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What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

Avoncroft Museum offers a range of exciting indoor and outdoor hands on activities with specific learning goals. Our teachers tailor the activities to age and ability.

What are the Curriculum Topics or Benefit to the students from a visit?

We offer a wide variety of cross curricular activities that take place within our fantastic collection of historic buildings and structures

What are the activities?

There are a wide range of learning opportunities available including Tudor, Victorian and WW2 Theme Days. Please visit www.avoncroft.org.uk for further details.

What is the age range of the activities?

Pre-school to university students can all benefit from a visit to Avoncroft Museum.

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

All materials are provided by the museum.

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

There is no minimum group size. The maximum group size per session is 30 students. The free teacher ratio is 1:10.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

The museum has risk assessments for all activities and teachers are encouraged to come on a pre-visit to complete their own risk assessments.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

Yes, we offer free pre-site visits for teachers that have booked in advance.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

A free lunch room is provided during inclement weather. There are a number of picnic benches and spaces in the grounds. The museum shop is open to all students and sells lots of items to help reinforce student learning on site.

Is specific clothing required?

Appropriate clothing for an outdoor site is required.

Do you have first aid on site?

Schools are asked to provide a first aider as part of their group visit.

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

Photos are permitted. The school should seek permission from all parents before photos are taken. Any photos taken are for personal/school use only.

Additional information.

Avoncroft Musum is a 5 times winner of the Sandford Award for Education.