Cheylesmore Community Centre & C3 Coffee
WHERE
Coventry
What it’s like
A library, karate classes and a coffee shop under one roof, with free parking and free wifi thrown in.
This is a proper community centre rather than a soft play or a farm, so the appeal is different: a library with books and IT facilities for both children and adults, karate classes on the timetable, and a coffee shop for afterwards. If you've got a child who's into books or wants to try a martial art, it's a low-key, low-cost way to fill an afternoon without a big production.
C3 Coffee does the food side properly for a community centre café, with paninis, toasties, cheesecakes and soups on the list. It's the kind of stop where you can sit with a coffee while your child browses the library shelves, rather than somewhere you need to plan a whole visit around.
Opening hours stretch late on weekdays, some evenings until 9.30pm, which is handy if you're fitting a library trip or a karate class around work or school pickup. Saturdays are shorter, finishing mid-afternoon, and the centre says hours can shift around bookings and school holidays, with bank holidays usually a closure day. Parking is free in both the community centre and library car parks, which takes one worry off the list before you've even got through the door.
It's fully accessible, with an accessible toilet, baby change and wheelchair access throughout, and guide dogs are welcome. There's no booking link listed, so it's worth ringing ahead if you want to check a class or session is definitely running that day.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Free parking in Community Centre car park and library car park
- Food
- C3 Coffee shop serves paninis, toasties, cheesecakes, soups and catering for events
- Dogs
- Guide dogs allowed
- Hours shift around bookings and school holidays, so an evening slot isn't guaranteed to match the usual timetable
- Bank holidays are usually a closure day
- There's wifi if you need to work while your child is at a class
- No booking link is listed, so a phone call ahead is the safest bet for karate classes
Plan your visit
What can kids actually do there?
There's a library with books and IT facilities for children and adults, plus karate classes running at the centre.
Is there anywhere to eat?
C3 Coffee shop serves paninis, toasties, cheesecakes and soups, and does catering for events too.
Is parking free?
Yes, there's free parking in both the community centre car park and the library car park.
What are the opening hours?
It's open from 8am most days, with some evenings running until 9.30pm and Saturdays finishing by 5.45pm.
Is it open on bank holidays?
Usually not. The centre says it's typically closed on bank holidays and hours can vary around bookings and school holidays.
Is it accessible for buggies and wheelchairs?
The centre is wheelchair accessible with an accessible toilet and baby change facilities.
Can we bring the dog?
Guide dogs are allowed at the centre.
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