Cumbria

Slate mining contrasted with the arts and craft movements in impressive landscapes.

Honister Slate Mine

Honister Slate Mine has created a fantastic school pack for Key Stage 2. It is intended that the materials will form part of a practical, first hand approach to the teaching of English, History and PSHE and Citizenship. It provides useful information for the teachers and adults’ accompanying the children and has a range of fun and interesting worksheets for the children in order to encourage their learning as they enjoy their adventure around the mine.

They have some great offers for your school trips, for the Mine Tours with every 10^th child 1 adult goes free and the rest of the adults get child rates.

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Blackwell Arts and Crafts House

Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House in Bowness-on-Windermere, is available for independent visits by school groups. Blackwell was built between 1898-1900 and is one of Britain’s finest grade I listed Arts & Crafts Houses. A visit to Blackwell encourages pupils to investigate art and link it to their own experiences and other subjects. Working with art and social history can enable pupils to develop transferable skills such as looking, describing, discussing, analysing and decision making

The guided sessions are led by enthusiastic and experienced Gallery and Museum Educators. Pupils are invited to engage with selected works of art and historical objects in the Trust’s Collection and temporary exhibitions. This is achieved through investigation, practical activities and discussion. These guided sessions can be tailored to your requirements and learning needs. All self-led visits are free of charge but must be pre-booked. The team at Blackwell are happy to discuss the content of your visit and are able to arrange teaching resources for you. There are also FREE children’s trails to accompany the temporary exhibitions that are available.

The Lakeland Arts Trust is committed to encouraging and increasing access to schools and colleges.

For more information please view their brochure