As an award winning education charity Celtic Harmony Camp offers a unique ‘hands-on’ experience with activities from warrior training to archery, grinding grain to weaving, hunting & gathering to shelter building.

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Celtic Harmony Camp

What We Offer Visiting Schools

Stone Age Day. Target Audience: Key Stage 2

Experience life as Neolithic Hunter Gatherers!

· Watch the Friction Fire Lighting Display

· Gather herbs and try Prehistory cooking

· Build your own den

· Enjoy a Flint tools demonstration and Hunt the mammoth in the woods

· Trade for skins and horn in the Bartering game and visit the Trading post! https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/stone-age-trip/

Prehistory Experience. Target Audience: Key Stage 2

Travel from being Neolithic Hunter Gatherers to Bronze Age Potters and Iron Age Farmers in this dynamic journey through a million years of Prehistory. The day starts with a demonstration of the evolution from Stone to Iron showing real metal ores, before your own Prehistory Guide takes you through the ages with hands-on activities including making your own Beaker pot. https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/prehistory-experience/

Farmer Day. Target Audience: Key Stage 2

Learn hands-on from our Millers, Weavers and Herbalists as you travel from early Neolithic farmers to Iron Age technology! This exciting day will help you work towards many curricular outcomes including, Iron Age hill forts, tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture. https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/iron-age-farmer-day/

Boudicca Warrior Day. Target Audience: Key Stage 2

The Romans are coming and Boudicca has called on all villagers to fight! Pupils work in small teams to complete challenges to earn gold coins. Take on Archery, Warrior Training and even a Woodland Quest!

https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/celts-and-romans-day/

Art in Prehistory Day. Target Audience: Key Stage 2

Embark on a creative journey through a million years of Prehistory Art. Visit the Palaeolithic cave and create 3 pieces of Prehistoric inspired art, from Cave art, to a Bronze Age Beaker Pot and Torc bracelet.

https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/art-in-prehistory/

Woodsman Day. Target Audience: Early Years

Play and explore in the woods, guided by our Forest School Practitioners. Get creative and work together with natural resources. Sculpt clay faces on trees, make salt dough Minibeasts, and build mini rafts to sail in the pond.

https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/woodsman-day/

Chieftain Day. Target Audience: Key Stage 2 & 3

Learn skills from our clan of Archers, Hunters, Warriors, Druids and Craftspeople to become as brave and wise a leader as Boudicca! Work in clans to earn gold coins throughout the day with activities including Fire Lighting and Target Archery.

https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/chieftain-day/

Why Choose Us for an Educational Visit

Celtic Harmony Camp is now in it’s 25th year of offering Prehistory school trips in their reconstructed Iron Age village. Pupils have the opportunity to step back in time, led by a costumed Prehistory guide. With an emphasis on hands-on learning and a track record of providing outstanding school trips for two decades, there is no better place to bring your Prehistory topic to life.

Subjects and Topics Covered

Day Trips are designed to meet learning points in the Key Stage 2 history curriculum. Specifically: Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. The school trips on offer cover different aspects of this learning aim, depending on preference. These include: Cave Art & Lascaux, Roundhouses, Iron Age Hillforts, Skara Brae, Neolithic Hunter Gatherers Tribal Kingdoms, farming, art and culture and Bronze Age religion.

Accreditation and Awards

School Travel Awards Learning Team of the Year 2023

LotC Quality Badge Holder

Supporters of the Great British School Trip

Partially Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Group Sizes Catered For

Up to 150 pupils per day, separated into 30 pupils per group.

Itineraries, Resources, and Workshops

After booking, schools receive a Teacher Pack which includes itineraries and other important information about their visit.

For Educational Resources, you can get the Celtic Harmony Prehistory Hands-on Activity Book here: https://celticharmony.org/about-us/prehistory-activity-book/

Risk Assessment

Full risk assessments will be sent to schools upon receiving their booking.

Education Department Information

For enquiries contact schools@celticharmony.org, or call 01438 718 543 to speak to a member of the team.

Pricing Information

School trips are charged at between £17 – £30 +VAT per pupil, depending on the specific trip. Accompanying adults go free, we recommend a ratio of 8:1 pupils to staff.

Facilities

Toilet block including disabled toilets and washrooms. Free on-site parking available. Café on site providing drinks and snacks at lunchtime. Picnic tables for use at lunchtime. Shop on site with Celtic themed goods and souvenirs available. Card and cash accepted in both the café and the shop.

Accessibility and Disabled Facilities

3 disabled toilets available with shower facilities. The site is wheelchair accessible with a pathway through the woodland.

Opening Hours

Site is open from 9:00 – 17:00 Daily. School Trips run from 10:00 – 14:30.