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Primary sessions at Bannockburn
We offer two options for primary school visits to The Battle of Bannockburn: a full-day or a half-day visit.
Full-day visit
This full-day visit brings the Battle of Bannockburn to life. Led by one of our expert guides, your class will enter our immersive exhibition experience and take part in an interactive workshop. The experience will include the unique opportunity to handle weapons and armour, and be led outdoors where they will be trained as schiltron soldiers from the Scottish army!
- Suitable for P4–P7
- 4 hours (includes workshop, exhibition experience and outdoor tour)
- Access to a lunch space
- Curriculum for Excellence: SOC 2-01a | SOC 2-03a | SOC 2-06a
Half-day visit
The half-day visit puts your pupils in the heart of the action! Led by one of our expert guides, your pupils will learn about the events of the epic 2-day confrontation between the Scottish and English armies through an immersive digital experience.
- Suitable for P4–P7
- 2 hours (1 hour experience and 1 hour lunchroom use)
- Access to a lunch space
- Curriculum for Excellence: SOC 2-01a | SOC 2-03a | SOC 2-06a
School visits are suitable for stages P4–P7 and can be adapted to suit your pupils’ existing knowledge and relevant topic of study.
The Exhibition Experience
(included in full-day and half-day visits)
Immerse your class in the Battle of Bannockburn Experience. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with medieval warriors, your class will learn about the tactics of the two opposing kings and the lasting impacts of this cataclysmic clash at Stirling.
Workshop
(included in full-day visits only)
To complement your visit to the Exhibition Experience, we can offer your class an interactive and curriculum-linked workshop. Using discussion and roleplay, this session will explore the historical context of the battle. Pupils then have the opportunity to handle replica armour and weapons, learning about the different types of soldiers present at the battle and their social backgrounds.
Outdoor learning
(included in full-day visits only)
We offer an outdoor tour of the New Park, during which pupils can walk in the footsteps of Robert Bruce, on the site where he trained his army before the battle.