The Weaver's House

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A special version of Monopoly is coming to our city. We’re excited to hear about a new version of the famous board game to mark the City of Culture year in Coventry! We’re even more excited to know that it…

We’re very much missing welcoming visitors into our little medieval house and garden. Usually this time of year we have held the first, springtime themed Open Day of the year. Looking back through the years, we have often been blessed…

Whilst we are still locked down and unsure of plans for the year ahead, it was a delight to see these beautiful photos of The Weaver’s House in the snow. The photos were taken by our resident, Charlie, and you…

This point in the year usually sees a flurry of activity as we get planning and preparing for the year ahead. The current lockdown and ongoing Covid 19 situation has once again paused any plans to reopen the house to…

Usually at this point we would be recapping a full year of Open Days and other events at The Weaver’s House. The year started well with the announcement of ‘Moving Blue’ the City of Culture colour based on the famous…

A pair of cheerfully coloured rugs made of recycled materials: The ‘warp’ is the long pieces of yarn or other textile which is held in place on a loom or a frame. In the above left example, ribbon has been…

  Anyone who has been following our updates for a while may recall that a number of years ago we featured the planting of some heritage variety apple trees at the site. This October 31st marks five years since the…

  A strange year indeed, which has seen us open precisely zero times. However, the garden does not know this and it has required the usual amount of work to keep it in order. It ran rather wild with all…

    After careful consideration we have decided to cancel all Open Days for the rest of 2020 due to the difficulties caused by  Covid-19. We are a small, volunteer-run site and are not able to make Open Days workable under…