Opening Times

10am - 5pm during school term times.

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

St Nicholas Priory is almost entirely hands on with replica furniture creating a Tudor home that really can be lived in. A visit here is a truly immersive experience.

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

History - Tudor Life
Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills

What are the activities?

Tudor Life KS2: making pottage, making marchpane, grinding pounce, trying on costume, dancing, eating a proper Tudor lunch, playing shovegroat, having a go at making inventories.

What is the age range of the activities?

KS2, 7 -11

Sample programme of the activities:

Arrive, meet the family, divide into 3 groups (we can take a maximum of 35 pupils at a time) do activities in different rooms, have lunch, do more activities, plenary involving dance, song and Elizabethan insults that pupils have prepared beforehand.

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

costume, Elizabethan insults, a Tudor dance and food to eat and cook.

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

maximum 35 children, minimum 10. All accompanying adults free but there must be a ratio of 1:8 adults:children minimum or we cannot run the workshop.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

we have a risk assessment we give to teachers to make their own with.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

Yes

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

A tudor lunch is part of the day. There is a small shop.

Is specific clothing required?

Tudor costume is desirable - simply made is fine, highly authentic is not a requirement!

Do you have first aid on site?

No, all schools should bring their own first aider with them, as they know the children and we do not.

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

No

Additional information.

all visits MUST be booked by telephone.