At Key Stage 3 (KS3) the History curriculum includes a large span of British and world history, and there are few schools that are more than a couple of hours from a venue that will enhance pupils’ historical study. Local religious centres and town halls will be a good start for the study of ‘church, state and society in Britain’, but we would encourage schools to look at the Houses of Parliament and the Welsh Assembly as candidates for possible visits - both of whom offer tailored services to schools.
Visits to the foreign 1914-18 WWI sites are firm school favourites already, and are likely to be doubly popular in the next four years. Many schools combine the history element with some linguistic extras to develop pupils’ ability to ‘speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.’
In regards to drama and music, many pupils will have been to plays and musicals before the age of 11, but KS3 theatre visits will encourage interest in the subjects and develop the national requirement for ‘a deepening understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history.’
The KS3 curriculum requires schools to develop pupils’ adventurous spirits, using group activities to encourage pupils to ‘take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges.’ Many national providers specialise in this area, providing imaginative activities for all kinds of age and ability groups, with a large number tailoring activities for those with special educational needs and disabled pupils.
The perfect place to take a stroll or cycle ride, visitors can learn more about this feat of engineering by exploring the variety of information boards on the route. Or visit the skate park and children's play area.
A link between the Bay and Penarth, it also forms part of the 10k Cardiff Bay Trail through ISV. Pick up a map at the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre.
Just 5 miles off the Cardiff coast, our educational and residential trips explore the fascinating history and wildlife. Visit www.mwmarine.org for trips from Weston and Cardiff or www.bayislandvoyages.co.uk for fast rib rides from Cardiff Bay. Trips all year round.
Looking for excitement in Cardiff Bay? Bay Island Voyages offers a great range of fun days out! From a blast around Cardiff Bay to a scenic tour of Flat Holm Island and the Bristol Channel on our new high speed RIB boats we have it covered!
Prices start from £7 and trips run daily from Mermaid Quay.
Quality art & craft fairs in Landsea Square: "On the Fringe" alongside the International Food & Drink Festival in Roald Dahl Plass and August Bank Holiday alongside the Harbour Festival.
Let Princess Katharine, a 90 seat waterbus, relieve the stress with a relaxing 25 minute cruise on the river Taff. An ideal link between Mermaid Quay and the City Centre. On the hour 10am to 4pm from Mermaid Quay and on the half hour 10.30am to 4.30pm from the City (Bute Park).
Cardiff Boat waterbus offers a regular service between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff City Centre.
Displaying and selling high quality craft and art by members of the Makers Guild in Wales and invited national and international artists. Practical craft workshops, art parties, conference facilities, workshop room hire, café.
Services for Schools & Colleges
Formerly a Norwegian Seamen’s church, this is one of Cardiff’s most iconic buildings, dating back to the industrial revolution, when Cardiff Docks was the world's greatest exporter of coal.
Offering a varied events calendar, regular exhibitions, unique conferencing space and a coffee shop (with an outside terrace) open 7 days a week.
Roald Dahl
This unique boating adventure gives everyone the chance to leisurely and safely get afloat as the skipper on these easy to drive boats, giving you the freedom to explore on a given route out on the Bay. Find us on the pontoon 'Mermaid Quay'.
Exhibitions, events and a café and bar right on the water's edge, plus video, touchscreen, hands on exhibits and our working boat restoration projects. TV’s Dick Strawbridge guides you through the evolution of boats, propulsion, navigation and so much more.
Support our charity whilst having fun! Right next to Doctor Who Experience - we have adults and children's bikes for hire, plus seats, tagalongs and buggies for family rides. Something different? Try our pedal cars and go-karts. Every hire helps!
The Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. It takes on many of the functions of the UK Parliament.
We are working to help improve the lives of people in Wales and make our nation a better place in which to live and work.
Pre-booked guided tours are available, free of charge, at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay (seven days a week)
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the National Conservatoire of Wales, and part of the University of South Wales Group, competes alongside an international peer group of conservatoires and specialist arts colleges for the best students globally, enabling students to enter and influence the world of music, theatre and related professions.
Cardiff Arms Park is home to the Cardiff Blues rugby team. It was, until 1997, home to the Welsh national rugby team, but made for the Millennium Stadium next door.
Built originally in 1881, it is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green. The stadium also hosted many music concerts including Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Bon Jovi and U2.
Arbeia Roman Fort once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. The excavated remains, stunning reconstructions and finds discovered at the site combine to give a unique insight into life in Roman Britain.
The museum tells the story of Shoreham’s maritime and local history from prehistoric to medieval times.
The only one of its kind open to the public, this beautiful 15th century Wealden hall house stands in a traditional cottage garden on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in picturesque West Hoathly.
Imagine the luxury that would once have surrounded the proud owner of this lavish Roman residence. This palace was certainly fit for a king. Stroll around the recreated Roman gardens – the earliest gardens found anywhere in the country – and enjoy the largest collection of mosaics in situ in the UK.
Schools
England’s longest water filled moat surrounds the site which dates back to 1229.
Explore Michelham’s fascinating 800 year history, from its foundation by Augustinian canons, through the destruction caused by the dissolution of the monasteries in Tudor times and into its later life as a country house.
Find out about the part played by this beautiful medieval house in the story of one of England’s most famous kings, Henry VIII. Other highlights include the authentically furnished kitchen and the garden which uses traditional plants and Tudor planting schemes.
Education
Discover where the young William Shakespeare courted his future bride Anne Hathaway at her picturesque family home.
The Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture is the only museum in Europe dedicated to a living artist. Andrew had always dreamed of opening a museum to share with the world his unique approach to life and art.
The museum is a former town house c1750, visited by Jane Austen.
Andover from prehistoric times to the present day. Enjoy an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, including art, craft, photography, history and more... visit the museum and then relax in our coffee shop.
School visits to Andover Museum
Set in a handsome Tudor house with 21st century displays, this museum tells the remarkable story of Thetford and the Brecks. Discover rich collections alongside audio guides, films and animations.
Meet local people from Thetford’s past, from the revolutionary philosopher Thomas Paine to the Sikh hero Maharajah Duleep Singh and from rabbit warreners to railway workers.
This prominent vantage point and strategic site was quickly recognised by the Normans, who built a huge timber fortress here by 1100 AD. Originally built by Robert de Toeni, (later known as Robert of Stafford), in the Norman period, Stafford Castle has dominated the local skyline for over 900 years.
The Ancient High House is one of the finest Tudor buildings in the country. Once dominating the skyline of Stafford, it is the largest remaining timber framed town house in England.
The Bushcraft Company offer residential school trips with a difference, taking students into the wild and giving them real back-to-nature experiences they will never forget.
A 15-year-old boy fell 60ft over the edge of a cliff whilst on a geography school trip, miraculously only suffering minor injuries.