Trips & Workshops
National Space Centre Home Ed Day
To kick start our learning in 2022, we went with another family down to the Space Centre in Leicester for a home educators’ day. There were three sessions for each family to attend: a session in the planetarium, a talk and then a hands-on workshop. The theme was looking after the Earth in a more ... Read more
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Bridlington Animal Park
On a recent few days away in Filey, we went to Bridlington Animal Park. As we pulled up in the car park, we didn’t think it looked like much but boy were we wrong. We ended up staying for 2.5 hours and had the most amazing animal experience ever. We virtually had the whole park ... Read more
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A night at the Museum. Literally.
Our first day back for the start of the new academic year was a lot more interesting than previous years. We spent the night at
a sleepover at the Natural History Museum in London. What an amazing experience!
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Trips | Geography | History | Natural World | Science | UK Trips - rest of UK
Stonehenge at sunrise (well, in the fog)
I always struggle to think of things I want for my birthday (I don’t do “stuff”) so this year I asked for an experience instead. And what an experience it was! We had a VIP tour of Stonehenge at sunrise before members of the public arrived. There were about 15 of us but, as you ... Read more
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Order, Order! at the National Justice Museum
We went down to the National Justice Museum in Nottingham to join a home ed group for an organised tour and workshop. The day was split between a tour of the museum in the morning and then a courtroom workshop after lunch. The cost was £11 per person and accompanying adults had to pay too. ... Read more
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Careers, life skills and volunteering | History | Law, politics and citizenship | Trips | UK Trips - rest of UK
Roman Baths in Bath
No study of Romans would be complete without a trip to the Roman baths in Bath itself. We went down for a weekend and used the YHA Bath as our base for a couple of nights. Our room was smart and comfortable with a private en-suite and the breakfasts were fabulous too! It was a ... Read more
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Colchester Castle and Roman Circus
On a week-long trip “down-south” with Grandma, we went to Colchester, the place where Boudicca and her Iceni tribe defeated the Romans. It used to be the capital of Roman Britain and the current castle sits on the foundations of the famous Temple of Claudius. We visited Colchester Castle which well and truly exceeded our ... Read more
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West Stow Country Park
We feel it’s really good, when we’ve learned about a particular subject or event, to try to give the girls some hands-on experience, so they can see for themselves that learning is not just about reading books, looking at the internet and the theory of things; it’s about things that actually happen in the real ... Read more
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Kentwell Home Ed History festival – amazing!
During our road trip to East Anglia last spring, we spent a day at Kentwell Hall at one of their Hands-On History Days. We attended a special home-ed edition on a Friday so were lucky enough to dodge any really large crowds. And what a day we had. The event takes place throughout the grounds ... Read more
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Trips | Anglo Saxons | History | Stone Age | UK Trips - rest of UK
Off to Hogwarts at Harry Potter Studios
Between Covid restrictions, we managed to get down to the Harry Potter Studio Tour which has been on our wish list for a long time. We had an absolutely amazing time. It was so quiet that we got Diagon Alley all to ourselves. We took hundreds of photos but here are just a small selection.
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