Learning at Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses

Volunteers with young visitors on the beach at Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales — Kinver Edge has lots of learning opportunities for school groups | © National Trust Images/Trevor Ray Hart

Join us at the Rock Houses for a school visit with a difference. Get hands-on in these unique cave dwellings as you have a go at Victorian or Iron Age activities like lighting fires and making clay pots. Then explore the nature and history of the surrounding Kinver Edge countryside, an ancient and diverse landscape.

Workshops at Kinver Edge

A range of free tours and workshop sessions are available to book.

Iron Age workshop

Make clay pots, weave traditional wooden hurdles and light fires without matches to imagine life in the Iron Age. Complete your experience with a visit to the real Iron Age hillfort on top of Kinver Edge, just a short walk through the woods.

Victorian daily life workshop

Try on costumes, handle real objects, and do the activities of daily Victorian life, from cleaning to playing games. Set in the atmospheric location of the Rock Houses, this visit can start great conversations about the differences between then and now.

Wildlife and history on the Edge guided walk

Get outdoors and learn about the wildlife of Kinver Edge with real scientific techniques. Find out why looking after this rare heathland is so important, and how humans have impacted on the habitat.

Planning your trip

We can accommodate 36 children per day, ages Year 2 and above. Guided walks can take anything from 1.5 to 3 hours, according to your needs and what you’d like to see and learn about, and we can do activities and games along the way if you’d like. You are welcome to stay all day after your walk with us. Workshops take 2 hours, so for a full day including a guided walk, a workshop and a lunch break please allow around 4.5 hours.

Good to know

Coach parking is available a short walk from the Rock Houses
The Rock Houses are wheelchair accessible, as are some areas of the surrounding Kinver Edge countryside
You can enjoy your picnic lunch outdoors, there is plenty of seating outside the Rock Houses tea-room
Schools can book guided walks and workshops from Monday to Friday. Please be aware that other members of the public will be sharing the space.

Educational Group Membership

Schools can benefit from an Educational Group Membership, which is an annual membership giving free access to the whole school group at National Trust places.

Get in touch about bringing your school group to Kinver Edge

If you're interested in booking a school session either at the Rock Houses or at your school, please send us an email.

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