The Weaver's House

We had a fantastic Heritage Open Days weekend with lots of visitors. People were not put off by the rain and enjoyed visiting us and our neighbours including St John’s Church, Coventry Watch Museum, CET Building and Priory Visitor Centre.…

Well, technically it’s only two until the festival begins but we are open from Friday so that’s when we’re counting it! Here’s a handy summary of what’s happening here at The Weaver’s House: We’re open 10 – 4pm on each…

If you’ve been along to one of our Open Days this year, or follow us online, you will have spotted our 10 year anniversary weaving project, to create a new version of the famous ‘Coventry Blue’ woven cloth. Throughout this…

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…

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…

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…

We were lucky with the weather on Saturday! What a great start to our Open Day season, with lots of visitors coming to enjoy Tudor Games in the sunshine. We had games set up throughout the site including quoits, skittles,…

The next few weeks will see us getting the house and garden ready for the spring and the start of our Open Day season which runs through until September. Our first Open Day is Saturday 8 April which is will…

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…

It’s ‘Stir Up Sunday’ this weekend, the last Sunday before Advent and the day to make your Christmas pudding! This tradition dates back from the nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth and has enjoyed a recent revival. The ‘Stir Up’ actually…