Has anybody been to Eden Camp?

[Mo 10]

Part of the history curriculum for KS2 covers the second world war. I was wondering what a visit to Eden Camp near Pickering might be like from a childs perspective. Has anybody been?

[laycocks-sport 10]

Re: Eden Camp

I am a writer and went to Eden Camp last year as research for a book i am working on.

It was a good day out and does cover ww1 as well as more recent wars.

It caters for old and young alike and most days school parties come by the coach load.

Tony

[Mo 10]

Originally posted by "laycocks-sport"

 

Re: Eden Camp

I am a writer and went to Eden Camp last year as research for a book i am working on.

It was a good day out and does cover ww1 as well as more recent wars.

It caters for old and young alike and most days school parties come by the coach load.

Tony

 

Do you know if it is open all year round ie will it be open now?

[Andy 10]

I went to Eden Camp on a school trip, and I remember that I really enjoyed it. There's plenty to keep the kids occupied and hopefully they should learn lots too.

 

They have a website - http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ - with more details.

 

Are you a teacher, Mo?

[Mo 10]

Originally posted by "Andy"

 

I went to Eden Camp on a school trip, and I remember that I really enjoyed it. There's plenty to keep the kids occupied and hopefully they should learn lots too.

 

They have a website - http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ - with more details.

 

Are you a teacher, Mo?

 

Thanks for the address it looks a really useful site. I used to be a primary teacher but that was many years ago.

[redhead 10]

this is years back , but i when with school is it the one about the first and secound world war

[Fletch 10]

Yeah. although i went a while ago it was brilliant!!

 

loads of stuff to do and its really intersting for both adults and kids

[xafier 10]

I've been twice for school trips... I thought it was a good place to go, my dad went both times, and he loved it too its a good place to go visit, i reccomend it 100%!

[chezlyn 10]

It's a few years since I visited but I thought it was a brilliant place. Lots of smells and re-creations of what it was like, such as inside a submarine or on a blitz street. My parents took my nephew last year on a special day, everyone was dressed up in period costume and he thought it was fab, he even got a ride in a side car of an ancient bike.

[bladesgirl 10]

Yes i went to Eden Camp with my school for a geography trip a few years ago. Im not usually in to that sort of stuff but I found it realy interesting. Excellent place!

[Tracie 10]

I went to Eden Camp last year (I was actually on a random trip to Filey and took a diversion). I really enjoyed it. Some of the photographic exhibitions will probably be to disturbing for young children, but you can always just skip that particular display. Its open all year except for the period 23rd Dec to 10th Jan.

[JBee 10]

I went to Eden Camp twice on School trips! Seem to remember I found it a bit dull, but I was a bit girly and not really into all the war stuff. The boys enjoyed it!

 

I remember it being full of old tanks and stuff, with WW2 replica-bunkers that really smelt!

 

Think they had us wearing gas masks and doing air raid drills too.