Family Activity Morning: Secrets & Spies
10th August. Learn all about Coleshill's WW2 history, including code breaking and a chance to explore a secret bunker.
- Booking essential
Discover Coleshill’s best kept secret! Explore the Auxillier’s Underground bunker, hone your skills with stealth training and learn how to code break!
This Family Activity Morning takes place on Monday 10th August, 10am-12.00pm. £7 per child, accompanying adults and siblings under 4 go free.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Per child. Adults & siblings under 4 free | £7.00 |
The basics
- Booking number
Call 0344 249 1895
- Accessibility
Bunker is accessed by a ladder, then exited by crawling through a short tunnel
- Meeting point
Outside the Granary at the bottom of the visitor car park
- Suitability for children
Designed for children aged 4-11, siblings under 4 go free
- What to bring and wear
Clothes suitable for outdoor activities that can get a bit messy.
Upcoming events
Family Activity Morning: Busy Bees and Brilliant Pollinators
4th August. Learn all about superhero pollinators in the orchard and make a reusable beeswax wrap to take home.
Second World War Walk
Monthly from March to November: discover Coleshill's hidden Second World War history on this informative guided walk through village, woods and parkland at the home of the top-secret Auxiliary Units.
Discover Coleshill
22nd of August. See our secret WW2 base, working watermill and Victorian Model Farm. There will also be a chance to take a guided tour up to the site of Coleshill house, destroyed by fire in the 1950s, and to see the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.
Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill
Monthly from March to October: find out more about some of the lesser-known chapters of the estate’s history and look behind the scenes of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.