Winter Opening for Education Visits
Book a Discovery Visit workshop and get exclusive access to our sites this winter!
With many of our sites open for school visits from November - March, you can carry on learning all through the year.
Find out how you can book a visit and explore heritage all year round.
Exclusive Access for Learners
Several sites remain open from November-March for pre-booked education groups who have booked a Discovery Visit workshop. This is a great opportunity to explore the site when there are fewer visitors around and, in some cases, they’re open exclusively for you and your group. This means you could also get access to education spaces and covered lunch areas, to help your visit run smoothly.
Book NowWhat is a Discovery Visit workshop?
Our Discovery Visit workshops are expert-led interactive and immersive sessions, designed to explore our sites’ histories whilst meeting key topics within the National Curriculum. They are great value at just £100 for a group of up to 30 students and are offered at sites across the country.
Find Out MoreThings to consider
- Check the ‘School Visits’ pages of the site you wish to visit to find out its specific opening times
- The availability of workshops can vary between sites and we cannot guarantee that all facilities will be open – please check before you book
- All education group bookings must be made 14 days in advance, in accordance with our T&Cs
- There might be essential maintenance or conservation works going on at some sites – please enquire when you book and plan accordingly
Which sites are offering winter opening?
Below is a list of all the sites that open for education visits between November and March where you’ll find full details on winter opening plus all the planning tools you’ll need to make the most out of your visit. When you’re ready to book your visit, go to our education bookings page. Please not all bookings must be made at least 14 days in advance.
Sites offering Discovery Visit Workshops
- Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire
- Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire
- Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
- Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire
Sites open this winter for free, self-led visits
- Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk
- Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
- Orford Castle, Suffolk
- Tilbury Fort, Essex
- Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
- Ashby De La Zouch Castle, Leicestershire
- Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
- Boscobel House and the Royal Oak, Shropshire
- Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire
- Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire
- Stokesay Castle, Shropshire
- Wenlock Priory, Shropshire
- Witley Court and Gardens, Worcestershire
- Barnard Castle, County Durham
- Belsay Hall, Castle, and Gardens, Northumberland
- Chester's Roman Fort, Northumberland
- Corbridge Roman Town, Northumberland
- Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland
- Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumberland
- Lindisfarne Priory, Northumberland
- Tynemouth Priory and Castle, Tyne and Wear
- Warkworth Castle, Northumberland
- Birdoswald Roman Fort, Cumbria
- Brougham Castle, Cumbria
- Furness Abbey, Cumbria
- Lanercost Priory, Cumbria
- Deal Castle, Kent
- St Augstine's Abbey, Kent
- Richborough Roman Fort, Kent
- Pevensey Castle, East Sussex
- Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon
- Dartmouth Castle, Devon
- Old Sarum, Wiltshire
- Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire
- Portland Castle, Dorset
- St Mawes Castle, Cornwall
- Tintagel Castle, Cornwall
- Totnes Castle, Devon
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, Yorkshire
- Clifford's Tower, Yorkshire
- Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire
- Middleham Castle, Yorkshire
- Mount Grace Priory, Yorkshire
- Richmond Castle, Yorkshire
- Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
- Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire
- Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire