A day out at Alnwick Castle

Last Tuesday we enjoyed a great trip out to Alnwick Castle with Year 1 and the ARC.

It was a long coach journey but when we saw the castle we couldn’t believe how grand it was!

We took part in a Harry Hotspur workshop. Harry Hotspur told us he loved ‘Bishy, Bashy, Boshy’!

 

 

We got to look at armour and the weapons Harry Hotspur would have used. We even saw an arrow similar to the one Harry would have been shot in the eye with! Alan was the model for the morning. Miss Collins and Miss Gangel were even about to go to battle with the swords!

Then we went to play in the Knight’s Quest. We dressed up as knights and princesses and played games. It was a lot of fun! The Dragon’s Quest came next. We were really brave and supported one another to make our way through the quest to reach the terrifying dragon at the end! Even Miss Collins jumped!

After lunch we looked around the castle state rooms. They were magnificent! Did you know? One of the state room ceilings took 12 years to create! We also took a walk around the castle grounds and went to walk along the ramparts. The views were amazing.

Before we headed back to school we looked at the canons, we imagined they would really help to defend Alnwick Castle back in the middle ages!