Berry Pomeroy Castle (English Heritage)

Ruins of a late medieval castle and lavish Tudor house, ideal for learning about medieval and Tudor life, castles, and exploring landscapes and geography.

Day visit

Totnes,

Devon

About Berry Pomeroy Castle (English Heritage)

Bring your teaching to life and inspire your students at Berry Pomeroy Castle. Within the 15th-century defences of the Pomeroy family castle, looms the dramatic ruined shell of its successor, the great Elizabethan mansion of the Seymours. Begun in around 1560 and ambitiously enlarged from around 1600, their mansion was never completed and was abandoned by 1700, when it became the focus of blood-curdling ghost stories!

Amenities

SEND Facilities

Free pre-visit

Risk assessment available

Resources available

Key Information

Age suitability

5-7 yr olds, 7-11 yr olds, 11-14 yr olds, 14-16 yr olds,

Key Stages

  • Key Stage 1,

  • Key Stage 2,

  • Key Stage 3,

  • Key Stage 4,

Risk Assessment copy available?

By email, From website

Topics

  • Anglo-Saxons,

  • Castles,

  • Hands on history,

Risk Assessment Category

A

Annual opening times

10am - 5pm daily Apr - Oct, 10am-4pm weekends only Nov - Mar.

Resources Provided

Yes

Suitable for disabled/SEND needs

Yes

Group Size

Up to 120

Group Rates

Free entry for school groups if booked in advance

Topics

Anglo-Saxons

Castles

Hands on history

Curriculum Subjects

Art & Design

Business Studies

Classics

Geography

History

Mathematics

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