| Conquest Tour and Tales | £100.00 | Meet an Anglo-Saxon story-teller and hear tales of Norman power and English rebellion. Be taken to the battlefield and listen to how the dramatic events of 14 October 1066 had such an impact on England.
Monday to Friday (April – October) during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Waiting on Hand and Foot | £100.00 | Can you pass the finger-nail inspection? Enter the world of the downstairs brigade in this stunning, fully-equipped historic setting and discover what life was like for the servants at Osborne House in the 1870s. Housekeeper Mrs Pilkington talks about domestic life below-stairs and introduces hands-on role-play activities. Learn to set the table, black boots, clean the brasses and beat the rugs. Simple costumes provided.
Tues-Thurs May 10th-July 7th, subject to availability.
40 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Now and Then | £100.00 | This hands-on guided session uses costumes and handling artefacts to help your class consider who might have lived and worked at Pendennis Castle in Tudor times and to look at the similarities and differences with our lives today.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs) |
| In the Footsteps of Kings | £100.00 | Find out why Portchester was built, and how it was defended, the hierarchy of a medieval castle and how kings enjoyed themselves! Pupils will be able to dress up and take on the roles of some of those who lived and worked at the castle. Which pupil will get the role of the gong farmer?
Monday - Friday from April - October and Mondays and Fridays in November and March, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| A Wroxeter Experience | £200.00 | A guided session with a costumed interpreter exploring the remains of Viriconium and how the site was used by the people who lived there. The interactive tour takes in the museum, remains of the Roman baths and the replica Roman townhouse; there is also an object handling session and opportunity to try on Roman costumes.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Life in a Castle | £100.00 | A guided session which explores the features of the castle and how the buildings were used by the people who lived there.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs) |
| Meet a Roman Soldier | £125.00 | Discover what life was like for a Roman soldier stationed at Housesteads and meet Roman Veteran Rufus Aelius Victor. Students will also be given the opportunity to ask Rufus questions, dress in costume, train as a recruit in an auxiliary unit, explore the site and handle both real and replica Roman artefacts.
Tues-Weds during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Meet the Medievals | £100.00 | Explore the lives of the people who lived and worked here. Pupils will enjoy investigating artefacts from the past, to discover what life was like in a medieval castle.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Murder at the Fort | £100.00 | Become history detectives and solve a Roman murder mystery! Two skeletons have been found buried at the fort and you must explore the possible murder suspects. Try to piece together the clues, in the process learning about life in the Roman fort, developing discussion skills and judgements based on evidence.
Mon, Thurs, Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Romans at Wroxeter | £100.00 | A guided session with a costumed interpreter exploring the remains of Viriconium and how the site was used by the people who lived there. The interactive tour takes in the museum and remains of the Roman baths, where students take part in the daily tasks of Roman citizens.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Tales from the Keep | £100.00 | Why was a Castle built at Conisbrough? Using enquiry skills, pupils will interpret evidence and discover the function and role of the castle, including the lives of past residents.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Victorian Values | £100.00 | Explore the life of a Victorian servant and meet Mrs Warwick, the Housekeeper for the Brabrooke family at Audley End House.
Wednesday and Thursday during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Secret Codes and Ciphers | £100.00 | Dover Castle played an important role in WW2, in the planning of ‘Operation Dynamo’, the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 and also became a top secret HQ. Find out more about the work carried out inside the Secret Wartime Tunnels by breaking codes and helping to complete a secret mission.
Thursday (April to October & November and March) during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Knights, Feasts and Garderobes | £100.00 | What was life like for the lords and ladies and those who served them? Find out on an interactive tour of the Great Tower at Dover Castle, including lessons on courtly language and behaviour, role play and object handling.
Tuesday (April to October) during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Discovery Visit Timeslot | FREE | These sessions have a charge of £100 for a maximum of 35 students per session and are available to UK schools only.
They are offered Tuesday-Thursday during term time, sessions are subject to availability.
Choose from four options, these are: Neolithic Life, Stones and Bones, Myths & Legends and Business of Heritage and Tourism.
Please specify in the booking notes which of these session you would like. For more information about the session please see the Stonehenge school visits web page.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs), Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| Living in a Medieval Castle | £100.00 | A guided session which uses artefact investigation and role-play to explore the people who lived and worked in the castle.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Victorian Explorer | £100.00 | Using the Swiss Cottage Museum collection for inspiration, pupils become story-tellers writing their own tales of Victorian explorers and collectors and the weird and wonderful treasure they found while travelling the world.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Big History – Dominant Castle | £100.00 | Encounter 2000 years of ‘Big History’ at English Heritage’s Portchester Castle and Royal Armouries’ Fort Nelson. In two interactive sessions, pupils will dress up, handle objects and watch a real cannon being fired as they learn about chronology, the history of warfare, weapons and the reasons why Portchester Castle and Fort Nelson were built. Duration: 1¼ hours at Portchester and 1 hour at Fort Nelson. Book both sessions at Portchester Castle and Fort Nelson, or select individual workshops to suit your needs.
