The Weaver's House

17/05/2026

Our May Open Day saw the launch of our new (olde) tea room. Over the past few years we have been serving our homemade cakes from a gazebo outside to use this room for storage but we have moved back into the tea room inside for this year and beyond. It was a lot of work so thank you to our volunteers!

It also provided the chance to show off some of our newly acquired collection of traditional irons.

It was a lovely sunny day so plenty of people took the opportunity to sit in the garden to enjoy the refreshments.

You can come and experience the house, garden (and the cake!) for yourself on our next Open Day on Saturday June 6th.

This is also the weekend of MotoFest Coventry – in previous years people have enjoyed the opportunity to pop out from the city centre and along Spon Street to enjoy the contrast of cars and heritage crafts!

10/05/2026

Our next open day is on Saturday 6th June.
We will be open from 10am until 4pm and we are free to visit.

You can find us at 121/122 Upper Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BQ.

09/05/2026

Have you found our pop up tea room yet?

We might be biased but the cakes are fabulous!

09/05/2026

Our volunteers do an amazing job of bringing history to life.

We are open until 4pm today (Saturday 9th May). Our next open day is in June.

08/05/2026

Ever wondered what's behind this door?

Find out at our open day tomorrow - Saturday 9th May, 10am-4pm. We are free to visit.

Pop-up tea room, weaving and spinning demonstrations, guided tours around the house and the garden is blooming.

07/05/2026

Discuss ongoing plans for the future of the River Sherbourne and find out how our project can continue to empower local communities.

06/05/2026

River Rambles: Spon End

With the sunny days becoming more frequent, we took the opportunity to try out one of The Sherbourne Valley Project's new River Ramble walks, exploring the Sherbourne river which runs right through the heart of the city - although mostly culverted underground in the city centre itself.

It’s no coincidence that The Weaver’s House is close to the river as the proximity to water would have been a vital part of the textile trade.

The walk we tried out was the 'Spon End History Trail' which includes The Weaver’s House, and if you fancy trying this out on an Open Day, you can pick up a paper copy from us - not to mention the opportunity for a look around the house and perhaps a pit stop for homemade cake! Our next open day is Saturday 9th May.

This 1.8km route is a circular walk so you can begin at any one of the points on the trial, we began at the Spon End Bridge and followed the path along past the ruined Chapel. There are about 20 points of interest on the walk.

There are six River Ramble walks available so far - the link is in the comments.

05/05/2026

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05/05/2026

Worth a visit to see the Kneelers exhibition at Coventry Cathedral. Plus there are workshops you can sign up for. Details in the original post..

03/01/2026

Volunteers with Coventry and Warwickshire Charity Xmas Tree-cycling will collect and recycle your real Christmas tree in return for a donation to charity - The Myton Hospices and Pass The Smile.

Bookings close at midnight on 5th January (or when they reach capacity).

Link to book: https//just-helping.org.uk/register-tree/