The Weaver's House

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…

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…

A-Maying we will go! Our next Open Day for May will be on Saturday 13 May, which is ‘Old May Day’.* In recognition of this, the theme will give a nod to the old tradition of ‘ales’ – fundraising events which…

A recent question via our Facebook page prompted the discussion among ourselves and the Weavers’ Workshop – so what was Coventry Blue like? We know that Coventry was a centre for the weaving trade in medieval times – of course! Most…

On Saturday 25 March it is time to ‘wake up’ The Weaver’s House with a post-winter clean all ready for the Open Day season. If you have an hour or so free time and would like to lend a hand,…

According to Wikipedia, the tradition of wassailing  ‘falls into two distinct categories: The house-visiting and the orchard-visiting wassail.’ The first involves going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink in exchange for gifts, a practice mostly now overtaken by carol-singing. The…

We’ve had a busy year! Back in April, the first open day of the year saw a record number of visitors for a season opener; and the good numbers continued throughout. In May, the Spon Spun Festival celebrated the art…

Volunteer Clare Chamberlain shares her personal account of how research into her family history led to a special connection with The Weaver’s House. “Would you like to go and see where I was born?” asked my Grandad one Sunday afternoon.…

Who’s excited? We’re excited! Heritage Open Days are this week and to mark the occasion we’re open for both Saturday and Sunday, starting at the special earlier time of 10am, closing at 4pm. These are also our final Open Days…