Key Stage 4 education at Norwich Castle
For more information, enquiries and bookings email our Norwich Bookings Coordinator at [email protected], or call 01603 493636.
Events
Visit us for immersive museum-based events in which you'll meet different characters and take part in a range of activities.
10am - 2pm and £6 per pupil (£6.50 from 1 September 2026), unless otherwise stated. Minimum fees apply. Maximum 120 pupils per day, except Crime and Punishment, which is maximum 60.
Medicine
Suitable for all exam boards except OCR B SHP.
Discover how medicine has changed from Medieval times to the present day by meeting costumed characters, handling objects, and analysing sources from Medieval, Renaissance, Industrial, and Modern periods.
Resources
- KS4 History of Medicine - Virtual pharmacy trail (PDF, 255 KB)
- Edexcel Medicine - The First World War British Sector handling and display objects (PDF, 159 KB)
- Handling objects (PDF, 1 MB)
- Mural of Western Front Casualties (PDF, 5 MB)
- No Man's Land, Walking Wounded and Regimental First Aid Post (PDF, 1 MB)
- Stretcher Cases (PDF, 103 KB)
- Advanced Dressing Station (PDF, 1 MB)
- Main Dressing Station (PDF, 1 MB)
- Casualty Clearing Station (PDF, 1 MB)
- General Hospital and Hospital Ships (PDF, 164 KB)
- Letters from the British Sector of the Western Front (PDF, 212 KB)
Crime and Punishment
Take a tour of the museum's Georgian former prison buildings, find out about punishment objects, go on a tour of the dungeons and take part in courtroom activities including a trial re-enactment. Suitable for all GCSE exam boards.
Resources
- Medieval cell and graffiti (PDF, 149 KB)
- Bible from 18th Century showing baptisms in the prison chapel (PDF, 76 KB)
- Staff in uniform, 1876 (PDF, 435 KB)
- Courtroom (PDF, 192 KB)
- James Blomfield Rush's death head (PDF, 11 MB)
- Grave markings (PDF, 482 KB)
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Meet Anglo-Saxon and Norman characters and compare and contrast their cultures. Re-enact the Battle of Hastings and the Anglo-Saxon rebellions, and take a tour of the Castle to discover why it was built, how it functioned and how important it was to the Normans. Also available for KS5.
Historic Environment - suitable for OCR B (SHP)
Explore Norwich Castle as an historical site for the OCR B SHP History Around Us topic. This event includes a Castle Keep tour, prison buildings tour, courtroom workshop and museum highlights tour.
- View the OCR B (SHP) Criteria page - pre-redevelopment
- View the OCR B (SHP) Criteria page - post-redevelopment
- More information about Historic Environment
Museum highlights tours
35 minutes, £3 per pupil (£3.50 from 1 September 2026), minimum fee £45 (£52.50 from 1 September 2026), max 30 pupils.
Find out about some of the star objects and significant items in our displays. For larger groups we can run the tour more than once.
Art tours
35 minutes, £3 per pupil (£3.50 from 1 September 2026), max 15 pupils, minimum fee £30 (£35 from 1 September 2026).
Take inspiration and motivation from the museum's buildings and its collections - which include art, decorative art, history and natural history - while accessing and researching exam themes. These tours can be combined with self-led time to explore and sketch.
GCSE Art Study Support Materials
Packs designed to support progress through GCSE Art and Design coursework.
Please note: During the Castle Keep redevelopment project, some artefacts mentioned in these materials may not be on public display.
Self-guided visits
Explore the galleries at Norwich Castle with your class. If there are particular areas you want to visit, please check that they are available before booking by contacting [email protected].
Free for pre-booked term-time visits by schools in Norfolk; £2.40 per pupil for pre-booked term-time visits by schools outside Norfolk (under-4s free). Max 60 pupils, subject to availability. Accompanying adults free in a reasonable ratio.
