Bekonscot Model Village - Raising more than £4 million for charity since 1929

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Schools

Depicting rural England in the 1930s, Bekonscot is an ideal place to combine education with fun.  Bekonscot offers a unique teaching aid for nursery, infant and junior children with wide application to the curriculum.

Education packs are available designed to give an insight to life in the 1930s and to capture the children's imagination. The packs include work sheets suggesting preview and follow-up work to be done in the classroom, and a comprehensive Health and Safety Risk Assessment.

Download Education Pack Part One
Download Education Pack Part Two
Download Education Activity Sheets

Whether they are captivated by the model railway, the fun of the fair, tiny houses or the zoo, there is a wealth of stimulation to fire their imaginations back in the classroom. A quiz is also included in the Activity Sheets, which can be downloaded from the link above.

Our souvenir shop has numerous items under £1.00; you can download a price list to enable pre-ordering for your group here.

There is also a picnic storage shed, play area, toilet facilities, refreshment kiosk, covered and open picnic areas, as well as free coach parking nearby.  More details are on our Group visits and Facilities pages.

School party rates

Child: £3.60
Teachers: FREE (ratio 1 - 5)
Additional Teachers at cost.

School booking forms (Education Pack Part One) can be downloaded by clicking here.

Please ensure you have sufficient adults to enable all children to be properly supervised at all times, particularly in the play area.

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