The Chester House Estate Ticket Portal

We're excited to open our National Award-winning Irchester Field School Learning Programme to home-educated learners on Friday 20th June 2025

Your day:

• Explore a live excavation alongside experienced archaeologists from the University of Leicester.
• Learn from passionate staff and volunteers at The Chester House Estate (CHE) and the University of Leicester School of Archaeology and Ancient History.
• Uncover the secrets of the Roman town through a fun and educational program.

Find out about your day via this link

Teaching level:

The activities will be taught at a level appropriate for children working at UKS2 (years 5 and 6). Whilst we welcome children outside of this range, you may need to provide differentiation support if you bring children working above/below this level.

Timings:

• Please aim to arrive by 9:30. All activities will start promptly at 10:00. If you are late you may have to wait to join your group until activity two.
• The programme will finish by 14:15
• You will receive an itinerary of your activities at least 1 week before your visit.

Ticket Options:

• Standard Ticket: Admission for one adult and one child.
• Additional Adult/Child tickets must only be purchased in addition to standard tickets.
• All children attending must have a ticket and be supervised by an adult at all times.
• As the activities take place on a live site, this event is not suitable for children (including babies) under the age of 7.

What to bring:

• Suitable outdoor clothing for the forecasted weather (this event will run regardless of the weather)
• A Pencil
• Outdoor shoes (no heels, open-toe sandals or flip flops)
• Packed lunch/water bottles

Capacity:

This event has a limited capacity, however, subject to demand, additional dates may become available.

Questions:

If you have any questions email learning@chesterhouseestate.org

We're excited to open our National Award winning Irchester Field School Learning Programme to home-educated learners on Friday 20th June 2025.

Your day:

•    Explore a live excavation alongside experienced archaeologists from the University of Leicester.

•    Learn from passionate staff and volunteers at The Chester House Estate (CHE) and the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

•    Uncover the secrets of the Roman town through a fun and educational program.

Find out about our your day via this link: https://irchester-field-school.my.canva.site/ifs-2025-teacher-info-pack.

Teaching level:

The activities will be taught at a level appropriate for children working at UKS3 (years 7, 8, and 9). Whilst we welcome children outside of this range, if you bring children who are working above/below this level you may need to provide differentiation support.

Timings:

Please aim to arrive by 9:30. All activities will be starting at 10:00. If you are late you may have to wait to join your group until activity two.

The programme will finish by 14:15

You will receive an itinerary of your activities at least 1 week before your visit.

Ticket Options:

Standard Ticket: Admission for one adult and one child.

Additional Adult/Child Ticket: Purchase additional tickets for a single price. These must be purchased in addition to standard tickets.

All children attending must have a ticket. All children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

As the activities take place on a live site, this event is not suitable for any children (including babies) under the age of 7.

What to bring:

Suitable outdoor clothing for the forecasted weather (this event will run regardless of the weather)

A Pencil

Outdoor shoes (no heels, open-toe sandals or flip flops)

Packed lunch/water bottles

Capacity:

This event has a limited capacity, however, subject to demand, additional dates may become available.

Questions:

If you have any questions email learning@chesterhouseestate.org