Key Stage 2

Come to Burghley House, built by William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord High Treasurer to learn all about life in Tudor England. A Tudor Day at Burghley is designed to be a full or half day experience. Through house tours and a series of workshops a visit to Burghley will teach your pupils about William Cecil and his connection to Queen Elizabeth, however, you will also learn all about Tudor life both locally and nationally in a fun and informative way.

A general visit to learn about the history of Burghley House. We will visit both the Old Kitchen and State Rooms to learn about how they were used in the past. This workshop can be modified to suit the subject matter your pupils might be studying, for example: art, portraiture, mythology, life in the past compared to the present and so on. It can be paired with one or more of our other workshops to create a full day visit. Speak to a member of the Education Team for advice over which other workshops will suit your topic.

Explore the exciting world of the Minibeast. Children are introduced to the miniature life which lives all around them. They will learn about aspects of Conservation, Food Chains, Producers, Consumers, and Predators, the different parts of insect’s bodies and something of the identification of species. Using our thirteen acre Sculpture Garden as a living resource the children will take a great deal from the day and learn much about the science and life of this tiny world. This workshop can be paired with a self guided garden visit, one of our self guided activities, or another one or two workshops to create a full day visit.

Workshop Duration: 1.5 hours

In Partnership with The Royal Forestry Society, the largest and oldest educational charity dedicated to promoting the wise management of woods across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The “Teaching Trees” programme works with primary schools and landowners, offering educational visits to local woodlands. All sessions are run by the local RFS Teaching Trees Education Officer.

Find hidden trails, imaginative planting and Elizabethan trickery as you explore the Burghley Gardens.

Two spectacular gardens, each with their own distinct atmosphere and beauty.

Discover horticulture, sculpture and sensational seasonal colour as you stroll through the undulating landscape of our Sculpture Garden, Capability Brown's lost gardens.

Then step into a world of classical civilisation, astrology and astronomy in the highly entertaining Garden of Surprises. A sensory delight with the unexpected at every turn.