Home Educators

Our workshops use immersive techniques to encourage creative and enquiry led learning.

Designed to deliver key historical skills and knowledge these workshops use local history to tell nationally and regionally significant histories. Sessions are run by qualified teachers.

Home Educators Workshop - Meet the Victorians 

Location - St John's House

Date and time - Monday 11 May from 10am to 12.30pm

An informal, drop in, morning to discover more about the lives of Victorian people.

Our school Marm will in the classroom to show you around and explain what a Victorian child’s school day was like.

Have a go at some of the activities Victorian school children used to do, such as writing with dip and ink pens and observational drawing and painting.

The cook will be in the kitchen making butter for Queen Victoria’s jubilee party at Warwick Castle. Come and have a go yourself.

Mrs Mayes, the Laundry Maid, will be waiting upstairs to tell you about the difference between her two up two down home and a four-storey town house.

Play outside with some traditional toys and games from the Victorian Playground.

Tickets are £7 per child plus a booking fee. Children aged 5 and over require a paid ticket. Please also book a free ticket for adults and non participating children so we know how many people to expect on site. Book a place

Accessibility

Some activities will take place on the first floor, which can only be accessed by stairs.

Step-free access is available to the ground floor.

Home Educators Workshop - Fossil Hunt 

Location - Cross Hands Quarry, near Moreton in the Marsh

Date and time - Friday 5 June from 10am to 12.30pm

Enjoy a morning fossil hunting at Cross Hands Quarry and explore our Jurassic past. You can keep anything you find!

After the event, you can share pictures of your finds with us on Facebook/X for identification.

Please note age and adult supervision details below:

• Suitable for ages 7+.
• Not suitable for children under 7 years due to conditions on site.
• Groups with children aged under 7 years will be refused entry to the site and tickets will not be refunded.
• All children must be accompanied by an adult.
• No more than one adult per child allowed due to site limitations.
• Every two children should be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets are £9 per child. Book a place