Opening Times

Tuesday to Saturday 10-4pm
Sunday 1-4pm
Monday Closed. Except during bank holidays (does not apply to 28 December)and school holidays when the Museum is open 10am to 4pm

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

We provide a unique opportunity to enhance your curriculum delivery through an exciting range of hands-on and engaging school workshops across five historic venues.
Our learning experiences are tailored to stimulate creativity and give children the opportunity to develop confidence and important key skills.
All of our venues are in easy reach of each other and can be combined to create a full day learning experience.

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

We offer a wide range of curriculum topics, with many of our sessions being cross curricular. The topics we cover include Victorians, Romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings, Florence Nightingale, World War II and science based outdoor workshops.

What are the activities?

We over hands on workshops led by a Learning Assistant at our venues and also as outreach. We also have a Museum on the Move loan box service. Details of specific workshops can be downloaded from the website.

What is the age range of the activities?

Age ranges catered for include preschool age, KS1, KS2 to adult learning

Sample programme of the activities:

Domestic Staff Required
Key Stage 1 & 2
Session length – 1 hour and 45 minutes
Curriculum links: History (Victorian Britain)

Meet Mrs Harding, housekeeper at the hall, and see if you have what it takes to become a Victorian domestic servant.

The session includes role play, object handling and opportunities for speaking and listening.

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

We provide a Learning Assistant and resources for the workshop. We suggest that you bring your own pencils and clipboards if you have them.

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

The maximum number of pupils we can cater for during a session is 32. We recommend a ratio of 1:6 on the site, though some of our workshops require at least 5 adult helpers.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

We offer School Visit Guidlelines and Hazard Identification documents which are available to download from the website. We suggest teachers complete their own risk assessments.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

We recommend that all teachers undertake a free pre visit.

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

We have lunch and shop facilities at all our venues, but they must be booked in advanced.

Do you have first aid on site?

yes.

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

You may take photos of your class working after signing a photography permission form. For conservation reasons, you are not permitted to take photographs of museum displays, objects or interiors. Please refer to the full terms and conditions.