Family friendly things to do at Charterhouse
With lots of open space and freedom to explore and play, Coventry Charterhouse is an ideal place for a family day out. The house is ready for explorers on rainy days, with new treasures to discover in every room. Look out for wildlife on the pond, roll out your picnic blanket or explore the children’s playground, there’s plenty to keep everyone busy.
Coventry Charterhouse is a green oasis, 25 minutes walk from Coventry's city centre and includes a children's playground, open spaces to explore and a variety of wildlife to spot.
Within the Charterhouse, families can explore through the keyhole trails, spend time being creative, burn off some steam in the playground or relax quietly with a book in the activity room.
Head out into the walled garden to discover what’s growing in the vegetable garden, appreciate the riot of colour in the garden, play games on the lawn or simply relax and appreciate this hidden oasis.
The Heritage Park is home to a surprising variety of wildlife for visitors to spot. The river is populated by moorhens, mallards, little egrets, heron, grey wagtails, kingfishers, dragonflies and damselflies. Roaming the landscape are muntjac deer, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and rabbits. In the air, there are at least three different kinds of bat, as well as swifts, pheasants, buzzards, sparrowhawks, kestrels, pied and grey wagtails, woodpeckers, and many butterfly species.
May half-term
From Saturday 24 May - Sunday 1 June on open days, join us to create blossom-inspired pictures or try plant hammer printing, also known as ’Hapa Zome,’ an innovative technique that transfers botanical specimens’ intricate details and vibrant colours onto fabric.