Key stage 2

Impact! – Session

Only available in the Impact package. Discover the small and huge impacts of the Battle of Bosworth, find out what happened here in 1485 and why it was so important and explore the physics of medieval warfare in our brand new Impact! session for KS2.

Self-led Exhibition Visit

Battlefield Detectives Learning Package

Discover the skills to find a lost battlefield, recreate what happened at Bosworth while walking the Battlefield Trail and see the finds discovered by archaeologists in the interactive exhibition. Suitable for KS2

The Soldier’s Story Package

Discover the life of a Medieval soldier fighting in the Battle of Bosworth in a fun filled learning package using the award wining exhibition, character-led living history and an expert-led guided walk.

The Bosworth Soldier

Learn about a variety of weapons from dagger to cannon, recruitment, the make-up of an army, wounds and treatment, tactics, campaign life, transportation, getting to battle, food and rations, sieges, war horses, heraldry and battle communications.

The Bosworth Soldier & Archer

Discover how often archers had to train, how effective the bodkin arrow was against armour and where an archer kept his spare bow string, handle a bow and arrow and imagine you’re an archer on the battlefield.

Battlefield Detectives Session

Only available as part of the 'Battlefield Detectives' package. Pupils become detectives using deductive skills and reasoning to see what they can learn from archaeological discoveries and historical objects.

Guided Walks of the Battlefield Trail

One of Bosworth’s knowledgeable guides will bring the events of the battle to life through lively interpretation and object handling.