Learning Activities

Proper Canny Pottery

£35 per half class (15 children), KS2

Get Out and Vote

£50 per class, KS3, KS4 (Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

It is 1868 and a general election has been called. Students will need to decide who to vote for in this open election.

Whose House is it Anyway?

£50, KS2 & KS3

Pupils will become junior members of Beamish Town Council and it will be their job to decide which one of our diverse families will be moving into Beamish Town Council’s new council house.

All Our Childhood Toys

Onsite activity, £50 per class, Early Years and KS1 (admission costs apply)

Take time to play with the museum’s toys during our All Our Childhood Toys learning activity.

Pop to the Shops

£50 per class, KS1 (admission costs apply)

Children will immerse themselves in the past by taking part in a shopping activity in The 1900s Town.

Carrot Cookies at The 1940s Farm (SEND)

£35 per class, SEND children, 5 to 12 children at a time

Children will immerse themselves in the past by taking part in a carrot cookie making activity at The 1940s Farm.

Once Upon A Time

£35 per session, Rec and KS1

Visit a fairy tale world full of elements from nursery rhymes and traditional tales to support understanding of the genre by bringing the settings, characters and objects to life.

Children will be welcomed into Pit Cottage No. 5 on Francis Street in The 1900s Pit Village where they will have the opportunity to handle up to 30 artefacts that tell the story of life in the cottage.

Life in the Infant Classroom

£50 per session, Rec and Year 1 (admission costs apply)

What was school like if you were 5 or 6 years old in the past? Discover the games of the playground and try out an infant lesson in the kindergarten.

Evacuees in the Second World War

£50 per class, KS2 (admission costs apply)

Children will take part in a range of activities covering topics such as the black out, rationing, dig for victory, the black market, airplane identification and the Home Guard.