Working Roman Fort School Trip
Roman Tours UK
Our unique heritage attraction is based on an actual archaeological site and has been built full-scale size so pupils can step back in time.Roman soldiers are your expert guides transporting pupils to the 1st Century AD during the Roman Conquest in Wales.
See, touch and smell what it felt like to be living and working in the Roman Army on the edge of the known world!
There is nothing like this educational experience anywhere in Britain and you will be completely astounded and inspired.
These are interactive session presented using character acting, role play and questioning. students explore life in the Roman army in Britain living in an auxillary fort along with critical elements of living in the 1st Century CE.
What activities are available during educational visits?
A Day in the life of a Roman Fort itinerary.
These are interactive session presented using character acting, role play and questioning. students explore life in the Roman army in Britain living in an auxillary fort along with critical elements of living in the 1st Century CE.
1st activity: Life at the Fort.
A soldier will orientate students to the fort. Discussing with them about life in the Roman army. Where, why and how they must defend the fort. Spending some time in living quaters, experince armour and equipment, 1x student per class will be invited to volunteer to try on a full set of roman armour to explore its use with the class.
2nd Activity:The foraging patrol
They will go on a Patrol into the Celtic hinterlands and check who and what else might be living near by (natives), wild animals etc. An experience of sights smells and sounds and what it was like for soldiers living at the fort performing daily tasks collecting the necessities of life used in the fort such as wood and water, and hunting food.
Lunch will be held in the fort in a covered area sometimes around a campfire.
3rd Activity: Formations and Combat Training
Here we will teach your students the fighting methods of the Roman army by practising sword fighting against a wooden strike post, and spear throwing (both swords and spears are wooden and blunted). Roman army fighting formations wearing a set of roman armour (plastic) and a shield.
4th Activity: Fort Building ( optional )
Depending on weather, students help build a piece of the fort or a section of Roman road. This will involve use of basics tools, shovels, carrying baskets to move sand and gravel a short distance. Or daubing walls with clay and straw. This contributes to construction of the fort. This is optional as the school can choose not to do this activity.
These are interactive session presented using character acting, role play and questioning. students explore life in the Roman army in Britain living in an auxillary fort along with critical elements of living in the 1st Century CE.
1st activity: Life at the Fort.
A soldier will orientate students to the fort. Discussing with them about life in the Roman army. Where, why and how they must defend the fort. Spending some time in living quaters, experince armour and equipment, 1x student per class will be invited to volunteer to try on a full set of roman armour to explore its use with the class.
2nd Activity:The foraging patrol
They will go on a Patrol into the Celtic hinterlands and check who and what else might be living near by (natives), wild animals etc. An experience of sights smells and sounds and what it was like for soldiers living at the fort performing daily tasks collecting the necessities of life used in the fort such as wood and water, and hunting food.
Lunch will be held in the fort in a covered area sometimes around a campfire.
3rd Activity: Formations and Combat Training
Here we will teach your students the fighting methods of the Roman army by practising sword fighting against a wooden strike post, and spear throwing (both swords and spears are wooden and blunted). Roman army fighting formations wearing a set of roman armour (plastic) and a shield.
4th Activity: Fort Building ( optional )
Depending on weather, students help build a piece of the fort or a section of Roman road. This will involve use of basics tools, shovels, carrying baskets to move sand and gravel a short distance. Or daubing walls with clay and straw. This contributes to construction of the fort. This is optional as the school can choose not to do this activity.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Romans School Trip
The Roman Army Roman Buildings
At the Roman fort your students will get to see what it was like living in a frontier fort and the daily jobs the soldiers would have to do fromm fire wood collecting, road building to comabt trainign which includes formations and spear throwing. all of this very much hands on experince.
See, touch and smell what it felt like to be living and working in the Roman Army on the edge of the known world!
There is nothing like this educational experience anywhere in Britain and you will be completely astounded and inspired.
Outdoor Learning
What size groups do we cater for?
We cater up to 3 groups of maximum of 30 students in each group
Groups with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Yes we offer access to students with some disabilities but we say best get in touch and visit the site to see if its suitable.
Who are Roman Tours UK?
Roman tours has been opertating for the last 28 years teachering schools coming to Chester in what was life like for a Roman soldier 2000 years ago though role play, questions and interactive sessions. we have work in partenrship in this with the grosvenor museum and chester council. The fort experince is a new chapter for the company one that we feel will greatly hence the learning experince for students and really give them the idea of what life was like.
Every enquiry gives you a chance to win trips and workshops for your school - We are giving away a free trip for every week of the Autumn term!
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