Our topic this term has been the Tudors. A fun creative bunch of people, however, they are also very historical. Consequently we took a visit to Hampton Court Palace and learnt so much that it could fill up a library...
Y5's journey began when we had to experience a long and tiresome coach ride. We grew so bored that some of us decided to fiddle with the curtains! After a while we arrived at the immense palace. Builders were balancing on scaffolding everywhere and none of us could believe that we were in the palace of Henry the Eighth.
Soon after we whizzed off to the kitchens. Two stocky men, Robin and mark, gave us a quick but detailed explanation of the historical events of the kitchen. This included how the Tudors placed the food so that it would be under the sun at some points of the day and under the shade as well. This really shocked me because I had never realised that the Tudors were so clever! The guides speedily gabbled about the meat and dairy whilst some children he weren't listening quickly grew bored. Next we were filled with information as Robin explained that the Tudors didn't have ovens, they only had spits! A lucky boy in our class, Louis, was given the opportunity to heave the spit around over and over and over again.
About half an hour later we gathered in a huddle and shown where we could collect our audio guides. Unluckily, I was given the adult guide so I had to listen to a very intricate description of everything everywhere. Even though it sounded like a waste of time, it was packed with facts. Such as: Tudors didn't have chess, they only played fox and geese a board game I was allowed to have a go at.
Later on everyone's stomachs were rumbling, eager for some lunch. The teacher and adults resented the idea and was very reluctant when we begged to let us have our lunch early. After that we trudged up to the maze in the blistering heat as sweat poured down our heads like rivers on a mountain. As soon as we arrived at the maze everyone was astonished... It was huge! However, it didn't take Me, Raphael and Alex.C long to find the final destination resulting in us winning first place. But the fun wasn't over. As other children who had got lost stomped around the maze, we 'directed' them by leading them in the wrong direction! Overall, I think we were in the maze for about fifteen minutes.
After that everything was a rush. We zoomed to the room about Henry the Eighth as a boy but we were only in it for a couple of minutes. Suddenly Mrs Cohen announced we had to leave otherwise we would hit the rush hour traffic but nobody liked the idea. It took quite a long time for her to convince us to leave so heavy hearted we left the palace although we were thrilled by all the facts we had learned.
I would highly recommend Hampton Court Palace as a great place to visit but only if you don't mind the likes of Henry the Eighth!
Y5's journey began when we had to experience a long and tiresome coach ride. We grew so bored that some of us decided to fiddle with the curtains! After a while we arrived at the immense palace. Builders were balancing on scaffolding everywhere and none of us could believe that we were in the palace of Henry the Eighth.
Soon after we whizzed off to the kitchens. Two stocky men, Robin and mark, gave us a quick but detailed explanation of the historical events of the kitchen. This included how the Tudors placed the food so that it would be under the sun at some points of the day and under the shade as well. This really shocked me because I had never realised that the Tudors were so clever! The guides speedily gabbled about the meat and dairy whilst some children he weren't listening quickly grew bored. Next we were filled with information as Robin explained that the Tudors didn't have ovens, they only had spits! A lucky boy in our class, Louis, was given the opportunity to heave the spit around over and over and over again.
About half an hour later we gathered in a huddle and shown where we could collect our audio guides. Unluckily, I was given the adult guide so I had to listen to a very intricate description of everything everywhere. Even though it sounded like a waste of time, it was packed with facts. Such as: Tudors didn't have chess, they only played fox and geese a board game I was allowed to have a go at.
Later on everyone's stomachs were rumbling, eager for some lunch. The teacher and adults resented the idea and was very reluctant when we begged to let us have our lunch early. After that we trudged up to the maze in the blistering heat as sweat poured down our heads like rivers on a mountain. As soon as we arrived at the maze everyone was astonished... It was huge! However, it didn't take Me, Raphael and Alex.C long to find the final destination resulting in us winning first place. But the fun wasn't over. As other children who had got lost stomped around the maze, we 'directed' them by leading them in the wrong direction! Overall, I think we were in the maze for about fifteen minutes.
After that everything was a rush. We zoomed to the room about Henry the Eighth as a boy but we were only in it for a couple of minutes. Suddenly Mrs Cohen announced we had to leave otherwise we would hit the rush hour traffic but nobody liked the idea. It took quite a long time for her to convince us to leave so heavy hearted we left the palace although we were thrilled by all the facts we had learned.
I would highly recommend Hampton Court Palace as a great place to visit but only if you don't mind the likes of Henry the Eighth!