A residential trip to the Isle of Wight isn't complete without a visit to
Osborne and Carisbrooke castle. They're beautiful places to visit.
At Osborne, children can learn about the family life of Queen Victoria.
At Carisbrooke, they can learn about life in a castle from Saxon times to the modern day
and put it all in chronological order.
We decided to come to Osborne House and Carisbrooke because the children just make so many special memories
For teachers, English Heritage provide an enormous amount of resources
that you can look at before you visit. Once on site, you can use the maps and the free
educational visit materials to make the most of your time here. They can do a
discovery visit with Mrs. Pilkington and learn about what life was like downstairs.
At Carisbrooke, you can find out about all of the people who lived
in the castle and made it their home.
The email resources were fantastic - the maps and the activities I could do with the children
and I could use that to support the children in the classroom, so when they got here they knew
what we were looking at and I knew what we were looking at so it made my job a lot easier.
It's very, very educational and it's really fun to be able to dress up
and pretend to be characters from the old times and to imagine what it would
be like living there.
A visit to Osborne House or Carisbrooke castle will provide your children
with a wonderful educational experience that matches all
aspects of the curriculum from Key Stage 1 all the way through to secondary.
I would definitely recommend visiting both Carisbrooke castle and Osborne
The interaction they're having, the learning that's taken place, they are loving it.
I think it's a great visit, it's definitely recommended.
I haven't been on a trip like this before but I would like to go on another one like this.
The most interesting fact I learnt today is that Queen Victoria died in this
house and that I've literally just walked past the beds that she died in.
I've had an amazing week here at the Isle of Wight, it's been so amazing.
I definitely recommend it!