10 May 1941: WWII (KS2 & KS3)

KS2 & KS3 School Session
Sessions from £210 per group

Bring history alive with a day full of costumed interpreters and discover how the museum building and its people played their role in WWII as you step back in time to one specific day in 1941. As London experienced their longest and worst night of the Blitz, bombs dropped on the Priestgate area in Peterborough.

The story for the day is that the children have just recently arrived at Peterborough North Station and have been brought to the Museum building for safety before being billeted to new families.

Before the visit, classes are given names of children who were evacuated to Peterborough during WWII. It will be great if you arrive on the day with your names on stickers.

Booking enquiries

Call: 01733 864 731
Email: mercy.wilson@peterboroughlimited.co.uk

Activities

Air Raid Shelter​

Visit the museum cellar’s air raid shelter with an ARP Warden. Handle real WWII artefacts and test out your gas masks. Experience the sights, sounds and even the shakes of an air raid!​

Home Guard​

Meet Mrs Winter, the Museum caretaker’s wife. Mr Winter is in the Home Guard and she will tell you all about his Home Guard duties. Discover what this involves and try out some of the tasks including drill. Practise using a stirrup pump and watch out for any incendiary bombs in the Museum Garden Meet Mrs Winter, the Museum caretaker’s wife. Mr Winter is in the Home Guard and she will tell you all about his Home Guard duties. Discover what this involves and try out some of the tasks including drill. Practise using a stirrup pump and watch out for any incendiary bombs in the Museum Garden​

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