St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry. Open Monday to Thursday during visitor season. Free admission. Hire charges apply to weddings, meetings and private functions
Details
Accessibility:
St Mary's Guildhall is very old and has narrow and low-height doorways, uneven or sloping floors and short flights of steps. There is a stair lift to the Great Hall, another stairlift within the Great Hall, to allow closer inspection of the tapestry, and a third to offer wheelchair access to Godiva's café and Undercroft. Staff are available for assistance.
Large print information is available and there are tactile items in some of the rooms.
There is access to a disability-friendly toilet. There are several disability designated parking spaces within a short distance of the Guildhall on Bayley Lane. The area is largely cobbled with pavements that can be narrow or non-existent.
Coventry city has a Shopmobility service which is located on the ground floor of Barracks car park, directly behind the Upper Precinct (CV1 1DD). The car park itself has disability parking spaces, which are located close to the shopmobility centre. Powered and un-powered wheelchairs and scooters can be hired free of charge from the Shopmobility office. It is recommended that these are booked in advance over the telephone on 024 7683 2020 (Mon-Sat: 8.45am-4.30pm). Further information can be requested found here: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/77/getting_out_and_about/1075/mobility_pathways_shopmobility.
Brief Description:
St Mary's Guildhall faces the south side of the Old Coventry Cathedral ruins across Bayley Lane in the city’s Cathedral Quarter. As a fine medieval guildhall, it offers magnificent interiors, artworks and details of Coventry’s rich history. The venue is now available for hire for meetings, weddings and private functions.
Further Information:
Address:
St Mary's Guildhall, Bayley Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RN
Telephone:
024 7683 3328
Email:
Website:
http://www.stmarysguildhall.co.uk
Opening Hours:
During the guildhall visitor season:
Sunday to Thursday: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Please check the web site for exact details of visitor season dates:
http://www.stmarysguildhall.co.uk/info/4/visit/18/visitor_information
Free admission.
Godiva’s café:
Monday – Friday: 10am – 3.30pm
The guildhall and café may close occasionally for civic and private events. Please contact the guildhall before travelling to avoid disappointment.
Directions:
From junction 5 on the ring road head along New Union Street to Little Park St (B4544) to Earl Street (B4544), and turn left into Bayley Lane.
From junction 4 on the ring road head along Warwick Rd to New Union Street, then Little Park St (B4544) to Earl Street (B4544), and turn left into Bayley Lane.
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Transport:
The centre of Coventry is largely pedestrianised and travelling by car can be a problem. However, there is an excellent pubic transport system, which you can find further details of here: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/publictransport
There is a Park & Ride scheme based in the War Memorial Park (Kenilworth Road, CV3 6PT) and operates seven days a week to and from the city centre. There is free parking for 400 vehicles and the bus services run every 10-15 minutes – there is a charge for the bus service.
Further details can be found here: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/118/public_transport/1126/park_and_ride
The main bus services in Coventry are run by Transport for West Midlands and Network West Midlands. The services run throughout the city as well as the surrounding areas. Further details can be found on the following websites: https://www.tfwm.org.uk/ and http://www.networkwestmidlands.com.
Coventry’s main railway station is located on the south side of the city centre with bus stops and taxi ranks just outside. The city is located on the West Coast Main Line which runs from London Euston through Coventry to Birmingham New Street. Other major UK cities including Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh can all be reached directly by train from Coventry. For ticket information you can telephone National Rail on 03457 484 950.
Amenities:
There is a café – Godiva’s – on site which is open Monday to Friday 10am - 3.30pm and there are also plenty of places for food and drink in the Cathedral Quarter and city centre.
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