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COVLIFE
Explore Coventry.
No corporate chains. No sponsored placements. An unhurried, hand-picked index of specialty coffee, neighborhood kitchens, historic taverns, and independent makers across the city.
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Pubs & Taverns
Bar and restaurant known for cocktails, sharing plates and live music.
The Botanist
Food & Drink
Latin American restaurant chain serving Brazilian and Mexican-inspired dishes.
Las Iguanas
Pubs & Taverns
Independent Coventry brewery and taproom producing its own craft beers.
Dhillon's Brewery
Food & Drink
Community café with a social-enterprise ethos and locally sourced food.
The Pod Café
Food & Drink
Independent café serving coffee, brunch and cakes.
The Vault
Food & Drink
Café beside Coventry Canal Basin, popular for breakfasts and lunches.
Playwrights Café
Food & Drink
Portuguese café and bakery serving pastéis de nata and traditional dishes.
Gorety Portuguese Café
Food & Drink
Italian-style café serving coffee, paninis and light meals.
Café Italia
Food & Drink
Specialty coffee shop near Greyfriars Green.
Warwick Row Espresso
Food & Drink
Local café serving breakfasts, lunches and hot drinks.
Café Bravo
Retail & Services
Value fashion and homeware retailer.
Primark
Retail & Services
International fashion retailer for women, men and children.
H&M
Retail & Services
Clothing, home and food retailer.
Marks & Spencer
Retail & Services
Indoor shopping centre in the heart of the city.
West Orchards Shopping Centre
Retail & Services
Sports equipment and clothing retailer.
Decathlon
Arts & Culture
Music, film and pop-culture store with live-event space.
HMV Empire Coventry
Retail & Services
Toy retailer.
The Entertainer
Retail & Services
Grade II listed indoor market with independent traders and its rooftop car park.
Coventry Market
Arts & Culture
Creative quarter of independent shops, street food, makers and events.
FarGo Village
Retail & Services
Shop selling Coventry-themed gifts and souvenirs.
The Coventry Shop
Community & Civic
NHS trust running University Hospital Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby.
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
Retail & Services
Private hospital offering consultations, diagnostics and surgery.
Nuffield Health Coventry Hospital
Community & Civic
NHS trust providing mental health, learning disability and community services.
Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Community & Civic
Health centre with GP and walk-in services.
Coventry Health Centre
Retail & Services
Dental practice offering NHS and/or private treatment.
Coventry Dental Care
Sport & Leisure
24-hour low-cost gym.
PureGym Coventry
Sport & Leisure
Premium health and racquets club with pools and classes.
David Lloyd Clubs Coventry
Sport & Leisure
Gym and wellbeing centre.
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing
Sport & Leisure
24-hour low-cost gym.
The Gym Group Coventry
Retail & Services
Health food, vitamins and wellbeing retailer.
Holland & Barrett
Retail & Services
DIY, home improvement and garden store.
B&Q Coventry
Retail & Services
Home improvement and building materials store.
Wickes Coventry
Retail & Services
Trade tools and supplies counter.
Screwfix Coventry
Retail & Services
Builders' merchant.
Travis Perkins
Retail & Services
Trade kitchen and joinery supplier.
Howdens
Retail & Services
Kitchen design showroom.
Magnet
Retail & Services
Soft furnishings and homeware store.
Dunelm Coventry
Retail & Services
Carpet and flooring retailer.
Tapi Carpets
Retail & Services
Landscaping and garden services.
PHS Landscapes
Retail & Services
Local building contractor.
Coventry Building Services
Community & Civic
Airport on the southern edge of the city.
Coventry Airport
Community & Civic
Main railway station on the West Coast Main Line.
Coventry Railway Station
Retail & Services
Motor dealership group.
Lookers
Retail & Services
Motor dealership group.
Bristol Street Motors
Retail & Services
Motor dealership group.
Evans Halshaw
Retail & Services
Servicing, MOT and repairs.
Halfords Autocentre
Retail & Services
Tyres, exhausts, brakes and MOTs.
Kwik Fit
Retail & Services
Tyres and car servicing.
National Tyres & Autocare
Community & Civic
Bus operator serving Coventry and Warwickshire routes.
