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Penny’s Pumpkin Problem at St Mary’s Guildhall

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Pumpkin Penny is in a pickle!

Can you help her out by uncovering the pesky pest that is causing problems in her pumpkin patch?

Follow the clues around the Guildhall to find out who has been eating Penny’s pumpkins, meet Penny in the Great Hall to make a mini scarecrow and help her solve her problem, perhaps she will reward you for your help!

Pumpkin Penny will be available between 10.00-1200 and 13.00-15.00.

Meet the Guildhall Tudors in the Medieval kitchen to find out about Tudor medicine and superstitions, make you own plague charm and meet ‘WhatsIt’ the barn owl, otherwise known as a ‘ghost owl’!

Guests will tread the same ground as historical figures such as Mary Queen of Scots and Frederick Douglass and hear about the centuries of gripping history that unfolded in Coventry though an immersive digital tour.

Discounted entry rates apply for Coventry residents with a valid GOCV card. Please note a limited number of advance booked tickets are available. To apply your GOCV discount online for Ghostly Guildhall please select the ticket type you require from the ticket drop down list.* If this option is not available it has sold out of its online capacity. Additional walk-up tickets for GOCV holders are available on the day of visit subject to availability.*

*Please note proof of GO CV and GOCV+ validity required at time of admission and without valid evidence entrance maybe denied.

Additional Information

Never been to St Mary's Guildhall? You can find our more on our website. Accessibility For everyone to enjoy St Mary’s Guildhall, there is a lift to the first floor and rising platform into the Muniment Room. There is a new spiral staircase to the 2nd floor and where access is not step free, 360 panoramic views of the rooms are available on the digital tour tablets. There are toilets and baby changing facilities on the ground floor located opposite the Cloisters. Parking for St Mary's Guildhall If you’re planning a trip to St Mary’s Guildhall by car, you can park in the city centre at a variety of available car parks. The closest ones are: Salt Lane Multi-Storey Grove Street surface car park For further details please visit Parking - Coventry City Council