Warkworth Castle School Trip
English Heritage
Morpeth NE65 0UJ
A school visit to Warkworth Castle is a unique experience. Once home to the powerful Percy family who now reside in Alnwick Castle, Warkworth was, and remains, one of the largest and most impressive fortresses in North East England. But what was life like for those living in a castle 600 years ago? With its rich and colourful history and magnificent cross shaped keep, your class can become a King or Queen for the day and explore the development of the castle from Medieval times to the present day.Key links to the curriculum at Warkworth Castle include:
KS1-3 History: Local History Study
KS1 History: Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
KS2 History: Study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
KS3 History: The development of church, state and society in Britain 1066-1509 and 1509-1745
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What activities are available during educational visits?
We offer free entry to qualifying learning groups. Discover the history of Warkworth Castle on a free education visit, and lead it in your own way to fulfil your curriculum objectives. Explore the keep, almost intact after over 600 years, and look out for the lion badge of the Percy family. To make the most of your visit, download our free resources from the English Heritage website to help you plan lessons and your day at Warkworth Castle.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Medieval School Trip
Medieval Society and Feudalism Norman Conquest Castles
Discover Warkworth Castle and get essential insight into Medieval England using our interactive activity trail, including helpful teacher notes and an A5 activity booklet for students. We also offer a teachers' resource pack, activity ideas and a castle timeline.
Saxons
Invaders and Settlers Saxon Settlements
Tudors
Restoration Period Civil War
What size groups do we cater for?
There are generally no limits to the size of education group, provided the group meets our ratios for leaders to learners. Our Discovery Visit workshops are suitable for groups of up to 30. Please see our school visit terms and conditions on our website for further details.
On-site classroom facilities?
Many of our sites have education rooms that can be booked. Please check the relevant schools property page before making a booking.
Is there first aid on site?
Yes.
Access for visitors with disabilities
Yes – please see our website for further details.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Our facilities have been designed to be as accessible as possible in order to meet the different needs of our visitors. A summary of the facilities provided can be found on our schools property pages.
If you or anyone in your group has particular access needs, please let us know at the point of booking or get in touch with our bookings team before you visit. Please note that some facilities may require booking in advance.
Who are English Heritage?
English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of the empire to a Cold War bunker. Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year, over 300,000 of whom are education visitors.
We’re the largest heritage provider of school trips and provide a wealth of free educational resources, alongside expert-led, paid-for workshops for KS1-4. The high-quality of our education provision has been recognised most recently with a number of Sandford awards. Caring for our places and their collections, for the benefit of this and future generations is a cornerstone of everything we do.
We are a charity, no. 1140351, and a company, no. 07447221, registered in England.
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