Opening Times

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM (last admission 4.15PM) April to September, and Bank Holidays. Open to visiting parties outside these times on request.

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

Nantclwyd Y Dre (Nantclwyd House) is the oldest surviving timber-framed town house in Wales. dating from 1435, the house was added on to in the Jacobean, Restoration and Georgian periods, and was in constant occupation until 1984!

The house is interpreted with information downstairs on the people of the house, and upstairs and in the hall in the "seven ages" of the house. Each room represents the house in one of these "ages" - Medieval Hall House; Jacobean Mansion; Restoration Town House; Georgian Dwelling; Victorian Girl's School; Early Twentieth Century Rectory; Modern Family Home.

There are other atractions to the house, however. The gardens are interpreted as a Jacobean garden with no plants that were introduced into Britain past 1700 - and then there are the bats!

Nantclwyd Y Dre is home to around 100 bats, from 3 species - Lesser Horseshoe, Long-Eared, and Pipistrelle. There is a live "Bat-Cam" in the house, showing the bats as they roost in the attics of the house, so we don't need to disturb them!

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

History, Key Stage 2 and 3.

What are the activities?

Tours, bat-watching, garden activities.

What is the age range of the activities?

All ages.

Sample programme of the activities:

“The Tudors” at Nantclwyd Y Dre, Ruthin
Monday 15th March – Friday 19th March 2010
Half days, 10AM to 11.30 AM or 12.30 PM to 2.00PM
Learn about life in Tudor times, of Tudor Queens, the Age of Discoveries and how Britain changed in the Sixteenth Century in a House dating from the time!
Curriculum Links: Key Stage 2, History, The Tudors.

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

No special materials.

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

Maximum group 25. 1 teacher per 8 pupils.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

County Council Risk Assessments.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

Available on request.

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

Toilets and shop.

Is specific clothing required?

No

Do you have first aid on site?

Yes

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

Copyright restriction on photos - they may not be used for income generation.