Opening Times: Mon - Sat 10am to 4pm
Sun 10am to 1pm (1st Sunday of the month)
or 11am to 2pm (following Sundays)
Last entry time is 15 minutes prior to closing.
Check 'Your Visit' page for any upcoming closures.
National Curriculum Links
‘Pupils should be taught about significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.’ History National Curriculum 2013
‘Pupils should be taught to develop a wide range of art techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.’ Art and Design National Curriculum 2013
Our Focus
History:
-Monarchs who have signed Magna Carta.
-Monarchs who have visited Faversham.
Art & Design:
-Illuminated letters.
-Medieval images.
We offer a half day visit, which would include the activities below.
Click here to complete a booking form to arrange your visit.
We offer a half day visit to the Faversham Charters (9:15-11:45)
9:15-10:00
-The children would start by looking at a short presentation around monarchs and images (illuminated letters).
-The whole class will dress in medieval clothes (if they wish).
10:00 – 11:30 They will then complete 3 different activities in rotating groups for approx. 30 mins per activity:
1. Visit the exhibition room and look at the charters and other artefacts. They will hunt for partial images. Ext: If they complete this they can colour a common horn.
2. Wearing a protective apron, the children will look at illuminated letters and create their own with a quill and ink (watered down paint). Ext: If they complete this they can do a wordsearch.
3. Go on a town walk into Market Place and the surrounding area to learn about the monarchs who have visited Faversham.
11:30-11:45
-We will remove all the costumes and have a brief chat about what they have learnt.
-You will return to school at 11:45
As an optional extra, you could eat your lunch in the historic Guildhall (subject to availability) and soak up the history, or eat lunch in our classroom space.
If you wish to extend your visit to a whole day we would recommend that you contact the schools team at the Fleur de Lis Museum in Preston Street and spend the afternoon looking around there and learning more about the history of Faversham.
education@favershamsociety.org
Should you wish to book with us, please complete the booking form with some suggested dates. Ideally, we book schools on a Monday morning, as this is our quietest day in the Faversham Charters, and we can close to the public whilst you are here. However, we can sometimes accommodate other weekday mornings.
"What an enjoyable morning we had - all the children had fun and were very surprised by how hard it was to write with a quill."
"Very well organised – exposure to a variety of different elements (quill writing, search-and-find, dressing up, Faversham tour), which were very memorable for the children. It was nice that there were enough costumes for all the children who wanted to dress up – the costumes were of high quality, which made for great photos, and was appreciated by our more sensory children. We really appreciated the time and enthusiasm shown by the volunteers!"
