Key Stage 2
Brooklands Museum supports learning outside the classroom through a range of workshops, tours, activity days and resources that will inspire and engage pupils of all ages.
General Admission price per pupil is £4. One adult FREE per six pupils.
Prices for individual workshops quoted below are in addition to the General Admission price.
Self-Guided Visit
Museum Explorer
Explore our collections whilst using one of our activity resources, specially developed to engage students in real life applications of the learning Curriculum.
Cost: Included in General Admission price (see top of page).
KS2: Science, D & T, History & English
Workshops and Tours
Then and Now: Life in an Aircraft Factory
Don your factory uniform and meet the foreman for your instructions for the day. Discover the different skills required to build planes throughout the ages with our exciting interactive exhibits.
Availability: Weekdays
Session times: every half hour from 10.30 to 14:00
Cost: Included in General Admission price (see top of page). 30 children per session.
Duration: 45 minutes
KS2: Science, Engineering and D & T.
Gateways to the World: by Air
Discover the history of aviation and the changes in technology and design with our guided tour of the aviation exhibits and walk through the fastest passenger plane ever to be built!
Availability: Monday - Thursday
Session Times: 10:30 & 11:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 45 children per session
Duration: 45mins
KS2: Science, History and D & T
Gateways to the World: On Land
Discover the history of aviation and the changes in technology and design with our guided tour of the aviation exhibits and walk through the fastest passenger plane ever to be built!
Availability: Monday - Thursday
Session Times: 10:30 & 11:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 45 children per session
Duration: 45mins
KS2: Science, History and D & T
Fun with Forces
Examine how different forces work in real life with our fun and interactive forces show.
Availability: Thursdays
Session Times: 10:30, 11:15 & 13:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 30 children per session
Duration: 30mins
KS2: Science and D & T
Meet and Aviation Hero: Sir George Edwards
Step back in time and meet one of aviation’s great heroes. Become one of George Edwards’ new apprentices and discover how he went from draftsman to CEO of the Brooklands Aircraft factories, and his experiences helping design the Wellington Bomber and working as Head of the experimental department during WWII.
Availability: Wednesday & Friday
Session Times: 10:30, 11:15 & 13:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 15 children per session
Duration: 30mins
KS2: Science, History and D & T
On the Home Front: WW2 Handling Session
Find out more about the people who worked at Brooklands during both world wars and handle some period objects from our collection
Availability: Tuesday & Friday
Session Times: 10:30, 11:15 & 13:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 30 children per session
Duration: 30mins
KS2: History and English
Marvellous Machines: Gears and Levers
Explore how gears, pulleys and levers help us in everyday life with our fun and interactive workshop. Handle and test examples of gears and levers to understand the concepts behind how simple machines work.
Availability: Monday & Wednesday
Session Times: 10:30, 11:15 & 13:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 30 children per session
Duration: 30mins
KS2: Science, Engineering, D & T and Maths
It's a Material World
Explore different materials with our handling demonstration session and decide which properties are needed to build an aeroplane nowadays compared with what was used in the past.
Availability: Monday & Wednesday
Session Times: 10:30, 11:15 & 13:30
Cost: £1 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 30 children per session
Duration: 40mins
KS2: Science, Engineering and D & T
Activity Days
Snapshots of History
This workshop will engage pupils with the history of Brooklands and give them an opportunity to interpret it on a personal and artistic level, using iPads to shoot and edit their own films.
Availability: Weekdays
Session times: 10:00-14:30
Cost: £2 per pupil (in addition to the General Admission price, see top of page). 30 children per session.
Duration: 4 hours
KS2: History, Science, ICT, English, D & T and Art & Design
4D Theatre Simulator Rides
Our simulator rides will provide students and teachers with the closest experience any living person will have of “racing” around the Brooklands Race Track, “flying” with the Red Arrows or "Driving" with Mike Hawthorne around Le Mans.
Availability: Weekdays
Session times: every 15 minutes
Duration: 15 minutes long
Cost: £2.00 per pupil and £4.00 per adult (in addition to the General Admission, see top of page) 14 children per session
How to Book
- Choose the activity you would like and possible dates for your visit and call the Learning office to check availability.
- The Learning Office can be contacted by calling 01932 857381 or by emailing oliviafrench@brooklandsmuseum.com
- Please call as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Before You Visit
- On booking a visit you will receive a visit information pack. Please read it carefully and distribute the relevant information to the other adults involved with the trip.
- Return the booking form
- You are welcome to come and see the Museum prior to your booked visit to familiarise yourself with our site (available for group leaders and one additional person)
- A timetable of the day will be sent shortly before your visit. When you receive this please brief all group leaders about the day
- Please get in touch if any requirements or aspects of your original booking change
- You may photocopy one of our activity resources. They can be downloaded here
Payment
We accept cash, cheques or cards, either in advance or on the day. We ask that groups provide a single payment for their booking.
Cancellation
Please note that a cancellation fee of £30 will be charged if the Museum is not informed if a group visit is not going ahead at least 7 days before the reserved date.