Portchester: Monday - Friday (Apr - Oct), Monday & Friday (Nov & Mar). Fort Nelson: Open all year (excluding 24th-26th December) by arrangement.
30 Pupils per session (60 over the two sites). | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Beeston Castle Discovery Visit | FREE | Beeston Castle Discovery Visit - These sessions have a charge of £100 for a maximum of 35 students per session.
They are offered Monday to Friday during term time, sessions are subject to availability.
Choose from two options, these are: Fortress Castle (KS1/2) and Prehistoric Settlers At Beeston (KS2/3).
Please specify in the booking notes which of these sessions you would like to book. For more information about the sessions please see the Beeston Castle school visits web page.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Hot War Cold War | £100.00 | An immersive guided tour experience exploring the impact of the Cold War on a national and local level. Find out how volunteers from the Royal Observer Corps lived and worked in this fascinating place and handle some of the objects they would have used on a daily basis to help them identify a nuclear threat.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
20 per session, including leaders. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs), 16-18 yrs School/College, Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs), Higher Education |
| The Romans: Life and Culture | £100.00 | Based in Wrest Park’s archaeological store room, which contains over 150,000 artefacts from historical sites. Students will learn about the Romans and will take part in an interactive handling session. Students will also tour the aisles which contain objects from the ancient Roman city of Wroxeter in Shropshire. Finally, students will have the chance to see some of our genuine Roman coins and create their own clay coin to take home.
Thurs during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| A Carisbrooke Carry-On | £100.00 | Previously known as 'War and Power'. Discover the stories and secrets of Carisbrooke Castle with Sir John Hevingham, medieval steward of the castle. Hear about the people who lived and worked here and find out how castles functioned. Handle weapons and artefacts, try on armour and costume and have a go at some role play.
15th May – 23rd June Monday – Friday, subject to availability.
40 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Kenwood Connections | £100.00 | This session is led by an on-site expert and aims to answer the question: How significant was Kenwood, Lord Mansfield and his landmark rulings in the wider abolition movement?
Tuesday to Thursday during term time, sessions subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| From Tree to Bobbin | £50.00 | Students can see the journey from tree to bobbin first hand during production on the original belt driven machinery.
Wednesday to Thursday (April to October), subject to availability.
3 Leaders and 17 Learners per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Royals, Resistance & Rebellion | £100.00 | By participating in an interactive expert-led tour and investigating different areas of the castle, students will understand castle life at Scarborough, including the long history of attack and defence. Students will learn the important features of Scarborough Castle and consider different attack/defence strategies adopted through the centuries. Students will learn why this is such a good place to build a castle and understand what made Scarborough one of the greatest defensive strongholds in the country.
Mon-Fri during term time, Fridays Nov-March. Sessions are subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Captains, Captives & Costumes | £100.00 | | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Enemies on the Horizon | £100.00 | This interactive guided tour explores the importance of Pendennis Castle in defending Cornwall from foreign attack over the last 400 years. Your class will explore the site and use role play to consider how defences and weaponry have developed over time and what life was like for those working here, from a Tudor gunner in Henry VIII’s Gun Tower to a Second World War officer in the Battery Observation Post.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Feast! A Day in the Life | £100.00 | This hands-on guided session around the castle uses imaginative role
play to help your students understand who might have lived and
worked at Goodrich Castle in the 13th century and to explore the
similarities and differences with our lives today.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Medieval Siege Experience | £200.00 | | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Medieval Castle Quest | £100.00 | Investigate Kenilworth Castle’s medieval architecture and learn about the history of attack and defence at medieval Kenilworth. Your students will take part in an interactive tour and hands-on activities, exploring the defensive architecture and tactics of the medieval period.
Mondays and Wednesdays-Fridays during term time, subject to availability.
35 maximum students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Monks, Monasteries and Medieval Life | £100.00 | Discover why Whitby Abbey was founded here and how it has changed through time. On an interactive expert-led tour, your class will investigate evidence of the Anglo-Saxon monastery, learn about what archaeological techniques can tell us about the past, and explore what life was like in the later Benedictine monastery, imagining what it was like to be a monk.
