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Directed Activities for Schools
Garden
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Small groups are taken around the Walled Garden and shown various points of
interest.
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The children learn that the Walled Garden was the main source of fruit and
vegetables for the people living in the Hall during Victorian times. Today the
produce is used in the restaurant.
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Interesting Walled Garden features such as the Victorian cloches; water
carrier and rhubarb forcing pots and the newly reconstructed glasshouses are
highlighted.
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The principals of companion planting are explained and any minibeasts
encountered are observed and discussed.
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The herb patch is particularly popular and examples of a number of herbs are
passed round for smelling.
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Depending on what is growing in the garden at the time different vegetables
are shown and discussed. Some of the children have often grown things at home
or school and experiences and opinions are shared.
Charge:
£1.25/child. Education Group Members
£1.50/child for non-members
Curriculum links
Science:
Life and living processes
Green plants as organisms
Geography:
Food and Farming
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