Wonderful Wheels

Who’s it for?

Wonderful Wheels is an educational trip recommended for younger Early Years and Key Stage 1 pupils. We can help you expand and adapt the trip to suit Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils, or for groups with Special Educational Needs.

Dates, times & prices

• Option One – Half Day without Railway Journey
  £5.00 per pupil
• Option Two – Full Day without Railway Journey
  £6.00 per pupil
• Option Three – Full Day with Railway Journey
  £11.00 per pupil
• Accompanying Adult Ticket free

Dates available:

• Option One and Two: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11/05/2022 – 08/07/2022 (excluding 30/06/2022) and 07/09/2022 to 23/09/2022 (excluding 16/09/2022), other dates May – July and also September available.
• Option Three: 13/05/2022, 20/05/2022, 26/05/2022, 27/05/2022, 10/06/2022, 17/06/2022, 23/06/2022, 24/06/2022, 07/07/2022, 08/07/2022, 08/09/2022, 09/09/2022

Activities

Option One:

We look at why wheels are important and how they have developed. The children produce a simple working model of a vehicle.

Option Two:

We build on Option One by giving visitors the option to:

• Look at the development of buses.
• Produce a place name totem.
• Look at railway safety.
• Explore a railway station.
• Spend time drawing an exhibit in the museum.

Option Three: 

We build on Option One by taking a full line return journey on board a heritage locomotive.