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A prize-winning heritage site near Stratford-upon-Avon. Chedham’s Yard is a prize-winning former 19th century blacksmith’s and wheelwright’s workshop.

It has recently been restored and the heritage site is now open to the public on Saturdays and on a pre-booked basis.

18/09/2026

Chedham's Yard in Wellesbourne will be open again tomorrow, Saturday, from 11 to 4pm (last entry 3pm). We only have 4 more open days this year so if you haven't been for a while please come along.
We will have our blacksmiths and woodworkers demonstrating the skills that the Chedham family used over the past 200 years. We have plenty of cartwheels, carts and old tools to look at.
We have a cafe too for light refreshments.

09/09/2026

This a photo of the lovely Jane who used to come to Chedham's Yard every week until the end of last year. Recently her health deteriorated and we have just learnt that she has sadly passed away. While she was not a volunteer she was certainly an important part of Chedham's Yard and we will miss her.

If you would like to visit Chedham's this coming Saturday and find out why she came every week then we are open from 11 to 4pm last entry 3pm. Our blacksmith and woodturners will be showing off their skills and our guides can tell you all about Wheelwrighting, forging and the lives of the Chedhams. Free entry.

We have a cafe too for light refreshments.

03/09/2026

Chedham's Yard in Wellesbourne will be open as usual this Saturday from 11 to 4pm last entry 3pm. If you have decided to go to the village fair instead then you can still get a bit of Chedham's by visiting our stand and talking to our volunteers - who will no doubt encourage you to visist the yard later.
At the yard you can see and learn about what the 5 generations of Chedham's did over the last 200 years, visit the working forge and the working wood turners in their shed. Then finish off with a drink and cake in our visitor centre.
We look forward to seeing you - and its free entry!

27/08/2026

Come along to Chedham's Yard in Wellesbourne this Saturday and learn all you need to know about hedge laying. Now admittedly, for most of us, we probably don't need to know that much. However, this is surely an interesting skill that few of us see in action. Brian will be with us tell us all about the importance of maintaining the skills and specialist tools involved. He will be demonstrating on a small scale and you can have a go yourself.

You can also have one of our guides tell you interesting facts and stories about our 200 year old wheelwright shed and forge and the Chedham's families who worked here. Should any of the facts prove to be not very interesting then please let us know and we won't tell them next week. Our resident wood turners can be found in their shed and you can buy their turnings in the visitor centre - at exceptionally low prices. We have low price plants too.

You can get drinks and cake in our cafe too.
And there is a mouse trail for the kids with a FREE prize!
And entry to the yard is FREE!

With all of that to enjoy you just have to come.

See you on Saturday between 11 and 4pm (last entry 3pm).

20/08/2026

This week, at Chedham's Yard in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire Stitchers will demonstrate the art of ‘visible mending’, using upcycled fabrics and embroidery to extend the life of perhaps your favourite jeans. Come and be inspired to have a go.

We will be open on Saturday from 11 to 4pm, last entry 3pm. Entry is free.

You can also wander around the yard where you will find tools and equipment used by 5 generations of Chedham's making and repairing carts and agricultural machinery. They started there in 1823 and when it closed in 1966 all the tools were just left in place.

We also have a visitors center where you can get light refreshments and watch our woodturners in action.

12/08/2026

On Saturday at Chedham's Yard, Wellesbourne it will be hot - much like everywhere else in England this summer. BUT it will be a little cooler than Thursday so why not venture out for some FREE entertainment. You can come and see our 200 year old workshops and working forge kept alive by our slightly younger volunteers. You can have tours of the yard or just wander about at your leisure. Have refreshments in the cafe and be sure to see a display and Sale of Rural Pictures by John Everton.
John Everton was an active supporter of the Yard and had been involved in many tyring demonstrations with our visiting wheelwright, Robin Hill.
We will be open from 11 to 4pm last entry 3pm.

10/08/2026

The mouse trail is a fun activity for children (and adults) and it is free to visit.

Chedham's Yard opens on Saturdays thanks to our volunteers.
However, we are now in need for new volunteers.
If this is something you might be interested in and you can spare a few hours on some Saturdays between Easter and the end of September, please get in touch. [email protected]

31/07/2026

It's going to be tyring tomorrow at Chedham's Yard, Wellesbourne. Well I will be tired by the end of the day but what I really mean is we will be heating up a metal tyre in an open fire and fitting it onto a cartwheel. Loads of flames, steam and smoke. We will also be doing a formula one wheel change on one of our carts (maybe a bit slower than F1). Not forgetting the goose grease lubricant.
If that is not enough for you then we also have Peter Shadbolt's brass hubcap collection. Who knew cartwheel's had brass hubcaps and that someone had thought about collecting them. Peter is in his 90's now but still going strong and always happy to talk about them.
Don't forget the tours of the yard, cakes in the cafe and wood turning in the wood turners' shed.
We are open on Saturday from 11 to 4pm last entry 3pm.

25/07/2026

Fancy splatting the rat? Chedham's Yard in Wellsbourne has its family fun day today 11 to 4pm (last entry 3pm). It's all FREE so bring your kids along for some old fashioned games that your grandparents used to do when they were young.
We also have our usual wheelwright and blacksmith workshops open with volunteers available to tell you stories from the past 200 years of the Chedham's family.
So if you are wondering how to keep your kids occupied during the holidays then this will at least give you a couple of hours sorted.

23/07/2026

We've had another load of steel arrive at Chedham's Yard Wellesbourne. This is all for the Blacksmith Experience participants who come each week to learn a bit about forge work. If you fancy having a go yourself or giving as a gift then email us and we will give you more details: [email protected]
On Saturday it is family fun day so bring your little ones along for some traditional games that you are perhaps your grandparents played when they were young.
We will be open from 11 to 4pm last entry 3pm

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Warwick
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+441789555678

Website

http://www.chedhamsyard.org.uk/

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