Key Stage 2

School students attend a tour at Hampton Court Palace in the Tudor apartments.

King Henry's Court

Students are encouraged to use the palace as a primary source as they explore the notion of hierarchy and status within the Tudor court.

Key stage 2
Subject: History
Topic: Tudors
Session type: Route-based

Historic cooks preparing food in Henry VIII's Kitchens.

Exploring Tudor Kitchens (Autumn Term Only)

Through active exploration and participation children will learn about the foods cooked and consumed at the palace and the necessary roles required to deliver this.

Key stage 2
Subject: History
Topics: Tudors
Session type: Route-based

Using replica objects based on historical artefacts and excerpts from contemporary Tudor sources, children will find out how the past is constructed from a range of sources and discuss concepts such as bias.

Key stage 2
Subject: History
Topic: Tudors
Session type: Exploring evidence, Classroom-based

Jobs at court

This session focuses on some of the lesser-known jobs occupied by children and explores some of the interesting stories of the adult courtiers who might have been their role models.

Key stage 2
Subject: History
Topics: Tudors
Session type: Route-based

The Kitchen Garden looking south east

Established in the late 17th century, the Kitchen Garden at Hampton Court produced vast amounts of fruit and vegetables for the royal table. Today, the garden has been re-created to its 18th century heyday, using the planting pattern laid down by the palace’s Georgian gardeners.

Wellbeing: Exploring Historic gardens (Summer term)

This sensory session takes advantage of the beauty and tranquillity of the palace gardens, giving students the opportunity to take time out of ordinary curriculum-based learning.

Key stage 1
Subject: Wellbeing
Topics: Keeping well in the past and now
Session type: Route-based (gardens), seasonal

A costumed presenter leads a school session at Hampton Court Palace.

Tudor Palaces and World Trade

Elizabeth I is expanding her horizons. There’s money to be made across the ocean and we need to find a brave crew to sail the seven seas to do so. But first we need someone to pay for it…

Key Stage 2
Subject: History
Topics: Tudors
Session Type: classroom & Route-based

A royal christmas celebration

Experience Christmas like the royals! Discover how royalty celebrated at Hampton Court Palace in the past, to use the palace as evidence for unlocking the past and to explore through games, storytelling and craft.

Key stage 2
Subjects: History 
Topics: Tudors, Stuarts, Victorians 
Session type: Seasonal

Key stage 2 sessions