Mondays-Fridays during term time, subject to availability. Please ask for availability over winter (Nov-Mar)
30 students maximum per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| 1066 GCSE Tour | £100.00 | Take part in an expert-led tour of the 1066 Battlefield. Students will consider the events, tactics and consequences of the Battle of Hastings from both sides, using carvings and landscape to put this into context.
Thursdays (February – October) during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Year 10, Year 11, Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| Lullingstone: Roman Life and Learning | £100.00 | Interpret artefacts discovered at Lullingstone through interactive archaeology activities. Through role play and historical enquiry, learners will understand key features of the villa to increase understanding of Roman life in Britain.
Tuesday to Thursday March to October
30 students per session
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Year 3, Year 4, Year 6, Year 5 |
| GCSE Tour AQA | £100.00 | This expert-led tour of Kenilworth Castle is designed to support GCSE groups learning about Elizabethan England, particularly the AQA exam module ‘Elizabethan England, c1568-1603’. Through engaging discussion and activity, students will explore key aspects of Elizabeth I’s reign, as well as the location, function, structure and design of Kenilworth Castle. Later tour times available during the summer term, please enquire for more details.
Availability: April to October: Monday to Friday November to March: Thursday and Friday
30 students per session
| Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| GCSE Tour OCR | £100.00 | Developed to support your study of the historic environment for GCSE History, this castle tour meets aspects of the requirements for OCR History A or B. Explore the architecture and discover what different parts of the site reveal about changing needs and attitudes from the 12th to the 16th century.
Availability: April to October: Monday to Friday November to March: Thursday and Friday
30 students per session
| Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| History and Landscape at Marble Hill | £100.00 | Take your students back in time to the Georgian period and set the scene in Richmond, next to the Thames.
In part 1 of the workshop, students will explore the landscape of Marble Hill House, with an outside tour of the grounds. Students will learn about the remarkable Henrietta through art, language and role-play.
In part 2 students will take a short walk to our neighbours, Orleans House Gallery, where they will create a clay tile inspired by their learning of Henrietta and her life.
Subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Water, Wells and Donkeys | £100.00 | Through role play, mini games and sensory exploration, your class will travel back into the past to explore how the community at Carisbrooke Castle survived during a siege and how the treadwheel in the well house was powered. They will also discover the role of the donkeys at the castle, both in the past and today. By the end of the session, you will see the treadwheel in action, create a working wheel-operated model and meet and greet one of our resident donkeys. This session is particularly suitable for SEND groups so please let us know your requirements when making your booking.
Monday – Friday, Term Time subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Backpacks | FREE | Selection of activities designed to help groups to explore and identify the trees on-site.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Backpacks | FREE | 15 backpacks with individual characters to help discover the people who lived and worked at Old Sarum. Each bag contains a character card, map, handling objects and activities for different periods of history.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Backpacks | FREE | 19 Stonehenge Backpacks with hands-on activities covering 3 areas: exploring how and why it was built, exploring the wider landscape (at the Cursus Barrows; a Bronze Age mound) and discovering what was found there (investigate the woodland/chalk area upon which Stonehenge is located).
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | Can be used as a base to conduct your own activities, a lunch area in wet weather and baggage storage.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | | |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | The Education Room provides a secure area for bag storage during your Free Education Visit.
April-October during term time, subject to availability. | |
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | Dress up as lords and ladies, handle armour and helmets and use our story-telling room full of books and costumes.
Available Monday-Friday during term time, subject to availability.
50 students maximum at any one time. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | Can be used as a base to conduct your own activities, a lunch area in wet weather and baggage storage.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | Can be used as a base to conduct your own activities, a lunch area in wet weather and baggage storage.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | | |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | The Education Room provides a secure area for bag storage during your Free Education Visit.
April-October during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | The Education Room provides a secure area for bag storage during your Free Education Visit.
April-October during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Civil War Discovery Box | FREE | A collection of replica objects and costume pieces with information notes and activity ideas.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Costume Collection | FREE | A set of 15 Medieval costumes with information notes.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Costume Collection | FREE | A set of 7 Medieval costumes with information notes.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Handling Collection | FREE | Roman Handling Collection containing a selection of real and replica objects with supporting notes for teachers.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Handling Collection | FREE | Tudor object handling collection, includes dessing up costumes of various castle characters.
Weds-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Handling Collection | FREE | A collection of site-related objects with information notes; some replica objects and some artefacts found on the site and dating from a range of time periods.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Handling Collection | FREE | Handle original artefacts excavated from the site including a medieval nail, a decorated floor tile, and a horse’s jawbone! Notes to support your learning are included.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs), Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| Handling Collection | FREE | A collection of Tudor period objects with information notes; replica objects, replica costume pieces and examples of games dating from the Tudor period.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Handling Collection | FREE | A collection of objects with information notes; replica objects and some artefacts found on the site and dating from a range of time periods.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Story Bag | FREE | Aimed at Key Stage 1 as an intorudction to key rooms at the Castle and characters they would have met, the resource also includes replica handling objects to bring the story to life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Story Bag | FREE | A Story Box containing laminated drawings of Aydon Castle characters and replica objects.
