Key Stage 5, Further & Higher Education Learning Sessions

Groups can choose from the menu of activities listed below.

Please contact us on 01455 290429 to make a booking.

Guide and Self-Led Tours of the Exhibition The award-winning exhibition brings to life the story of the Battle of Bosworth and this fascinating period of history as Richard and Henry battle for the throne of England.....
Pupils carrying flags make their way through Ambion wood Guided Walks of the Battlefield Trail One of Bosworth’s knowledgeable guides will bring the events of the battle to life through lively interpretation and objects.
John the Archer Discover how often archers had to train, how effective the bodkin arrow was against armour and where an archer kept his spare bow string, handle a bow and arrow and imagine you’re an archer on the battlefield.
The Barber Surgeon See how specially trained medieval men and women would undertake anything from a haircut and shave to an amputation or arrow removal.
The Bosworth Soldier Learn about a variety of weapons from dagger to cannon, recruitment, the make-up of an army, wounds and treatment, tactics, campaign life, transportation, getting to battle, food and rations, sieges, war horses, heraldry and battle communications.

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