Historical Heritage

Our educational experiences provide both learning and enrichment opportunities for students, with each visit including a 45-minute workshop and a 75-minute stadium tour.

The Food Museum Suffolk is a place where teachers and students of all ages can enjoy informative and fun learning experiences that will help them understand the role that Food has played in shaping our history and culture.  The museum wants to give visitors hands-on experiences which bring procedures alive, teach skills, create memories and also connect your school groups with where their food comes from. This unique interactive museum experience covers areas such as food growth, production, cooking, preperation and nutrition.

The (IWM) Imperial War Museum London provides students with an historical experience that cannot be found anywhere else. From exploring the causes of a world war to understanding the impact conflict has had on individual lives, this museum will offer students a unique insight.

Henley Fort is a Victorian Fort built during the late 19th Century to protect London from invasion by the French; later it was used by the Home Guard in World War 2 as a re-supply depot. In the 9th Century it was to protect London from invasion by the French; later it was used by the Home Guard in World War 2 as a re-supply depot. It is now an outdoor education facility offering groups a chance to take part in challenging activities or a living historical experience. We are open seven days a week, all year round for both day and residential visits, perfect for all school ages. (Group sizes up to 100)

A visit to Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall provides school groups with fun, informal and authentic experiences that bring history to life.

At the Prison & Police Museum Ripon discover the history of crime & punishment in the Victorian prison, learn the history of policing in Yorkshire from the Anglo-Saxons to the formation of professional policing, perfect historical interactive experience. The learning programme can accommodate groups from Key Stage 1 through to university level.

The Courthouse is part of a fully interactive historical experience run by Ripon Museums Trust, your school group will learn many interesting facts about this 1800 century courthouse such as the Liberty of Ripon, plus step into the dock to be sentenced. Our learning programme can accommodate groups from Key Stage 1 through to university level.

Smugglers Adventure in Hastings East Sussex provides an opportunity for your students to take a journey back in time to uncover the deep and dark secrets of the smugglers. A school day trip like it can provide educational material for pupils of all key stages.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's Immersive Workshops at Mary Arden's Farm Warwickshire is home to a range of informative, interactive history and drama workshops designed to bring Shakespeare and his works to life for key stages 1 and 2.

Discover the Vikings to York at the newly re-imagined JORVIK Viking Centre. A school visit to JORVIK is the perfect fit for Key Stage 2 history topics on Anglo-Saxon and Viking England.  

At the Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre, educational groups can enjoy interactive workshops, a tour of Old Trafford, as well as time for individual learning. The Museum and Tour is designed to support the new National Curriculum.

At The Golden Hinde, our expert education facilitators make history come to life. This historical school trip allows students to experience what life was really like on an Elizabethan Galleon.

English Heritage should be applauded for their development of the Discovery Visit, which interprets the story of a site, giving a sense of time and place to visiting schools. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages. These workshops are linked to the National Curriculum and suit a wide range of learning styles - encouraging active participation, introducing new vocabulary, and developing enquiry skills.

An impressive frontier fortress with 900 years of history – excellent for Medieval, Tudor and Civil War topics. Carlisle Castle Cumbria provides students with a sense of how the site has changed over time and what life was like for the people who lived here.

The Roman Baths located in the city of Bath in Somerset, comprise of the remains of one of the greatest religious spas of the ancient world. The new Roman Baths clore learning centre is designed to bring pupils of all abilities closer to history.

At The National Justice Museum Royal Courts of Justice, London our inspirational educational visits use authentic courtrooms, museum spaces, objects and archives to help pupils gain a practical understanding of the law and justice system. All of our workshops are curriculum-linked and we cover a wide variety of topics.