Key Stages 1 and 2
Join us for immersive museum-based events! Find a link to our current programme on the main page.
Minimum fees apply – please see the current programme for up-to-date information on individual events.
For more information, enquiries and bookings contact our Norwich Bookings Coordinator at norwichcastle.bookings@norfolk.gov.uk or call 01603 493636.
Please note that Strangers' Hall is closed for its annual deep clean for the first half of the spring term. If you're interested in booking for Toys in the Past at the Museum of Norwich during this time, please contact us. Other school events are available at Strangers' Hall after February half-term.
Toys in the Past | Life at the Time of the Great Fire of London | Tudor Norwich at the time of Kett's Rebellion | Tudor Norwich: A place of sanctuary?
Key Stage 1
10am-12 noon, £4 per pupil unless otherwise stated. Minimum fees may apply.
Toys in the Past
Discover how toys in the past were different from those of today. Become apprentices and meet the master toymaker. Visit our galleries and make your own toy to take home.
Life at the Time of the Great Fire of London
What was life like in the 1660s at the time of the Great Fire? Find out by examining artefacts and exploring rooms furnished in the style of the period.
Key Stage 2
10am-2pm, £6 per pupil unless otherwise stated. Minimum fees may apply.
Tudor Norwich at the Time of Kett's Rebellion
The year is 1550 and the Mayor has thwarted Kett’s Rebellion. Meet different characters and find out about their different opinions of the uprising. Try on authentic Tudor costumes and make your own piece of weaving to take home.
Tudor Norwich: A Place of Sanctuary?
1565, Norwich: The mayor and city authorities have invited foreign refugees from the Low Countries to live and work in the city. Meet four characters and get their perspective on the arrival of the ‘Strangers’.