It's never too early to start learning so this weekend I took the children to Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. What a great time! We went early so we could get started before the crowds arrived. The children ran around jumping on and off the interactive stands, drawing, colouring and making dragons at the table in the Keep. Amazingly, the children were so entertained I had time to read about the exhibits and have a good look at everything myself.
We threw money down the deep well, had a chariot ride pretending to be Boudicca, dressed up like a peasant then like a king, tried on the wooden dragon, built an arch, carried stone blocks down the river to build a castle and so it goes on ....
The Keep was incredible, dimly lit to enhance the atmosphere, we peeked out of windows that have been peeked out of by thousands of people before us – it was fascinating to think about who they could have been. We learned about the prisoners that were kept in the castle and their punishments. I even managed to find information about a very distant relative who was hung at the castle in 1877, Henry March, who murdered his employer and colleague in Wymondham! The gruesome details of the act were missing so we have some summer holiday research to keep us busy.
We truly had a great day and I would suggest anyone who enjoys days out like this to purchase a yearly family ticket which gives unlimited free access to 12 museums in the Norwich area. The museums all put on activities and themed days during school holidays for extra added fun! If you want to try out Norwich Castle they have a ‘pop in for a £1’ policy where everyone can get in for a £1 for the last hour of the day.
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