Medieval School Tours

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.

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.

Tudor World is an award winning museum situated right in the heart of the historic town, Stratford upon Avon. Within a Grade 2* listed historic building, the museum depicts the different aspects of Tudor life from plague to punishment. Each school is unique and the guides tailor their performance to each school. There are workshops on the Army, Elizabethan Theatre, Shakespeare Tours of the Town (Anne or William Shakespeare themed guide), and the favourite of the children – Crime and Punishment.

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre in Nuneaton Leicestershire provides a learning opportunity for all school ages. With interactive and engaging sessions for schools and colleges, the Centre takes pupils on a journey through time. Set in beautiful countryside, a wide range of activities that brings this historic battle back to life. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre provides a fun and interesting environment for children of all ages, creating the perfect school reward trip.

Barley Hall is a medieval townhouse – once home to the Lord Mayor of York. Located on the doorstep of York Minster, the building has been restored to its former glory.

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.

School visits to Historic Environment Scotland sites are a great way to deliver the curriculum, by encouraging discovery and exploration outside the classroom.

We aim to promote a greater understanding & enjoyment of the historic environment. We offer learning groups FREE ENTRY to 400 + venues, along with free planning visits, property information, useful online resources, and educational facilities.

Discover the Vikings to York at the newly re-imagined JORVIK Viking Centre.  

Iron Age Settlements, Roman Forts, Medieval Abbeys, Tudor Castles, Victorian Mansions and Gardens, and even World War Fortresses - you name it, our exceptional, out-of-the-classroom sites offer unlimited cross-curricular learning opportunities. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages.

We aim to promote a greater understanding & enjoyment of the historic environment. We offer learning groups FREE ENTRY to 400 + venues, along with free planning visits, property information, useful online resources, and educational facilities. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages.

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 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. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages.

All trips are designed to fit in with the national history KS1 and 2 curriculum. It highlights Bristol's local history, John Cabot and the discovery of Newfoundland, the famous Bristol pirate Blackbeard, and life on board a Tudor ship. For KS1, the trip focuses on local history and pirates, including the famous Bristol pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard. For KS2, pupils learn more about John Cabot, the discovery of Newfoundland, and life on board a Tudor ship.

Join us at DIG and explore our four special in-door excavation pits, all based on real-life digs in the city of York and filled with replica Roman, Viking, Medieval, and Victorian finds. Students can grab a trowel and explore how people lived in the past on this amazing hands-on school trip experience, where history comes to life.

Southchurch Hall museum is housed in the half-timbered medieval manor house, which dates to the early 14th century.

Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Gardens provides school trips & educational visits with great tours, exhibitions & interactive workshops, explore the Tudor gardens, medieval kitchens, great hall & Caslte or walk around the almost complete outer walls.