| 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.
Please note that we are only able to accommodate 1 x A Wroxeter Experience or 2 x Romans at Wroxeter Discovery Visits per day.
Mon-Fri during term time, subject to availability.
35 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Face to Face | £100.00 | In this workshop, students learn about the purpose, form and content of portraits and self-portraits as well as the powerful use of symbolism.
Students dress up in costumes to recreate a painting, look at the work of Rembrandt, Reynolds and other renowned masters and analyse the techniques used by artists to show character and tell a story, before using what they’ve learnt to create their own self-portraits.
30 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) |
| Keeping House | £100.00 | Students explore the history of Kenwood and the lives of the Mansfield family in Georgian times. They pretend to be servants, looking at the scale of the house and the symbols in the decoration, before going ‘below stairs’ to get hands-on with the day-to-day activities in Kenwood’s Old Kitchen, experiencing how much work it would have been to run a country house.
Tuesday during term time, sessions subject to availability.
30 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.
Please note that we are only able to accommodate 1 x A Wroxeter Experience or 2 x Romans at Wroxeter Discovery Visits per day.
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) |
| 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 three options, these are: Neolithic Life, Stones & Bones, and Myths & Legends.
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) |
| 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) |
| Who Lives in A House Like This? | £100.00 | Castle life from Anglo Saxons to Victorians.
Go through the Carisbrooke keyhole and meet the people who lived there over the last 1,000 years. Try on costumes and step into the shoes of kings, ladies, servants and soldiers. Follow the clues in our treasure map to unlock the secrets of Carisbrooke and let our interactive timeline guide you through its history in times of war and peace.
Mondays-Fridays during term time, subject to availability.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| Kenwood Connections | £100.00 | This Discovery Visits focuses on the transatlantic slave trade and the development of the abolitionist movement through the lens of two of Kenwood’s key residents; Lord Mansfield and Dido Belle. By exploring Kenwood and its residents, students will put their ideas in context and have informed discussions about the significant individuals and groups involved in this significant moment in our history.
30 students per session. | Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
| From Tree to Bobbin | £100.00 | Students can see the journey from tree to bobbin first hand during production on the original belt driven machinery.
Monday and Tuesday (April to October), subject to availability.
30 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 | We can only only accomodate one Discovery Visit per day. Please choose either a morning (10.15am) or afternoon (12.30pm) slot. | 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 | Extend the Medieval Castle Quest Discovery Visit so your class can enjoy an additional session of expert-led activities: inspect the castle defences, get hands-on with replica clothing worn by medieval soldiers, including helmets, armour and surcoats, and consider the roles individuals had during a castle siege.
This extended Discovery Visit is great value for a class of up to 30 students to learn from our experts for a full day. | 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.
Availability: Monday to Friday, subject to availablity.
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 |
| 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: Monday to Friday, subject to availablity.
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: Monday to Friday, subject to availablity.
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 or 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) |
| The Story of Prisoners Portchester | | Learn about the political and historical importance of Portchester Castle through the lives and plays of the French Prisoners of War who were imprisoned there in 1810. By examining the physical structure of the castle, using source materials and getting involved with practical activities, students will better understand how prisoners came to be held at the castle, what life was like there and immerse themselves in their story at the place it happened. They’ll discover why the theatre was created in the keep, learn about melodrama and Roseliska, the play written by the prisoners. They will even be put through their acting paces!