Weds-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Tudors Discovery Box | FREE | A collection of replica objects and costume pieces with information notes and activity ideas.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| WW2 Discovery Box | FREE | A collection of replica objects and costume pieces with information notes and activity ideas.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Operation Dynamo | FREE | In May 1940 the greatest rescue of all time took place, masterminded right here deep within Dover's secret wartime tunnels. See, hear and feel the danger as the events and people from the Dunkirk evacuation are made real. Journey through the tunnels deep beneath the castle as special effects, projections and real film footage bring this dramatic rescue operation to life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availibility.
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| Underground Hospital | FREE | Experience the sights, sounds and smells of this authentic underground hospital. Follow the dramatic journey of a wounded WWII pilot, fighting for his life as he is rushed through to the operating theatre. See the living conditions in the tunnels and hear about the difficulties of treating injuries in such close proximity to falling enemy bombs.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
The tunnels can only accept a maximum of 33 people per timeslot. | |
| Lunch Room | FREE | | |
| Lunch Room | FREE | | |
| Picture Trail - Heraldry Challenge | FREE | A worksheet based activity identifying the location, importance and meaning of heraldic symbols found around the site.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Room Explorer | FREE | A worksheet based activity outlining characteristics of rooms in a castle and how these features are used to identify the purpose and function of castle remains.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Costume Collection | FREE | A set of 30 Cistercian Monk robes.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Medieval Tiles stamping activity | FREE | Rubber stamps (with ink pads) featuring patterns and designs from the tiles in the abbey which can be used to develop geometric tile patterns or copy those found in the abbey.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Medieval Tile Activity | FREE | A set of synthetic model tiles which can be used to develop geometric tile patterns or copy those found in the abbey.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Picture Trails | FREE | A worksheet based activity looking at the architectural and decorative features of the abbey and how they give information about the people who lived and worked there.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Costume Collection | FREE | A set of 30 Benedictine monk robes.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Totnes Through Time | FREE | A group activity to identify the structures of the castle and surrounding area and how they changed over time to reflect local events.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Heritage Trail | FREE | The Heritage Trail is a free self-led resource which lasts approximately 1 hour and allows educational groups to explore the local area around the castle. Clipboards are provided.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Handling Collection | FREE | Self-led activity - A collection of site-related objects with information notes; artefacts were found on the site and date from a range of time periods.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Self-led activity - Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Self-led activity - Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | Self-led activity - A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Self-led resource pack | FREE | A worksheet based activity explaining the concepts of heraldry and symbolism and the rules of designing and interpreting coats of arms, which can then be used to develop an individual example.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Attack and Defence | FREE | Information cards and activity ideas for exploring how castles were attacked and how they were defended, illustrating some of the weapons and tactics used.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Medieval Character Cards | FREE | Character descriptions and activity ideas to help students learn about who lived and worked in the castle, what their job was and how they contributed to castle life.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Castles - Show Down vs Show Off | FREE | A worksheet based activity examining why castles were built and providing information on the features of a castle which indicate what it was used for - defence or show.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Roman Tiling Activity | FREE | Boxes of coloured tesserae and boards on which groups can construct their own mosaics.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Picture Trails | FREE | 15 sets of Artist's Impressions consisting of 6 different designs.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | Can be used as a base to conduct your own activities, a lunch area in wet weather and baggage storage.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | Can be used as a base to conduct your own activities, a lunch area in wet weather and baggage storage.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Costume Collection | FREE | Located in the education room are a collection of brown monks habits, including 'new style' black and white monk habits.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Handling Collection | FREE | Several drawers containing abbey mosaic tiles.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Building Blocks | FREE | Build the Abbey - upright block puzzle to create an arched window. Includes a weight to test the key stone and how strong the arch is.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Handling Collection | FREE | Medieval Handling Collection containing a selection of replica objects with supporting notes for teachers.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Self-led resource pack | FREE | Castle Flash Cards designed to assist KS1 groups to explore features of the site and compare the castle with homes today.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs) |
| Story Bag | FREE | Walter’s Story Abbey Box – uses the story of a fictional monk, replica objects and letters to investigate aspects of a medieval monk's life.