Stagecoach Midlands
Community & Civic
Main bus operator for Coventry city services.
National Express Coventry
Arts & Culture
Museum celebrating Coventry's music heritage, including 2 Tone.
Coventry Music Museum
Arts & Culture
Modern cathedral alongside the ruins of the medieval cathedral destroyed in 1940.
Coventry Cathedral
Arts & Culture
Free museum and gallery covering art, history and Coventry's story.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Arts & Culture
Coventry's main producing theatre.
Belgrade Theatre
Arts & Culture
Free museum with a large collection of road transport.
Coventry Transport Museum
Arts & Culture
Community theatre in the former Coventry Technical College building.
Albany Theatre
Arts & Culture
Large arts venue with theatre, cinema, music and galleries.
Warwick Arts Centre
Arts & Culture
Independent music and arts venue at the Canal Basin.
The Tin Music and Arts
Arts & Culture
Volunteer-run community theatre.
Criterion Theatre
Arts & Culture
Independent theatre company and shop-front venue.
Theatre Absolute
Sport & Leisure
Professional football club.
Coventry City FC
Sport & Leisure
Rugby union club playing at Butts Park Arena.
Coventry Rugby
Sport & Leisure
Athletics club with a long Coventry history.
Coventry Godiva Harriers
Sport & Leisure
Professional ice hockey team.
Coventry Blaze
Sport & Leisure
Ice rink with public skating; home of Coventry Blaze.
Planet Ice Coventry
Sport & Leisure
Non-league football club.
Coventry Sphinx FC
Sport & Leisure
Non-league football club.
Coventry United
Sport & Leisure
Charity running community sport and leisure facilities.
Coventry Sports Foundation
Sport & Leisure
Leisure centre with pools, gym and sports halls.
Centre AT7
Sport & Leisure
Indoor waterpark and spa.
The Wave
Sport & Leisure
Country park with woodland, lake and play areas.
Coombe Country Park
Sport & Leisure
Large city park with play areas, café and events.
War Memorial Park
Arts & Culture
Reconstructed Roman fort.
Lunt Roman Fort
Arts & Culture
Aviation museum next to Coventry Airport.
Midland Air Museum
Sport & Leisure
Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the edge of Coventry.
Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve
Sport & Leisure
Canal basin with walks, cafés and artists' spaces.
Coventry Canal Basin
Sport & Leisure
Country park with lakes, walks and play area.
Ryton Pools Country Park
Sport & Leisure
Trampoline park.
Jump In Coventry
Sport & Leisure
Indoor soft play centre.
The Big Playbarn
Sport & Leisure
Treetop adventure course.
Go Ape Coombe Abbey
Pets & Rescues
Veterinary practice.
White Cross Vets Coventry
Pets & Rescues
Veterinary practice.
Medivet Coventry
Pets & Rescues
Veterinary practice, often inside Pets at Home.
Vets4Pets Coventry
Pets & Rescues
Pet supplies retailer.
Pets at Home
Pets & Rescues
Pet supplies retailer.
Jollyes
Pets & Rescues
Volunteer cat rescue and rehoming charity.
Coventry Cat Group
Pets & Rescues
Local RSPCA branch for rescue and rehoming.
RSPCA Coventry & District
Pets & Rescues
Dog rehoming centre serving the Coventry area.
Dogs Trust Kenilworth
Pets & Rescues
Dog care services.
The Dog House Coventry
Pets & Rescues
Charity vet care for eligible pet owners.
PDSA Pet Hospital Coventry
Community & Civic
Membership body supporting local businesses.
Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Community & Civic
Free business support and advice service.
Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub
Retail & Services
UK's second-largest building society, headquartered in Coventry.
Coventry Building Society
Retail & Services
Business incubator and coworking.
Barclays Eagle Labs
Retail & Services
Coventry-based chartered accountants.
Dafferns
Retail & Services
Coventry law firm.
Brindley Twist Tafft & James
Retail & Services
Coventry law firm.
Sarginsons Law
Retail & Services
Audit, tax and consulting firm.
RSM UK
Retail & Services
Local accountancy practice.
Coventry Accountancy
Retail & Services
Local accountancy practice.
JG Accountants
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