Murton Park Historical Immersive Experiences York

Our costumed hands-on educational activity days bring history into the here and now by providing unique immersive experiences for pupils, linked closely to Key Stage Two of the History curriculum:

• Prehistoric
• Roman
• Viking/Saxon
• Homefront

The aim is for children (and often accompanying adults) to be fully immersed in the past through roleplay and taking part in a range of award-winning activities related to the time period being studied.

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• Murton Park is home to a range of recreated historical outdoor classrooms including a prehistoric village, Roman Fort and Viking Village.
• Each Living History Interpreter will be dressed as historical costumed characters, appropriate to the period of history being taught.
• Each day is fully immersive, children will live the life and do the jobs of people from the past.
• Staff expertise

• The Living History team – known as Living History Interpreters – at Murton Park have a wealth of experience, knowledge and formal qualifications in both education and teaching as well as history.
• The staff also have a range of interests and specialisms in history, which means they can share their skills and research to ensure that their teaching is up to date and relevant to the evolving curriculum.
• ALL STAFF INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES HAVE AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK.

Murton Park was one of the first organisations nationally to be awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality badge and has been awarded three prestigious Sandford Awards for excellence in heritage education in 2010, 2015 and 2022.

The learning objectives for each educational day are:

Prehistoric

• Evolution of man – Paleolithic through too late Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers
• Chronology
• Stone age and bronze age technology, life, and rituals
• Development of settlement and tribal identity across stone age

Roman

• Learning about life as a Roman in the military.
• Differentiation between Roman roles.

Viking

• Learn about life as a Viking settler.
• Viking society and different roles.
• 6 aspects of being a Viking – Sailor, raider, trader, settler, farmer, craftsmen

Homefront

• Learn about life on the Homefront of the second world war
• Investigate different roles and activities from an ARP warden and an Evacuation Officer.

Saxon

• Life as a Saxon Settler
• Saxon settlement transition to Viking invasion

• Viking/Saxon, Roman: up to 65 children with four free adult places (or 1 free adult place per 10 children)
• Prehistoric and Homefront: up to 36 children with four free adult places

Printed resources are provided during each session, relevant to the area of history.

Yes, please contact us for further details

Risk assessments are provided pre-visit and can also be found on the website, under each learning topic. Free teacher preview visits are available upon request.

https://murtonpark.co.uk/at-murton-park/

Please contact our School Booking Officer:

T: 01904 489966

E: enquiries@murtonpark.co.uk

For the latest prices, please visit website:

Prehistoric: https://murtonpark.co.uk/pre-historic/

Roman: https://murtonpark.co.uk/for-schools/at-murton-park/roman/

Viking/Saxon: https://murtonpark.co.uk/for-schools/at-murton-park/viking/

Homefront: https://murtonpark.co.uk/homefront-ww2/

All our educational days take place outside so appropriate footwear/warm layers/sunhats/sunscreen are required. Days will go ahead no matter the weather.

We have first aid stations across all the sites.

We ask that schools bring a qualified first aider as part of their group.

• Shop
• Toilets
• Designated lunch area for each living history site
• Cafe onsite however we provide tea/coffee for teachers.

10am-3pm for schools, 10am-4.30pm for public

“It was like travelling back in time for the children. Very authentic!”

“We absolutely love Murton Park as an incredible experience for our children, the staff who lead the sessions have always been fantastic and are caring, attentive, entertaining, and informative. The site is also really exciting to bring history to life for the children and they have fed back on every visit that it is one of the best trips they have been on and one of the best days of their lives.”

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand”.

Based on this simple Chinese proverb, our staff have gained a reputation for providing educational and entertaining living history experiences for over 30 years.