We had a wonderful time at Conisbrough Castle. This visit enabled the children to see and explore the castle and discover who lived there and what life was like for the people at that time. We were lucky enough to take part in a workshop which told the story of the time King Henry the II came to visit. We found out what jobs people had to do to prepare for the visit and had the chance to get dressed up! We made a timeline to help us to understand just how long ago the castle was built. We discussed what life was like 850 years ago!
Back in school we will be following this up by writing about the people who lived in the castle and during design technology lessons we will make a castle.
Parent Feedback
“*** enjoyed holding a card on the timeline. *** learnt the Castle was 850 years old. *** enjoyed going to the top of the Castle.”
“*** enjoyed the time rope and the lit up wall when walking up the stairs.”
“*** said it was GOOD! *** enjoyed being the knight and dressing up. *** learnt that the maids help dress the queen up to look pretty – can we go again?”
“Exploring the different rooms and understanding how they lived. *** loves history and learning about war.”
“*** liked the roof and walls of the Castle. *** enjoyed the trip. She was scared of the green on the walls.”
“*** told me about the arrow slits and Lady Isabelle. I liked seeing the arrow slits”.
“***’s favourite part was dressing up and having her dinner! Conisbrough Castle is 850 years old. Lots of people were needed to prepare for the long visits.”
“*** really enjoyed the trip to Conisbrough Castle. Her favourite part of the trip was walking up the many steps and finding out who lived there. *** would like to visit the Castle again.”
“*** loved the visit – especially talking about the Dungeons! Thank you.”
“I like the cave.”
“*** really enjoyed the trip. When I asked her, she said she loved “all of it” and her favourite bit was holding the timeline.”
“*** enjoyed walking up the steps and looking at the “arrow slits”. She also liked telling me about how the timeline was made.”
“I enjoyed writing with a feather. I really liked the story telling. I used the tables with signs on to read. I learnt and remembered the Castle was 850 years old.”
“*** had an enjoyable and instructive day. Thank you to all the staff who organised and supported this trip.”
“*** favourite part was going inside the Castle and taking part in the workshop and seeing how the Castle was made.”
“*** loved going right up to the top of the Castle where he could see lots below, including the coach! He talked about the timeline and how long ago it was. He laughed about dressing up in the old costumes. He loved exploring and learning about the Castle and how it was used.”
“*** enjoyed “going right to the top of the Castle and seeing everything”. He learned that the dungeon is right at the bottom of the Castle and people are put there for being bad and die there. He enjoyed dressing up.”
“*** really enjoyed the visit to Conisbrough Castle, he constantly talks about the different features of the Castles. He is looking forward to going again in October half term.”
“I enjoyed when we looked at the arrow slits.”