This Discovery Visit is applicable to OCR GCSE Spec B History Around Us and covers multiple criteria including the international significance of the castle and the reasons for the location of the site within its surroundings
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| Prisoners at Portchester | | Discover the unique local history story of the French Prisoners of War who were held at Portchester Castle. Pupils will retrace the prisoner’s route as they make their way alongside the castle walls and through the Watergate to view the castle for the first time. They will see through the eyes of the prisoners and imagine the sights, smells and sounds of the castle as they consider how it would feel to be imprisoned there. Pupils will learn why the prisoners were allowed to build a theatre how they entertained themselves, why they created their own theatre, and how their plays and performances connected them to the local community. | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
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| Marble Hill Uncovered | £100.00 | Marble Hill is the last-remaining example of the magnificent villas and gardens that once bordered the River Thames during the 18th century. Built for Henrietta Howard, a remarkable woman who built herself an independent life against all odds, it’s the perfect place to explore topics in the KS1 and KS2 curriculum. Whether it’s significant events, people and places in the locality, or your Local History study, we’ve got it covered. Our brand-new, expert-led, interactive Discovery Visit, featuring an exclusive tour of the recently restored house and gardens, will bring the fascinating story of Marble Hill to life | Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs), Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs) |
| Society, Science & Civil War | | In this Discovery Visit students tour Bolsover Castle, stopping at key locations to explore, interact and experiment. They experience the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of a 17th century party in the room where William Cavendish and his first wife, Elizabeth, put on an extravagant entertainment for the King and Queen. Students also try an experiment of the kind performed for William’s second wife, Margaret, when she attended a Royal Society meeting, the first women ever to do so. The tour is also interspersed with source analysis using portraits, poetry and shopping receipts to enable students to delve deeper into the story of the castle and its fascinating inhabitants.
Monday - Friday (April - October)
Wednesday - Friday (November - March) during term time, Subject to availability.
30 students per session | Key Stage 2 (8-11 yrs), Key Stage 3 (12-14 yrs) |
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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 | | |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | The Education Room provides a secure area for bag storage during your Free Education Visit.
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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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| 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 | An accessible space for school groups to use as a bag store, lunch room, or activity room. Contains tables and seating plus access to a connected enclosed courtyard. | |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | | |
| Education Room 2 | FREE | | |
| Costume Collection | FREE | A set of 15 Medieval costumes with information notes.
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 | 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.
Subject to availability. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 availability.
The tunnels can only accept a maximum of 33 people per timeslot.
Please note that you are only able to book either Operation Dynamo or Underground Hospital for your visit. We cannot accommodate bookings for both tours. | |
| 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.
Please note that you are only able to book either Operation Dynamo or Underground Hospital for your visit. We cannot accommodate bookings for both tours. | |
| Coach Space | FREE | Down House has one coach bay, suitable for a 38 seater coach If you are arriving by coach you will need to book the parking space in advance | |
| The House | 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.
Subject to availability. | |
| Leaders | FREE | | |
| 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 |
| Arrival Slot | FREE | | |
| Leaders | FREE | | |
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| Learners | FREE | | |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Arrival Slot | FREE | | |
| Education Room 1 | FREE | Accessible space for school groups to use as a bag store, lunch room, or activity room. There are free resources available for helping groups explore the gardens if you book the room. If you would like chairs and tables please specify how many to seat in your learning objectives. | |
| The House | FREE | | |
| Arrival Slot | FREE | | |
| 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) |
| The House | FREE | | |
| The House | FREE | | |
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| Education Room 1 | FREE | | |
| The House | FREE | | |
| Great Tower Visit | FREE | | |
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| Arrival Slot | FREE | | |
| Heritage Trail | | Tally stick trail – Will your pupils turn out to be servants or nobles? Children can collect a tally stick from the shop and use them to answer questions, find out information or perform an action, at trail points located around the site. During the course of this, they will find out if their tally stick makes them a servant, doing all the work or a noble – living a life of luxury.
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| Handling Collection | | Explore what life was like for the monks of Lindisfarne priory. Take our handling collection around the ruins in a trolley. Handle replica objects that relate to the rooms you visit and experience smells that really bring the story of the priory to life. | |
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Explore Richborough Roman Fort and find out more about how the site changed over time by using our handling collection. Examine the objects and use our suggested activities to delve into Richborough’s story
If you would you like volunteer presence, then please add your request to the “Reason for your visit” Section on the booking page (please note – volunteer presence is subject to volunteer availability and so not guaranteed)
The volunteer will not lead the session, but will be present to assist the leaders with the handling collection and explanation of site and museum
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| Entry Timeslots | FREE | Please be aware that you are only allowed on site during your allocated timeslot.
Max 35 per timeslot | |
| Handling Collection | FREE | Loan Box with replica objects and learning resources. This can be used during your visit while at Launceston Castle, or back at school in your classroom (loan time up to one week). If you wish to collect the loan box prior to your visit please arrange this directly with the site team. Subject to Availability. You are responsible for returning the loan box by the date agreed. | |