All hands on deck!
Learn aboard HQS Wellington
HQS Wellington sailed the trade routes, protecting Britain and vital supplies along convoy routes during World War Two. Now moored at Victoria Embankment, Temple Stairs, she is home to the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and offers an engaging and interactive setting for learning about the past and our world today
Two FREE primary level facilitated sessions and a discovery trail are currently on offer for KS1 and KS2.
Links and Lines: HMS WELLINGTON in the World
(KS1-2 Citizenship)
Links and Lines follows the journey of HQS Wellington, allowing students to learn about life aboard a ship and the diverse ports and peoples she encountered around the world. Students will discover how the movement of goods and people have impacted on our history and shape our modern life.
HMS Wellington and World War Two
(KS2 History)
Discover how Wellington helped keep Britain fuelled and fed during WWII. Students will learn how trade and the war at sea impacted the lives of children like themselves and how Britons met the challenges of rationing and shortage on the home front.
Discovery Trail
Explore the ship and become a sailor! This trail encourages students to test their salt by undertaking the roles once carried out by sailors. From taking the wheel at the bridge with a Master Mariner to learning daily duties of a seaman, students will experience life at sea through doing and discovering what keeps ships afloat.
Session and trail last approximately 90 minutes and accommodates 1 class.
For more information contact Ben Jones on 020 7836 8179 or via email on learning@thewellingtontrust.com.
“My best day ever”, stated a 7 year old girl from St Matthews C of E Primary School in Westminster, as she was leaving after a visit last November.
‘I cannot begin to tell you how much the children enjoyed it! They kept asking me why we had to leave so early! My teaching assistant (who doesn't really like class trips as they can be very stressful!) said it was the best trip she has ever been on and has never seen the children so engaged!’
(Kate Bullock, Bangabandhu Primary School)
