Plan Your Visit

We have a wide range of materials to support your visit and make school trip planning easy. 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 for group leaders once you have made a booking. Our Education Booking Team is on hand to advise and help you create the best possible school trip to suit your needs and area of study.

• Facilities
  • EDUCATION ROOM: Based in one of the castle towers, this is a multipurpose room that can be used as a classroom, as well as an interactive space with a number of models of weapons that would have been used to attack the castle.
  • PARKING: Free car park, 200m from entrance with ~100 parking spaces. Disabled parking in car park. Space for 3 coaches. Managed by Fareham Borough Council.
  • TOILETS: Toilets (including disabled) in car park. Managed by Borough Council.
  • BAG STORAGE: Schools are welcome to leave bags in the Education Room if pre-booked. Room is lockable but all items are left entirely at your own risk.
  • LUNCH: You are welcome to bring a picnic and eat in the Outer Bailey. Dedicated picnic area in Inner Bailey with picnic benches. In bad weather you may use the education room, if booked. Selection of hot and cold drinks and snacks can be bought from the shop.

• Hazard Information
  • Portchester Castle Hazard Information Sheet.pdf

• Risk Assessments
  • In the Footsteps of Kings Risk Assessment.pdf
  • From Dominant Castle to Hidden Fort Risk Assessment.pdf

• Learning Resources

  This Teachers' Resource pack provides all of the background information you need to plan lessons and your visit to Osborne House, while the timeline can be used in the classroom to support learning. Pack includes historical information, glossary, historical sources and floorplans.

  • Portchester Castle Teachers' Resource Pack (KS2-KS4).pdf
  • Portchester Castle Timeline (KS2-KS3).pdf
    
    

  This resource pack will help you plan a visit to Portchester Castle. Includes activity ideas and activity sheets for use before, during and after your visit. 

  • Portchester Castle Teachers' Activity Ideas (KS1-KS4).pdf
    
    

  This resource pack has been designed to help you plan a visit to Carisbrooke Castle, which provides essential insight into defences and life in a medieval castle. 

  • Portchester Castle Student Activity Sheets (KS2-KS3).pdf
    
    

  With all history GCSEs now requiring a study of the historic environment, we’ve also created a site proposal form to help you with your planning in conjunction with OCR.

  • Portchester Castle OCR Spec B: History Around Us (GCSE).pdf