Visiting the Site
We are now fully booked for school visits in September. There is only limited space is available in October, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Come and enjoy an exciting and immersive learning experience. Travel back in time with our costumed interpreters who will teach your school group all about the Iron Age way of life in a fun, entertaining and memorable way through talks, demonstrations, activities and games. We also run sessions on the Romans, Stone Age, Vikings, and a Literary and Language session based on the Mabinogion.
Cost: £6 (plus VAT) per child.
Duration: 10am-2pm.
(Maximum of 60 pupils per session).
Please see below table for more information about these sessions.
Daily Life in the Iron Age – The Digital Experience
If you cannot come to us then we will use modern day technology to time-travel to you. With this digital experience you will receive access to a 15min film that takes your class back in time to see what daily life in the Iron Age was like. After watching the film the class will have an hour video conferencing session with one of the villagers who will teach them the way of the Iron Age warrior; show off their Iron Age treasures; play the ‘Boasting Game’ and hold a question and answer session.
Cost of session- £70 (+VAT).
If you would like to book more than one session for your school (for example for different classes) then consecutive sessions will be charged at half the price.
Session duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Title of On-Site Session |
Content |
| Experience the Iron Age
Suitable for Foundation and KS2
Duration: Approx. 3.5 hours with lunch break but can be modified to fit school timings.
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Taught sessions by our costumed interpreters where the pupils are taken back in time to the Iron Age.
Activities and demonstrations include: -Roundhouse building -Warrior training -Iron Age cooking – The Chieftain’s Treasures (the art of storytelling and bragging).
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| Ransacking Romans
Suitable for Foundation, KS2 and KS3
Duration: Approx. 3.5 hours with lunch break but can be modified to fit school timings. |
Taught sessions by our costumed interpreters where the pupils are taken back in time to the Romano-British period.
Activities and demonstrations include: – Roman combat training -Clay pot making – Roman cooking – Celtic warrior training |
| Stone Age Skills
Suitable for KS2 and KS3
Duration: Approx. 3.5 hours but can be modified to fit school timings |
Taught sessions by our costumed interpreters where the pupils are taken back in time to the Stone Age.
Activities and demonstrations include: -Rope making from natural fibres -Foraging -Spear throwing -Fire starting. |
| Language and Literature: The Mabinogi
Suitable for KS3 and KS4 and Adult Welsh learner groups.
Duration: Approx. 2.5hours but can be modified to fit school timings. |
Taught sessions by our costumed interpreters where groups are transported to Iron Age/Dark Age Wales.
Activities and demonstrations include: -Storytelling performance of a selection of stories from the Mabinogion and other ancient welsh texts – Welsh in the landscape- Looking how language is used to describe and name the surrounding landscape with a discussion of the Cad Goddeu (Battle of the Trees) and a tree identification activity. -The Chieftain’s Treasures (the art of storytelling and bragging).
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Free School Resources
You can download the Castell Henllys App for free from our website onto school iPads.
The app includes an array of facts, games and video clips about the site and the Iron Age.
We are also compiling more free school resources that include fact sheets, challenge booklet, classroom activity sheets and images which will also be available on our website shortly.
For more information about these experiences please email us on enquiries@castellhenllys.com or call us on 01239891319.
