Coleshill Village and Parkland

About

Coleshill is a Domesday village on the River Cole whose house, designed by Sir Roger Pratt and completed in 1662, was called by James Lees-Milne the 'first absolutely classical country house of the English Renaissance' before fire gutted it in 1952. Its site and gate piers stand in parkland the Trust is restoring, with views to White Horse Hill. Between 1940 and 1944 the estate was the headquarters of the Auxiliary Units, Churchill's secret civilian resistance force, and a wartime guardhouse and replica bunker survive. The 3rd Earl of Radnor's Model Farm of 1852 now houses the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, which runs traditional craft courses. Reviewers point to Blake's Kitchen and the second-hand bookshop in Carpenters' Yard, but some found little else open: the watermill, bunker and skills centre exhibitions open only on set days or for booked tours. The Coleshill Parkland Walk, a short circuit on mown grass, starts at the car park. Dogs are welcome, on a lead near grazing cattle.

CountrysideWalking routesDog friendlyCar parkAccessible parkingCafePubSecond-hand bookshopToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changingDogs allowed

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Village and parklandSee opening notes
Blake's Kitchen (Carpenters' Yard)10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday

Opening times may change at short notice.

PricingFreeFree for all visitors

Free entry for everyone

Entry

Free for everyone

Pricing details

Village, parkland and estate countryside are free to access, as are the bookshop and Blake's Kitchen. Courses, guided walks and mill tours are separately priced and booked.

ParkingFree parkingFree for all visitors

No charge for anyone.

Parking details

Free parking at the main visitor car park by the National Trust estate office and Old Carpenters' Yard, Coleshill, SN6 7PT. Two accessible spaces are in Carpenters' Yard.

The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre page lists free parking and free entry to the site, including the bookshop and Blake's Kitchen.

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Walking routes1 route

Coleshill Parkland Walk

WalkeasyDogs, with restrictions2.9 km40m

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The National Trust publishes no opening calendar for the village and parkland; the estate countryside is free to access.

Blake's Kitchen in Carpenters' Yard serves sandwiches and light refreshments from 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday.

The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre exhibitions and tours open on selected days only; courses must be booked. Check its calendar before travelling.

The tenanted watermill and the replica Second World War bunker open on Village Open Days and booked guided tours.

The National Trust is reviewing its estate walks, and waymarkers for the Coleshill Purple and Brown walks are being removed.

Free-roaming cattle graze the parkland in the drier months.

Photo: The granary at Coleshill Model Farm. Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_granary_at_Coleshill_Model_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7878869.jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.

Dogs at the location: Allowed. Dogs are allowed in the village and parkland, on a lead around livestock and in close control.

Dog walks in the grounds: Allowed. Dogs are welcome in most areas of the estates, subject to local notices and seasonal restrictions; cattle graze the parkland in the drier months.

Leads: On a lead around livestock and near cattle in the parkland; close control at all times.

Seasonal dog restrictions: Cattle in the parkland March to October; possible farmland and woodland restrictions during lambing and March to July.