Upton Country Park

Romans

Invasion, trade and religion

Discover the Country Park’s Roman origins, march in 2000-year-old footsteps and find out how Roman Britain traded with the empire along our Roman Road!

Create a Class Standard, have a go at making a Roman pot and herb bag, and use our Neoclassical Georgian House as inspiration to design your own house of the Gods!

New for 2026 our updated Romans session now incldes the option of meeting a Roman soldier as the Country Park has teamed up with Roman historian and re-enactor, John Smith.

Classes can now find out about life in Roman Britain right from the soldier’s mouth as he marches your class down the Roman Road, discusses trade and empire and provides an opportunity to handle Roman artefacts.

This session is subject to availability.

Curriculum Objectives: Roman empire and its impact on Britain – “Romanisation” and technology, local history, the legacy of Roman culture in later British history. Understanding of the local environment and landscapes.

Collecting Light

Photograms and Photosynthesis

Find out about the Victorian love for collecting, invention and discovery through your own Victorian photo-print creations and light experiments. Then, explore how plants collect and use light, and why looking after our natural world is so important.

Curriculum Objectives: Plant and light vocabulary, plant structure and function, photosynthesis, working scientifically, human impact, Victorian science and innovation. Practice new art techniques and learn about historical artists.

Art in Nature

Nature in Art

Inspired by nature’s artists, the work of Andrew Goldsworthy and other local artists, use the woodland as your canvas, create a nature frame to take home and use your class camera to turn your artistry into lasting masterpieces!

Curriculum Objectives: Learning about the work of established artists, sculpt with a range of natural materials, use of colour, texture, line, shape and form. Identifying use and suitability of different materials. Fine and gross motor skills.

Look Up

Perspective and Composition for upper KS2

Spend some time in our woodlands practicing creating depth and interest in your art with techniques to help you with vanishing points and the rules of thirds.

Curriculum Objectives: Improve mastery of and experiment with new techniques and materials; record, observe and review ideas understanding the principles of composition and creating perspective.

Poetry and Prose in the Park

Calm down and take notice with tales from the woods

Using all your senses, take inspiration from our wildlife and woodlands during quick writing exercises, to build material for your own poetry and story compositions and perform them to the group.

Curriculum Objectives: Reading comprehension, writing composition, reading aloud and performing, discovering new fairy stories, myths + legends. Observation, reflection and reviewing ideas. Mindfulness.