Weds-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Self-led resource pack | FREE | 17 sets of Artists Impressions showing reconstruction drawings of the different stages in the building of the castle as well as the rooms within the Castle, such as the kitchen.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Handling Collection | FREE | Collection of arrowheads with booklet for teachers.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Story Bag | FREE | Walter’s Story Abbey Box – uses the story of a fictional monk, replica objects and letters to investigate aspects of a medieval monk's life.
Weds-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
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| Visitor Centre | FREE | Site history exhibition; wall panels and displays of artefacts discovered on the site, outlining the history of the site dating back 4,000 years from the Neolithic period to the Civil War.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
15 students at a time. | |
| Visitor Centre | FREE | Traditional Building Materials and Techniques exhibition; wall panels which explain various traditional methods of construction, including sample pieces.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
15 students at a time. | |
| Museum | FREE | Site history exhibition; extensive object showcases and descriptions illustrating the history of the site and its owners, displays include a number of artefacts that have been found on site and some suits of armour.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Museum | FREE | Fortress Falmouth and the First World War exhibition; wall panels, objects and static displays which highlight events and people associated with the site during the First World War.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
15 students at a time. | |
| Handling Collection | FREE | Book our Fortress Dover Handling Box to help your students find out more about life during the First World War. Located in the Fire Command Post and Port War Signal Station, it is full of replica artefacts and activities to help bring the history of WW1 to life. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Leaders | FREE | | |
| Leaders | FREE | | |
| Learners | FREE | | |
| Archaeology Boxes | FREE | There are six archaeology boxes containing 8 objects, which have been chosen for students to be able to investigate their use and understand how these objects link to Old Sarum. More information about the objects and how to carry out the activity can be found on the Old Sarum Schools webpage.
Mon-Fri During term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs), Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| Saxon Shield Wall | FREE | For schools studying Viking and Anglo-Saxon topics, the resource contains 8 Saxon shields and 8 Viking swords (lightweight). Historical information and information to re-enact the battle can be found on the Old Sarum Schools webpage.
Mon-Fri During term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Story Bag | FREE | Brother Cedric and the Missing Sheep Story Bags (4) – the book guides students around the abbey, while accompanying handling objects relate to the experiences of the characters living in the abbey.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability. | |
| Stonehenge Through Time | FREE | An interactive timeline from the Neolithic period through to present day. Student will explore Stonehenge’s key events by using objects and images to discover how the site as evolved throughout time.
Available Monday & Friday during term time.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Leaders | FREE | | |
| Learners | FREE | | |
| Multimedia Guide | FREE | Take your class on an interactive tour of Bolsover Castle with our free multimedia guide, developed especially for schools. This innovative resource uses touch-screen technology to bring to life the people, buildings, art and architecture of Bolsover Castle during the Stuart period.
Monday-Friday during term time, subject to availability.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Act Like a Roman | FREE | Using costumes, character cards and role play, students learn what it would have been like to be high and low status Roman citizens | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Townhouse Explorers | FREE | Using townhouse floor plans and white board pens, students explore the layout and features of the reconstructed townhouse at Wroxeter. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Roman Builders | FREE | In a part-finished room of the townhouse, students use clue cards to discover key building techniques used by the Romans | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Mosaic Makers | FREE | In a part-finished room of the townhouse, students use clue cards to discover key building techniques used by the Romans. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Handling Collection | FREE | The handling collection has been divided into three separate topics:
• Life in a Roman Fort
• Roman Pottery
• Roman Coins
Each box has information cards about key objects and some suggested
activities. We suggest an adult helper uses the information cards
to help KS2 pupils explore the objects. KS3 pupils may like to
work independently.
Only available during site opening hours, Monday-Friday during term time.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Handling Collection | FREE | Find out more about the people who lived and worked at Deal Castle by using our Discovery Chest. Full of activity ideas and handling items for KS1 - 4.
Monday to Friday (April – October) during term time, subject to availability. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs), Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | The Learning Centre contains hands-on activities for EYFS – KS2 students, to help you explore and find out more about the gardens at Walmer Castle.
Monday to Friday (April – October) during term time, subject to availability.
35 people using the room at any one time. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Reception |
| Discovery Chest | FREE | This Discovery chest is full of medieval replica handling objects to help students learn in an immersive and tactile way. This activity will help students understand how historians interpret objects to discover the way people lived in the past. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Handling Collection | FREE | The Handling Collection trail offers activity ideas for each location that will help students explore the castle’s history from its early Anglo-Saxon settlement right up to how the castle is used today. Inside the Discovery Bags are handling objects and dress up items that will help bring each period of the castle’s history to life for students. | Year 1, Year 2, Year 4, Year 3, Year 5, Year 6, Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |