Hands on history school workshops covering the Tudors, Castles and the Stone Age.

Delve into the daily life of a Tudor manor house and discover the story of Mary, Queen of Scots and her captors George Talbot and Bess of Hardwick. Our workshops take place in the Turret House, amongst the ruins and in our Discovery Centre.

These activities form the basis of all our workshops. 

Tour of the Ruins (with or without Mary, Queen of Scotsʼ early life PowerPoint).
Meal for Mary Find out how rich and poor ate in Tudor times and make a “marzipan fruit”.
Tudor Clothing Dress up in Tudor costume and see the difference between rich and their servants.

Find out if you can survive the stone age through our hand on and immersive workshops. You'll tackle shelter building, fire-starting, hunting, cave painting and building a henge before becoming a fully fledged member of your very own stone age tribe. 

These activities form our set 3/4 day school workshop.
9:30am - 1:30pm including time for lunch. 
£6.75 per pupil

Timeline Head back in time and see just how long ago the stone age was. 
Tools and Hunting Follow hunting development by identifying flint tools, making your own spear, tracking deer and having a go at archery.
Shelter and fire building Using branches and furs build your own shelter for your tribe and try to light a fire using stone age tools.
Cave painting by candlelight Study pictographs before creating your own by (led) candlelight.
Prehistoric monument Enjoy a team game to roll boulders across the landscape and build a henge.

If you would like to book then please get in touch.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask:
Call: 0114 276 2828
Email: visit@greenestate.org