Discover the New Forest
The sessions below are planned as half day sessions which can either be run on their own or you can combine two of them and visit us for a whole day. If you are combining two sessions we recommend that wherever possible the walks happen in the afternoon. Click on the session title to view the session objectives and suggested itinerary.
Please note: all our sessions are based on a max number of 35 students. If you wish to bring more we can accommodate you but may need to run separate sessions. Please contact us to find out more.
- Verderers’ Court Role Play – visit the Verderers Court and learn about the importance of the Court throughout history and how its role has evolved to its present format. Role play a court session where you make the decisions that would affect how the New Forest is run.
- Commoners of the New Forest - handle objects that are linked to commoning in the New Forest and work out what they are or what they could be used for. Take part in our commoning trail in the Museum to find out more about this ancient way of life. For this session your group will need to be divided into two separate activity groups.
- Nature Detectives – handle some of the Museum's nature artefacts and discover what lives in the New Forest area. A chance to ask questions about the New Forest's amazing natural history. Take part in our Museum Nature Trail to find out more about the New Forest and its various habitats. For this session your group will need to be divided into two separate activity groups.
- Humans and the New Forest (walk)– Take a walk through different areas of the New Forest and explore what impact humans have had. What human features can you see? Why are they there? Are the changes we have made good or bad for the New Forest? Children can record all their thoughts and findings using dictaphones and digital cameras. For this session your group will need to be divided into five separate activity groups.
- Nature of the New Forest (walk) - using the digital data loggers children can explore different habitats that exist in the New Forest. They can record their thoughts using dictaphones, what they see using the digital cameras as well as recording temperatures etc with the data loggers. All information that is recorded is then sent on to you to use for follow up work.
For this session your group will need to be divided into five separate activity groups.
Half Day Session
COST: £3 per child, leaders FREE
The price of this session includes a visit to the New Forest Museum.
Please note that a minimum charge is made to the equivalent of twenty pupils for all sessions.
Whole Day Session
combining two half day sessions of your choice
COST: £5 per child, leaders FREE
The price of this session includes a visit to the New Forest Museum.
Please note that a minimum charge is made to the equivalent of twenty pupils for all sessions.
If you have any queries please contact the education team or to book a visit please follow the instructions.
Do you have any other ideas of sessions that you would find useful? If so please contact the education team.