Secondary school visits
From the Norman Conquest to the medieval period and beyond, a visit to an English Heritage site can help you bring the history curriculum to life for your students.
Inspire your class as they learn about history at the places where the action really happened, and use our spaces to spark discussion of ideas, re-enact key events from the past, and explore historic architecture.
You can visit for free and organise your time to best suit your needs, or enhance your visit with a Discovery Visit for KS3, or a GCSE Tour. We also offer free planning visits, free resources and hazard information to help make your school trip planning as simple as possible.
Free school visits
Inspire your students on a free self-led visit to an English Heritage site.
You can use your day to explore a medieval castle, historic battlefield, prehistoric or Roman site. Standing in the places where history happened will create memorable experiences for your students, and help to consolidate classroom study by placing learning into context.
Find a site near youGCSE Study
With historic places to explore across the country, we've pulled together a list of our top sites and resources to support your planning and teaching of GCSE History. Use your day to inform a study of the historic environment, or to explore a period of history in context.
Plus, you can give your students in-depth knowledge and understanding with an interactive site tour, designed with GCSE groups in mind. Click below to search for available tours and find out more about the content covered.
Teaching Resources
Browse our wide range of learning resources and materials. Our resources have been designed to meet the needs of the curriculum, and are ideal for supporting study in the classroom and at our sites. You can find our top resources curated by theme, and see a full list of all available resources.
Find a teaching resourceDiscover your local history
Explore your local area and introduce your students to the stories behind the places they interact with every day.
From Norman settlements like Castle Acre, to Tudor fortresses like Deal Castle, and prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge, we've brought together ideas and resources to help you complete a Local History Study.
Explore your local historyOptions for cross-curricular study
Linking activities across the curriculum enhances learning and helps students develop key skills within a historical context.
In this guide, we’ve organised learning resources and activities by subject, and labelled each one with target Key Stages to help you find what's most useful for you and your learners.
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