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Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare Country) The birthplace of William Shakespeare, set on the banks of the river Avon, has so much to offer a school tour. Combine a visit to Stratford with a performance by the famous Royal Shakespeare Company with the famous sites connected with Shakespeare’s life and family. |
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The Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre are home to the internationally recognised Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC performs the works of both classical and contemporary writers as well as Shakespeare productions. |
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| The Shakespeare Houses and The Shakespeare Centre Five beautiful houses and gardens brought to life by enthusiastic guides. Visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace to see where William Shakespeare was born and learn what it was like for him growing up as a boy. Walk along to Chapel Street to see Nash’s House, which was owned by Shakespeare’s granddaughter’s first husband - Thomas Nash. Discover Hall’s Croft the family abode of Susanna, his daughter, and her esteemed husband Dr John Hall and learn about the 17th century medical practices and ghostly goings on. Take a short trip out of town to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage where William wooed his bride to be. Mary Arden’s House and the Shakespeare Countryside Museum is a few miles further where school students can experience 500 years of farming and rural life. | ||
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Bath The city of Bath and the surrounding area offer cultural attractions and activities making this an ideal centre for a school trip. Bath is a World Heritage site and has been known since Roman times for its hot springs. Visit the Roman Baths and Pump Room, the Jane Austin Centre, the Building of Bath Museum and the Museum of Bath at Work. Other attractions in Bath for an educational tour are the Theatre Royal, the William Herschel Museum, where the astronomer lived and made many discoveries including that of the planet Uranus and the Victoria Art Gallery. Bath is the gateway to the West Country ideal for school visits to Stonehenge, Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole, Longleat and the American Museum. |
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Portsmouth Portsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy. Spend a day in the Royal Dockyard visiting HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and the Mary Rose. There are new high tech galleries in the Royal Naval Museum and Action Stations is a thrilling high tech Royal Naval experience. Other interesting sites for a school to visit are the Submarine Museum at Gosport and the medieval castle at Porchester which was built on the foundations of a Roman Fort. Whilst staying in Portsmouth take the opportunity to visit Chichester with its cathedral and Festival Theatre, perhaps take in a matinee performance, Fishbourne Roman Villa and Broadlands House, the home of Lord Mountbatten. |
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Liverpool From medieval beginnings as a planned town in 1207, the great seaport of Liverpool rose to become the proud 'second city of Empire'. The maritime legacy brought people to Liverpool from all over the world. The earliest trade links were between Liverpool and Indo-China. Visit the new ‘International Slavery Museum’ about the transatlantic slave trade which addresses issues such as freedom, identity, human rights, racial discrimination and cultural changes. School students can follow the slavery history trail around Liverpool's streets to get more of a feeling for the impact of slavery on the city. The slavery museum shares its premises with the Merseyside Maritime Museum at Liverpool’s Albert Dock. A Story of Merchant Ships and Seafarers incorporating The Battle of the Atlantic. It has a temporary gallery with a changing programme which detail different aspects of maritime history as well as the Beatles Museum which will transport you into the life, times, culture and music of the Beatles. |
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York This city with its two thousand years of history, ghost walks, street theatre and buskers is an ideal place for a two-day school visit. The Jorvik Viking Centre takes you back to JORVIK 948AD to experience life in York at that time and the Yorkshire Museum celebrates over 1,000 years of the region’s history. The Ghost Walk can be combined with the shocks & terror of the York Dungeon. Features include the Plague experience, the Dick Turpin story, the Gunpowder Plot (Guy Fawkes was born in York) and the ghostly last Roman Legion. Enjoy a one hour boat cruise through the middle of the walled city or visit Castle Howard the seat of the historic Howard Family. |
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| Theme Parks Schools often like to take groups to theme parks at the end of the summer term and we can arrange visits to the major parks such as Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Chessington as well as the many other parks in the UK. | ||
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