Opening Times

Wednesday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.30pm

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

Chichester District Museum has a fantastic collection of objects from the last 3000 years, right up to the present day.

The focus of all our sessions is handling genuine Museum objects.

What are the activities?

We offer a range of Handling Sessions that can be delivered either on site at the Museum or in your school.

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

We like to work with groups of 10 - 15, so groups will rotate between the session and a tour of the Museum

We provide trails, but it's helpful if teachers can provide clipboards and pencils.

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

We have no minium group size. A ratio of 5 children to 1 adult is requested for KS1 and 2.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

All our sessions are fully risk assessed and are all available from Museum staff. A generel risk assessment for the Museum is also available.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

Teachers can pop in any day and request to see the Learning Officer for an informal chat.

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

We have a shop, lunch room and toilets.

Do you have first aid on site?

We have a peadiatric first aider on site who is also qualified to administer Epi-pens.

Additional information.

The Museum also care for Chichester's Medieval Guildhall. The Guildhall is particularly suitable for Tudor activity days and Clay work.

The Guidhall also houses our rare Roman stone collection. Situated nest to the Roman City Walls, the guildhall is a popular after luncg visit.