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) |
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 to explore 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 activity for each child to make a replica Roman coin from clay to take home.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
Fortress Castle | £100.00 | A guided session which looks for evidence in the remains of the castle to help explore key historical events and draw conclusions about daily life for the castle’s inhabitants.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), 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) |
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) |
Tales from the Keep Leaders | FREE | | |
Tales from the Keep Learners | FREE | | |
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) |
Prehistoric Settlers | £100.00 | Experience the prehistoric history of Beeston with an immersive learning experience based in a recreated Bronze Age roundhouse. Meet our Bronze Age experts and learn about ancient technology in an authentic setting.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | 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 | Your class will handle real and replica Roman artefacts within our Archaeological Collections Store and tour the aisles of the Wroxeter Roman City collection, which displays some remains from the fourth largest Roman city in Britain. Students will examine some fine examples of our genuine Roman coins and have a go at making their own from clay to take away. An interactive and lively session which aims to answer the question; What impact did the Romans have on Britain? | Key Stage 2 (8-11 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) |
Darwin's Daring Discoveries | £100.00 | | Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
Darwin's Daring Discoveries Leaders | FREE | | |
Darwin's Daring Discoveries Learners | FREE | | |
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 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 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.
Discovery Visits are available Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, March to October
30 students per session
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Year 3, Year 4, Year 6, Year 5 |
Lullingstone: Roman Life and Learning Leaders | FREE | | |
Lullingstone: Roman Life and Learning Learners | FREE | | |
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) |
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) |
Prepare for a Feast | £100.00 | You’re invited to a banquet for Henry VIII! Through costume and role play, pupils will discover the people who lived and worked at Gainsborough Old Hall. Explore the kitchen and take part in hands-on activities to prepare a feast fit for the king. Enter the Great Hall and learn about Tudor etiquette – remember not to pick your teeth or make rude noises! Take on the role of the guards to keep the king safe, as well as jesters and musicians to entertain him, and let your pupils experience a Tudor household and Henry VIII’s court.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
The Queen is Coming! | £100.00 | Please note: This session was previously named Waiting on Hand and Foot. 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. Queen Victoria’s Housekeeper Mrs Smith 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 in preparation for the arrival of Queen Victoria. Will they receive Royal approval for their work?
November to December, February to March: Wednesday to Friday during term time, April to October: Monday to Friday during term time
30 students per session.
| Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
GCSE Tour | £80.00 | GCSE Castle Acre Priory Tour KS4 Duration: 1 hour An expert-led interactive tour of the priory aligned to support AQA History GCSE students studying the historic environment of Norman England. Students will immerse themselves within the priory, by listening to Gregorian music in the church, unpicking symbols from the West Front and trying their hand at sign language in the Refectory. Cost: £80 - Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
| Key Stage 4 (14-16 yrs) |
Melodrama at the Castle | £100.00 | This is an immersive activity exploring the story of the French prisoners who were held at Portchester Castle in the 1800s. Students will learn about how the theatre came to be at the Castle, explore key aspects of melodrama and recreate a part of a scene from ‘Roseliska’ which was a play performed by the prisoners at the Castle. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 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) |
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 | | |
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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. | |
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 | 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. | |
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.
The tunnels can only accept a maximum of 33 people per timeslot. | |
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. | |
The House | FREE | | |
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) |
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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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. | |
Girlguiding Bedfordshire Quest Badge | FREE | Girlguiding units in the county of Bedfordshire can take part in two self-led activities in order to earn a ‘Wrest Park Quest’ badge. There is a self-led quest around the park, which has downloadable worksheets for Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. There is also a self-directed eco pot making activity, with supplied instructions. | Brownies, Girl Guides |
Girlguiding Bedfordshire Quest Badge Leaders | FREE | | |
Girlguiding Bedfordshire Quest Badge Learners | FREE | | |
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Discovery Chest | FREE | Explore Battle Abbey and find out more about the lives of the monks who lived and worked there by using our Discovery Chest. Full of activity ideas and handling items.
Monday to Friday (April – October) during term time, subject to availability. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
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