Historic Workshops Reviews 501

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their engaging, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic approach, which significantly enhances the learning experience. The overall service, including the booking process and communication, is frequently described as excellent and well-organized, ensuring smooth and enjoyable workshops. People particularly appreciate the high quality of the products and resources provided, noting the hands-on activities and authentic artifacts that keep children fully engaged and inspired. However, some customers also noted minor areas for improvement, such as certain sessions feeling less interactive or a leader occasionally appearing frustrated. A few people suggested that having two leaders for larger groups could maintain pace and engagement more effectively.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bethany arrived in our school and immediately engaged the children in our class with her calm, informative and funny manner. The children loved the day learning about the Tudors and it was the perf... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Second time for us, with an ancient Egyptian day. Each delivered by a different leader, but both were fabulous; excellent knowledge, wonderful artefacts for the children to handle and examine, a mummi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rob visited our school for an amazing day focused on the Battle of Hastings. The children absolutely loved it! Who wouldn't want to form a defensive shield wall or advance on their friends with 'spear... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Second year running Year 4 have had an Anglo-Saxon workshop to kick start our History topic on Raiders and Settlers, and once again the children absolutely loved it. David was brilliant, and really ho... See more

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  1. Primary School
  2. Private School

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Historic Workshops provides schools with highly-engaging, hands-on history days.


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4.9

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

501 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Second Egyptian workshop

Second time for us, with an ancient Egyptian day. Each delivered by a different leader, but both were fabulous; excellent knowledge, wonderful artefacts for the children to handle and examine, a mummification sequence with the right balance of knowledge, humour and gory detail! Our children absolutely loved it and some said it was 'the best day ever'! Excellent communication from the team and ran like a well oiled machine. Thank you, Leigh and Katy. We hope to see you next year!

January 29, 2026
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Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Dee! We greatly look forward to returning next year! In the meantime, we may see you when we’re back in delivering the Anglo-Saxon / Viking workshop!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tudor Day with Henry VIII

Absolutely fantastic day for our KS1 class exploring the Tudors with King Henry VIII himself! The children were so engaged all day and it was an incredible way to bring history to life.

January 29, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Georgie! His Majesty was pleased to have been hosted in the church and received the most gracious hospitality.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Roman Workshop- Jess


Jess was amazing! Her workshop was engaging and inspiring, and the children learned so much about the Romans and Boudicca throughout the day. Her instructions were very clear, and she maintained excellent control of all 90 pupils.

January 27, 2026
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Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review! We hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing Viking workshop

An amazing Viking workshop — very engaging and brilliantly delivered from start to finish. The kids loved the day and really enjoyed all of the hands-on activities. It kept them interested throughout, and we’d highly recommend booking them.

January 27, 2026
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Thank you so much for the amazing 5 ⭐ review! We hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jess was absolutely fantastic

Jess was absolutely fantastic. She was amazing with the children and we all had a great day.

January 26, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thanks for the 5 ⭐ review Jo! We are glad that everyone had a great day!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Engaging and memorable Roman History workshop

The Roman History workshop was excellent and fully engaged our pupils throughout. The storytelling of the life of Julius Caesar was a real highlight and captured the children’s attention even at the very end of the day.

Pupils particularly enjoyed the hands-on elements, including handling artefacts, role-playing, and practicing Roman battle tactics. One child summed it up perfectly: “It was exciting because we did activities and learned new things.”

January 19, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Great review! Thank you Sobana! We hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rob provided a thoroughly engaging…

Rob provided a thoroughly engaging 'Ancient Greek' workshop, all the children loved him! Extremely knowledgeable as well as excellent classroom presence - a brilliant day! Thank you!

January 23, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the lovely 5 ⭐ review Adam! We hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fit in perfectly with our topic

Fit in perfectly with our topic. All resources provided and activities very engaging. Children barely realised how much they were learning as they were having so much fun

January 23, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you for the 5 ⭐ review! We hope to visit the school again soon for another of our workshops!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

We scheduled the Stone Age Workshop and the children really loved it. Each activity was engaging and the students had the best time. Would recommend!

