All aboard to explore vehicles from the past in our historic Victorian streets.
Key Stage:
Key stage 1
Capacity:
35 pupils
Price:
£320
Format:
90 mins facilitated, 60 minutes self led
Availability:
Tuesdays - Fridays during term time

Help Basingstoke's newest arrival as they explore different modes of transport and understand what job they are used for.

Pupils will also meet a Thornycroft worker who will give them a vehicle factory tour and tasks that need doing. 

Through a range of activities, the workshop offers pupils a close study of historical travel and transport, comparing the museum’s vehicle collections with the vehicles of today. 

KS1 key curriculum links 

  • Changes within living memory
  • Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality (Thornycroft of Basingstoke)
  • Science: everyday materials

Learning objectives 

To be able to organise, classify and compare different vehicles 
To understand how transport and travel have changed over time