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Castles

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

Orford Castle

Framlingham Castle

http://www.cefnllech.enta.net/~gold/castle.htm

http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/saffire/places/toymus.html

http://www.framlingham.com/tourism/castle.html 

Recreated site

English Heritage

ditto

Toys

Stansted Toy Museum, Essex

http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/saffire/places/toymus.html

Romans

Colchester Museum

http://www.colchester.gov.uk/leisure/vic/vic.htm

Anglo Saxons 1

West Stow AS Village, near BSE

http://www.stedmunds.co.uk/lifestyle/wstow/village.html 

An outstanding resource – a recreation of village life based on archaeological evidence.

Anglo Saxons 2

Sutton Hoo

During 2001 contact Sean.O’Reilly@educ.suffolkcc.gov.uk 

New facilities opening October 2001

Anglo Saxons 3

Ipswich High Street Museum

Good A.S. room. Filmed by English Heritage for “Talkin’ Saxons” video

Tudors    1

Christchurch Museum Ipswich

http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/tourism/guide/mansion.htm 

Tudors    2

Kentwell Hall, Long Melford

http://www.kentwell.co.uk/ 

Usually June/July/

September

Tudors     3

Hengrave Hall, BSE

http://www.

hengravehallcentre.org.uk/ 

£1.15 per child

Ancient Greeks

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/central/dayout/section_1.html

Victorians 1

Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket

http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/central/dayout/section_1.html 

Victorians 2

Leiston Long Shop, Leiston

http://gazetteer.interdart.co.uk/east/visit/LSMUSE.htm 

WW2     1

Landguard Fort, Felixstowe

http://www.landguard.com/ 

For 18^th – 20^th century history

WW2     2

A range of museums attached to Suffolk WW2 airfields

www.heart-of-suffolk.org.uk 

Often opened in the summer months

WW2     3

Clifford Road Primary, Ipswich. air raid museum

01473 251605

Kate Walker

£2 per pupil

closed during mid winter