January 21, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for leaving a 5 ⭐ review Ozlem! We look forward to returning to the school for your next booking!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What an amazing day!

The resources were fabulous, so engaging for the children. The knowledge of the leader was outstanding. Excellent pace to keep the children interested and they gained a lot of knowledge. Teacher and children enjoyed had the most amazing day!!

January 20, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Wow! What an amazing 5 ⭐ review! Thank you so much 🙏 We hope to visit the school again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very entertaining

Very entertaining, children were engaged throughout the workshop. Plenty of activities to fill the day comfortably without children getting board/being left without anything to do. Children were fully immersed in the experience and were asking Ugg to return almost immediately. Children were able to transfer knowledge learnt into our history lessons.

January 15, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Amber! We hope to visit the school again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stone Age Workshop Review

Our Y3 class participated in the Stone Age workshop led by Kate. We did a brilliant range of activities that related to our learning and engaged the children, including: archery, tool crafting, artefact handling, bone investigation and cave painting. Our workshop leader, Kate, was brilliant with her acting and engagement of the children. We would definitely have Historic Workshops back again! Big thank you from us all.

January 19, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the lovely 5 ⭐ review Ellie! We hope to visit the school again for another workshop in the future!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Egyptian workshop was fantastic

The Egyptian workshop was fantastic! Our children loved the mumification process and all of the workshops were well planned, resourced well and very interactive. We will definitely book again for next year, and I have recommended you to the rest of the year groups to hopefully book some more workshops next year.

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Kirsty! Also, thank you for recommending us to other year groups! We look forward to visiting the school again soon.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Egyptian Workshop

We had Rob come to our school and deliver an Ancient Egyptian workshop.

The workshop was for a year 2 class, which Rob appropriately adapted for and the class LOVED the day.

The resources were brilliant and engaging for the class and Rob's knowledge was amazing. We will be booking again!

January 13, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ Review Rhys! We are so glad that the class LOVED the day! We recommend having Rob back to deliver our Medieval Knight workshop to Y2!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Ancient Egyptian workshop was…

The Ancient Egyptian workshop was fantastic. The leader of the workshop was very knowledgable and engaging. All activities were delivered brilliantly and all of the children and adults had a fantastic day while learning an enormous amount about the Egyptians. Very happy with the entire day and will be booking another workshop soon.

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you for the fantastic 5 ⭐ review! We look forward to returning to Hockliffe again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic day

We enjoyed a well planned, well resourced day with Bethany leading a toys past and present workshop. The children described it as their best day ever (as did the adults). It was an amazing day from start to finish and brought an otherwise very boring topic to life! Would definitely recommend 🙂

January 13, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Megan! That’s one for our website we think!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Engaging and interesting

Engaging and interesting
The lead was knowledgeable and made the experience very enjoyable for the children.

January 13, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Ruth! We hope to visit the school again soon!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ancient Egyptian workshop

We had the Ancient Egyptian workshop with Jess for Year 3. The whole day was fantastic. Jess arrived early to go through the whole day and discussed any needs in the class. She was enthusiastic and the children loved having Merit (Jess) in the classroom. Thank you for a fantastic experience.

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Vicky! We hope to visit the school again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Maya Workshop

We had a Mayan workshop for our Year 5/6 pupils and many said it was the most enjoyable history session they have ever had. David made history come to life with a wide range of activities and practical tasks. He had great control of the class and the teachers loved watching him sacrifice a child.

January 9, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Carla! ‘The teachers loved watching him sacrifice a child’ has to be one of our all time favourite quotes from a review 😅

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have used this company for both a Stone…

Have used this company for both a Stone Age and Ancient Egyptian day. Excellent communication to arrange both trips.
Leader arrived early with an amazing set of artefacts and everything needed for the whole day. Very immersive experience. Kids loved it.

January 5, 2026
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Reply from Historic Workshops

Thank you so much for the 5 ⭐ review Lucy! We hope to see you again for another workshop soon!

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