Year 2 (Class 7) - History - Skipton Castle Trip

Class 7 went to Skipton Castle on Monday. They braved the cold to visit the dark depths of the creepy dungeon, learnt about the family who owned the castle and the men who built it.

They learnt about the defences of the castle, the moat, the drawbridge, the portcullis, the thickness of the walls and the arrow slits. They learnt about the kitchen, who cooked and what sort of food was eaten, going to the toilet and which hand should be used for what.

They learnt about where the lord and lady slept, and acted out the slaves routine of tightening the ropes of the bed and putting blood under the bed for the bed bugs, which is where the phrase; good-night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite comes from.

They pretended to be archers dipping their arrows in rotten buckets before firing to injure the enemy.

We all had an amazing day and learnt a lot. 

Year 2 (Class 7) - History - Skipton Castle Trip