Medieval and Early Modern History itinerary
Experience Dover Castle's medieval history, with a packed day of immersive Discovery Visits, hands-on activities and self-led exploration of the castle. This Medieval and Early Modern History itinerary includes the impressive Great Tower, furnished to replicate a medieval court; the underground medieval tunnels, dug to help defend the castle during and after the siege of 1216; and an expert-led workshop to bring your class face to face with history, meeting character Lady Eleanor de Montfort, handling medieval objects and bringing the past to life through role-play.
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Dover Castle in the 20th Century itinerary
Use our Dover Castle in the 20th Century itinerary to bring wartime Dover Castle to life. Step into the secret wartime tunnels where Operation Dynamo, the greatest rescue of all time was masterminded. See, hear and feel the danger as special effects, projections and real film footage bring the events and people from the Dunkirk evacuation of May 1940 to life. Continue your learning with an expert-led Secret Codes and Ciphers Discovery Visit workshop and complete a special mission. You’ll also be able to visit the recreated WWI Fire Command Post and learn more about the Wartime Tunnels in the dedicated exhibition.
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Create connections with the past and bring the curriculum to life on a free school visit to Dover Castle. Enjoy an engaging and memorable school trip and let your pupils get hands-on with history. Or you can delve deeper into the history of Dover Castle during a great value, interactive, expert-led Discovery Visit.
Plan your trip
We have a wide range of materials to support your visit and make school trip planning easy. You can find all our site-specific information and tools below, and further information on our what to expect page.
Download our free resources to help you make the most out of your visit and create unique learning experiences before, during and after your trip. We also offer free planning visits once you have made a booking, plus a 20% discount on the official English Heritage guidebook for your place of choice.
Once you book your visit you’ll be sent a visit permit, which you’ll need to bring with you on the day.
Visit our bookings page to start planning your trip!