LEARN | Curriculum and Leisure
Fun and memorable learning for the whole class. Our outdoor educational courses will enhance your curriculum and engage your students whatever the weather!
Geology is Great!
If you think the church is old then think again…
Learn, with our partners from Bedford Geology Group, about the rocks beneath your feet and how they formed our landscape millions of years ago.
Suitable for KS2 – KS4 and adults
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Available: | Spring, Summer and early Autumn |
| Capacity: | 16 children / session |
| Cost: | £5 / child |
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History around you
Britain’s historical timeline exploration from the tower – Bedfordshire has seen it all!
Suitable for KS2 – KS4 and adults
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Available: | All year |
| Capacity: | 30 children / session |
| Cost: | £5 / child |
Tower tours
Climb the tower to see and understand the history of the area around you.
Suitable for KS2 – KS4 and adults
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Available: | All year |
| Capacity: | 16 children / session |
| Cost: | £3 / child |
Archaeology is Awesome
Handle ancient artefacts collected from the sites visible from the tower. Understand how and why things have changed since Neolithic times.
Suitable for KS2 – KS3 and adults
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Available: | All year |
| Capacity: | 30 children / session |
| Cost: | £5 / child |
Normans were French!
After 1066, find out what the French took, what they brought and exactly where they ruled most of Bedfordshire from.
Suitable for KS2 – KS4 and adults
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Available: | Spring, Summer and early Autumn |
| Capacity: | 30 children / session |
| Cost: | £5 / child |
Romans were Italian!
St. Mary’s Old Church church sits adjacent to a Roman Track way. Find out what the Romans brought and how they changed our lives.
Suitable for KS2 – KS4 and adults
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Available: | Spring, Summer and early Autumn |
| Capacity: | 30 children / session |
| Cost: | £5 / child |
Saxons to the Victorians
Learn how the church changed every century since it first existed in the 10th century.
Suitable for KS3 – KS4 and adults
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Available: | All year |
| Capacity: | 30 children / session |
| Cost: | £5 / child |
Explorer’s Nature Encounter
Build your own bush camp and fire, make camp furniture, make a herbal tea. Explore the woodland and learn about the flora and fauna.
Suitable for KS2
| Duration: | 8 hours |
| Available: | Spring, Summer and early Autumn |
| Capacity: | 16 children / session |
| Cost: | £12.50 / child |
Seed collecting
Learn about what’s in the hedgerows and trees along with our partners from Community Tree Trust partners. Learn what’s native and how to conserve nature.
Suitable for KS1 – KS2
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Available: | September and October |
| Capacity: | 30 children / session |
| Cost: | £2 / child |
Bush Skills
Learn how to survive in the wild.
Suitable for KS3 – KS4
| Duration: | 8 hours |
| Available: | Spring, Summer and early Autumn |
| Capacity: | 16 children / session |
| Cost: | £12.50 / child |
Ecology is Everywhere
Explore your chosen aspect(s) of ecology from bulb art to mammal and bird home building, bug stores, fungus hunting and butterfly and bug identification.
Suitable for KS1 – KS2
| Duration: | 1-2 hours |
| Available: | All year |
| Capacity: | 20 children / session |
| Cost: | £2 / child |
