School workshops now available – book a school visit

School workshops and trips to historic sites in Sussex are now easier to book via the new Learning section of the Sussex Past website.

Looking for school workshops at museums in Sussex? Thousands of school pupils each year visit the historic properties operated by Sussex Past, the trading arm of The Sussex Archaeological Society.

To make it easier and quicker for teachers to book school history visits to our sites, we have created a new Learning section on our website.

This lists the workshops created and run by our award-winning Learning team. They are designed to support key areas of the National Curriculum. Sessions are available for Key Stage One through to Key Stage Five.

Sites and topics offered by our registered charity include:

– Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester – topics include Roman history, Archaeology, Science and Maths

– Lewes Castle & Museum of Sussex Archaeology  – topics include Prehistory, Castles, Anglo-Saxons, Archaeology and Normans

– Anne of Cleves House in Lewes  – topics include Tudors and Domestic Life

– Michelham Priory, near Eastbourne – topics include Prehistory, Medieval, Tudors and World War Two

How to search for School workshops

We have recently launched our new Learning section of the website. Here you can find all of the educational sessions for schools we offer at each of our sites.

If you are a teacher looking for a workshop, click on the property below for a list of the sessions we offer at each historic site.

Fishbourne Roman Palace – school workshops	Lewes Castle – school workshops
Michelham Priory – school workshops	Anne of Cleves House – school workshops

You can also visit our Learning page. Or email the team at LearningLewes@sussexpast.co.uk with specific questions.

How to book your School trip

To book your school trip please email LearningLewes@sussexpast.co.uk.

Your email should include:

– your preferred Sussex Past site (eg Fishbourne Roman Palace, Lewes Castle, Michelham Priory etc)

– two to three possible dates for your visit

– School address, phone number and email address

– The number of students and year group

– The name of the workshop you would like or topics you are studying

We will endeavour to reply to all enquiries within five working days.

Don’t want a school trip?

To learn more about the other learning sessions available from Sussex Past, view our Learning page to see what workshops are available.

A number of events are also listed our What’s On page, which are available to members of The Sussex Archaeological Society and wider public.