Our school sessions are for groups of up to 25 or 30 pupils.
Our workshops are made up of a carousel of activities (dressing up in uniform, a Museum trail and an arts and crafts activity) and always including seeing the serving soldiers on duty- both caring for the horses in the working stables on the other side of our glass viewing screen and outside on Public Duties protecting the Horse Guards Building, entrance to the Royal Residences.
Come and learn at the Household Cavalry Museum …
Workshops can be done in either a morning session (10:00-11:45hrs) which includes watching (some of) the Mounted Guard Change, or an after school session (15:00-16:30hrs).
Having seen these modern day Regimental duties, each visit enables you relate what the class has seen back to the historic period in which the workshop is based; that way you can continue the learning with some compare/contrast work back in the class room if you’d so like.
We’ll of course also give you the completed arts and crafts activity sheets or the Fast&Furious drama script to take home with you so you can follow up your visit to the Museum will classroom activities or a school assembly.
Group sizes and Ratios
| School session | TIME | PRICE |
| Session – 30 children Includes 3 adult spaces (1 per 10 children) free of charge. |
(10:00-11:30hrs) or (13:00-14:30hrs) | £5 per pupil |
| Local school children discounted price – Westminster
Includes 3 adult spaces (1 per 10 children) free of charge. |
£4 per pupil | |
| Additional adults |
£9.20 per adult |
It is essential to book ahead.
A site visit in advance is advisable and free of charge to group leaders.
Three fascinated Westminster school groups got to ‘meet’ Waterloo hero Samuel Godley in the Household Cavalry Stables last week; he told them about his experiences in the great battle and also answered interview questions. The groups were also able to meet serving members of the regiment to compare regimental life 200 years ago to today. Much fun was had by all.
Would you like your school to take part in this style of visit?
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The museum will be closed on the following dates & timings:
CLOSED – Sunday 17 November
Thursday 21 November – Open 10am – 3.30pm (last admission at 2.30pm)
Friday 29 November – Open 12pm – 5pm (last admission at 4pm)
Tuesday 3rd December – Open 1pm – 5pm (last admission at 4pm)
Wednesday 4th December – Open 10am – 4pm (last admission at 3pm)
Tuesday 17th December – Open 10am – 2pm (last admission at 1pm)
CLOSED 24th, 25th and 26th December
Tuesday 31 December – Open 10am – 2pm (last admission 1pm)