Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings is a Different World for Education!  With over 25 historic buildings to explore Avoncroft can offer many cross-curricular ideas for Key Stage 1, 2 and pupils.

Avoncroft also offers an excellent selection of activity sessions, which include the story of the 3 Little Pigs (looking at building materials through role play), investigating homes through the ages (focusing on our Medieval Merchant’s House, 19^th century Toll House and 1946 Prefab) and the history of brickmaking, where every child has the opportunity to make a hand-made brick!  Avoncroft Museum also offers and Outreach service, Loans service and another off site cottage to explore.  Rosedene is an unspoilt Chartist cottage from the 1850’s.

Pupils spend whole days at Rosedene exploring many aspects of Victorian domestic life in a series of curriculum linked activity sessions.  If you would like further information about these areas, please contact the Museum directly.  Avoncroft is a 3 times winner of the Sandford award for Heritage Education and as such, has a proven record of excellence in the field of Heritage Education.

Stoke Heath, Bromagrove, Worcestershire B60 4JR
Tel: (01527) 831363/831886
Fax: (01527) 876934

www.avoncroft.org.uk