Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill
17 April to 11 October, 1pm and 2.30pm Thursdays and Saturdays: 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.
- Booking advisable
There’s much more to Coleshill than meets the eye. Join a guided tour to find out more about Coleshill House, lost to fire in the 1950s, and discover the secret and sabotage-filled wartime training that took over much of the estate during the Second World War. You'll also see behind the scenes of the former Model Farm, now home to the National Trust Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.
From fake castles and cunningly-camouflaged huts to a hi-tech Victorian farm, this tour reveals elements of Coleshill that you might walk past without noticing.
This tour involves a walk of approximately 1km around Coleshill, including a steep hill.
Guided tours of the Coleshill Home Farm and Skills Centre take place on Thursdays and Saturdays 17 April to 11 October at 1pm and 2.30pm. Tours last approximately 60 minutes, with a chance to look round our exhibition afterwards.
Please collect your ticket from the Visitor Welcome point in the main carpark, at least 10 minutes before your tour starts.
Free for National Trust members and under 5s, otherwise tickets cost £6 per adult and £3 per child (under 18).
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult | £6.00 |
| Child | £3.00 |
| Concession National Trust members | £0.00 |
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| National Trust members | £0.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Suitable for older, interested children
- Meeting point
Collect your ticket from the visitor welcome point in the main car park at least 10 minutes before your tour starts. You will then be given directions to the tour start point, a 7 minute walk away.
- What to bring and wear
Comfortable clothes and sturdy footwear.
- Accessibility
Accessible parking spaces marked in the car park. Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Most surfaces are made paths, but there are some loose surfaces. The main route includes steps, but there is a step-free alternative. Please contact us if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
Upcoming events
Hands-on Glazing Mortars
2 August: a practical course exploring the lime mortars used for the installation of leaded glazing into masonry apertures.
Bishopsland Educational Trust Summer School: Enamelling
4-6 August: a 3-day, intermediate-to-advanced course exploring a number of experimental enamelling techniques using powered and lump enamel.
Open Days
10 August, 12 October: visit our exhibition and take a look behind the scenes on one of our Coleshill Village Open Days.
Bishopsland Educational Trust Summer School: Alloys
11-13 August: a 3-day, intermediate-to-advanced course to learn to alloy gold, recycle your own precious metals and gain control over the process of creating sheet and wire.