An educational sleepover on the Golden Hinde

Duration

From 5pm until 9am the next morning

About

Take over the Golden Hinde for a whole night and sleep on the ship as you and your group become the crew of the Golden Hinde and experience life as a 16 th mariner through hands-on activities and immersive role-play.

Dinner and breakfast are provided.

What to expect

Dressed in Elizabethan costume, three colourful characters from the ship’s history will guide you about the ship and teach you the skills required to sail on a galleon. With lurid tales of letting and limb removal from the grisly Barber Surgeon, lightning-quick gun drills with the excitable Gunner and mastery of the navigational arts with the ship’s Master, Overnight Living Histories are full of excitement and rich with learning opportunities.

Students and teachers will then bunker down for the night in authentic quarters on the ship’s gundeck!

Pupils will also be provided with our pre- and post-visit resources, designed to encourage them to respond critically and creatively and get the most out of their visit.

Learning Objectives

To find out about the history of Francis Drake and his 1577-80 circumnavigation of the world. To gain a deep understanding of the day-to-day life on an Elizabethan ship and how it differs from their own experiences. To understand how primary source evidence informs our knowledge of the past. To develop skills of comparison, enquiry and communication. To develop creative writing and drawing skills.

Curriculum links:

KS2 History, KS2 English, KS2 Art and Design