Working with Schools
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate actively encourages visits from school
and educational groups:
- Working with Schools (pdf)
For your school visit you can choose from:
Guided activities:
KS1
- Cedric Stories (stories of a novice monk)
- From Minibeasts to Mammals
- Sensory Trail
KS2
- A Day in the Life of a Monk (dressed in monks’ robes - Tudor emphasis)
- Under the Bridges (monks use of water from the primary evidence)
- Sensory Trail
- Handling Session (artefacts)
KS3
- A Day in the Life of a Monk (dressed in monks' robes - Medieval emphasis)
- Under the Bridges (monks' water usage from the primary evidence)
KS4 +
- Customer Care whole day course for Leisure and Tourism or Business Studies students.
- Bespoke sessions.
Special Projects
KS2
- Whole day Art Workshops making mosaics, felt making, breeze-block sculpting
- Tudor period drama with North Country Theatre 'Monastery and Monarch', 'Lady Caroline's Cargo'
Self-led activities
KS1
- Cedric Stories (stories of a novice monk)
- Cedric's Maths Trail
KS2
- Under the Bridges (monks use of water from the primary evidence)
- Maths Discovery Trail
- Mill Trail - investigate building use and see site artefacts
- Water Trail - water usage
- Find the Faces
KS3
- Looking at the Evidence - the Abbey, the Mill and Museum
- Under the Bridges (monks' water usage from the primary evidence)
All visits must be booked in advance with the Group Visits Organiser:
- tel +44(0)1765 643197
- email: fountainsbookings@nationaltrust.org.uk.
For further details on activities and projects, please contact the estate's Learning
& Interpretation Department on
+44 (0) 1765 643166.
+44 (0) 1765 643166.
