{"id":318787,"date":"2025-08-05T03:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318787\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T03:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:30:16","slug":"the-extraordinary-national-trust-property-near-birmingham-with-stunning-garden-and-play-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318787\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;extraordinary&#8217; National Trust property near Birmingham with stunning garden and play area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 14th-century Carthusian monastery is one of only ten ever built in the UK<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_A-look-at-the-Grade-1-listed-monument-Charterhouse-in-Coventry-which-was-founded-as-a-Carthusian-m.jpeg\" alt=\"Charterhouse in Coventry\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Charterhouse in Coventry(Image: Coventry Live\/Tristan Potter)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The National Trust took over its first property in Coventry this summer &#8211; a Grade I-listed 14th century Carthusian monastery, known as Coventry Charterhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This historic site is one of only ten Carthusian monasteries ever built in Britain and underwent a restoration in March 2023, thanks to part-funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the \u00a312 million project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Birmingham&#8217;s own chef Glynn Purnell operated a branch of his cafe and bistro out of this historic venue the following April, closing after achieving Michelin Guide listed status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/desk-chairs-fantastic-back-support-32193909\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Desk chairs with &#8216;fantastic back support&#8217; home workers hail &#8216;an absolute bargain&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Now, the management of the building has been handed over to the National Trust by the Historic Coventry Trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Visitors to the Coventry Charterhouse can marvel at its collection of &#8216;remarkable&#8217; 15th and 16th century wall paintings, which are &#8216;regarded as some of the finest surviving examples of medieval and Renaissance art in England&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The landscaped walled garden, community orchard, children&#8217;s play area, green space with wildlife pond and grassland park are further reasons to explore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The venue opened its doors to visitors for the first time on Wednesday, May 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Charterhouse&#8217;s 60-seat cafe will be open from Wednesdays to Sundays, from 8am until 5pm while the house will open from 10am until 4pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The gardens will be open from 9am until 5pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">General admission is priced at \u00a39.50 for adults (or \u00a310.50 with Gift Aid) and \u00a34.75 for children (\u00a35.30 with Gift Aid).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Cllr Naeem Akhtar, cabinet member for housing and communities at Coventry City Council, said back in May: &#8220;We are delighted to welcome the National Trust to Coventry and see the remarkable Charterhouse flourish as a hub of culture and heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;This partnership enhances our cultural offer for both residents and visitors \u2013 it really does give them the opportunity to experience some Coventry&#8217;s rich history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The Charterhouse is already a key part of Coventry&#8217;s cultural landscape and I am excited to see how it will inspire and engage our community through its future as a National Trust property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Gurminder Kenth, general manager at National Trust, remarked: &#8220;As one of Coventry&#8217;s oldest surviving medieval buildings, the Charterhouse is an extraordinary place with a rich story to tell.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 14th-century Carthusian monastery is one of only ten ever built in the UKCharterhouse in Coventry(Image: Coventry Live\/Tristan&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,26793,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-318787","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-national-trust","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114974046583305124","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}