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.
Sounds of the sun – music & storytelling family workshop Fri 8 Aug 2025
As part of our Helios display at Coventry Charterhouse, join us for a special family workshop celebrating the sun through music and storytelling.
Supriya Nagarajan and Lucy Nolan will lead this vibrant session, exploring stories about the sun god Surya and the elephant-headed god Ganesha through South Indian vocal singing and the sounds of the harp.
Participants will also enjoy learning the sounds of Indian music in a fun and enjoyable setting - you may even get a chance to try the harp yourself!
Supriya and Lucy perform as part of Manasamitra, an acclaimed company that has toured nationally and internationally, with recent performances at the Royal Albert Hall, Southbank Centre, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and Jaipur Literature Festival.
Marvellous mini-beasts Thu 14 Aug
Come and join us at Coventry Charterhouse for a fun-filled drop-in day of nature arts and crafts with a mini-beast theme! We’ll be making clay mini-beasts, scavenging for bugs, painting giant outdoor mini-beasts and enjoying lots of other creative activities.
Drop-in workshops run from 10:30am to 3:30pm and are free with admission.
Summer dragon workshops Wed 20 Aug
Join us at Coventry Charterhouse for a magical, hands-on workshop all about dragons! These one-hour sessions begin with discovering fascinating facts about mythical dragons, then move into a series of creative nature-based activities.
Children and their grown-ups will make their own clay dragons, create nature dragon eggs, build nests for them to hatch in - and maybe even paint with dragon blood (don’t worry, it’s all part of the fun!).
Children's yoga Thu 21 Aug
Bring your little ones for a fun and calming start to the day with children’s yoga in the walled gardens at Coventry Charterhouse.
These 45-minute sessions are designed especially for 3–7 year olds, combining gentle movement, imagination, and playful relaxation in a beautiful outdoor setting.
Boat and raft making Sun 24 Aug
Come and join us by the Charterhouse fountain for a fun, hands-on day of boat and raft making!
Make your own floating boat or raft using natural and recycled materials, then test it out to see how well it travels across the water. There’ll also be other water-themed nature activities to enjoy throughout the day.