BarleyHall

Step through the doors of Barley Hall and open a whole new world of discovery.

Whether you are looking for a visit which offers a completely different educational experience or just a fun day out we can guarantee that you will not be disappointed with a visit to Barley Hall.

Barley Hall offers a unique experience with many options for creative learning, offering activities for all. A school visit to Barley Hall offers an authentic Tudor encounter for your pupils, as well as being a valuable cross-curricular learning experience.

Barley Hall provides stimulating starting points; raising questions, promoting creativity and encouraging citizenship. Students will be interested and inspired, and see new ways of looking at the world around us.

The Experience - Meet the Family

A visit to Barley Hall allows pupils to get a totally hands-on experience to gain insight into life in the past. Discover what life was like for a child living in Tudor times. What did they eat? Where did they sleep? Through investigating artefacts and using role play your class will find out!

New exhibition: From Hamlet to Hollywood

Explore the fascinating changes in fashion from Tudor times to the early 20th century through this unique display of costumes worn by some of the best loved stars of stage and screen.

Find out how styles have changed through time and how modern designers recreate these historic garments for film and television.

Features costumes from The King's Speech, Sense and Sensibility, The Duchess, and much-loved television series Lark Rise to Candleford, Pride and Prejudice, Downton Abbey and Cranford.

Meet the Family

Your visit to Barley Hall will include Meet the Family, a guided tour by a costumed character of the late 15th century. A strong emphasis is put on status, as the lives of the wealthy family and their poorer servants are uncovered.