs in a pan…