Curriculum Links
Support your teaching in the classroom by stepping out of it. A visit to Gainsborough Old Hall will help you bring learning to life as well as cover multiple topics and key stages.
- KS1 History: Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
- KS2 History: A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
- KS3 History: The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745
- KS3 History: A study over time, testing how far sites in their locality reflect aspects of national history
Gainsborough Old Hall Bursary Scheme
As part of the Gainsborough Old Hall, New Beginnings project, we have funds available from the Friends of Gainsborough Old Hall in order to support school trips to site. The bursary scheme can be used to cover the cost of coach travel and expert-led Discovery Visits at Gainsborough and is available for primary schools within a 40-mile radius of site with more than 23% of students receiving free school meals.
If you would like to apply, please contact Jessica Bowden, our Community Engagement Officer at Jessica.bowden@english-heritage.org.uk.
Our thanks go to the Friends of the Old Hall for their kind donation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, whose support for the Gainsborough Old Hall New Beginnings project has made this possible. For further information, please see the Gainsborough Old Hall Bursary Scheme terms and conditions.
Free Self-Led Visits
Enjoy a free self-led visit to Gainsborough Old Hall and experience over 500 years of history.
Let your pupils explore one of the best-preserved Tudor manor houses in the country and use our free resource to discover more about the people who lived and worked there. Visit the kitchens that would have been full of clattering and noise whilst feasts were being prepared and compare it to the Great Hall where King Henry VIII would have been entertained with the latest music and dancing. See how the building has changed through time and been used for different purposes.
Enquire nowExpert-Led Discovery Visits
Immerse your students in the history of Gainsborough Old Hall during an expert-led Discovery Visit. At just £100 per group per session, it's a great way to delve deeper into Tudor life and experience Henry VIII's court. Pupils will take part in hands-on activities, try on costumes and learn more about the people who lived and worked here.
Find out morePlan 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!
Learning Resources
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Gainsborough Old Hall Top Things to See (KS2)
Use our Top Things to See trail to discover the key features and stories at Gainsborough Old Hall.
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Teaching Tudors and Stuarts
This guide to teaching Tudors and Stuarts includes advice from our educational experts and historians as well as suggested activities to try with your students in the classroom or on a school trip.
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Meet a Tudor Cook
Join cook Thomas Griffin as he prepares for a great feast and find out more about what the Tudors ate.
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Enquire now
0370 333 0606
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Visit our bookings page to start your enquiry. All bookings must be made at least 14 days in advance. Please make sure you check our terms and conditions ahead of your visit.
If you’d like more information about a site or one of our workshops, get in touch using the online form on our bookings page to speak to your local Education Visits Officer. We look forward to seeing you soon.