Sail back to the fearsome time of the vicious Vikings! Dress up in simple tunics and experience Viking life as you take part in a variety of exciting activities such as:
- Getting crafty Viking-style as we weave willow plates to take home.
- Grinding grain into flour using replica Quern stones
- Decoding our runes to win some treasure
- Navigating our orienteering quiz course to test your viking knowledge
- Digging for Viking ‘artefacts’ in a Carymoor-style ‘archaeological dig’ game
Plus, time allowing:
- Play some Viking-themed games
- Decorate your own Viking ‘wood cookie’ name medallion
For an additional cost you can replace the willow plates with cooking bread. Due to the extra staff involved there is an extra charge of £60
- Cooking simple viking bread ‘twists’ over an open fire, sweetened with Carymoor honey.
National Curriculum Links:
- KS2 History: The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor. Examples (non-statutory). This could include: Viking raids and invasion; resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan, first king of England; further Viking invasions and Danegeld.
- KS2 Geography: Geographical skills and fieldwork
- KS2 Design & technology: Make
- KS2 Physical Education:Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
