The River & Rowing Museum
Henley-on-Thames
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The River & Rowing Museum
Mill Meadows
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 1BF
Contact:
Education Co-ordinator
Telephone:
+44 (0)1491 415605
Fax:
+44 (0)1491 415601
Website:
www.rrm.co.uk
Email:
edbookings@rrm.co.uk
Contact: Joanne Gibbison
Description
We offer creative and cross curricular opportunities to learn in a new and stimulating environment. Our service to schools provides a range of courses covering many areas of the National Curriculum. There are qualified staff to help you plan your visit, and a purpose built Education Centre.
Additional information
- Riverside
- Yes
- Distance from river
- 200m
- Locality
- Henley on Thames
- Location details
- Follow brown Museum & Wind in the Willows signs to Mill Meadows and River & Rowing Museum when you enter Henley from Reading, Oxford or Maidenhead
- Description of site
- The River of Rowing Museum is an award winning museum beside the Thames which opened in 1998 to interpret the three themes of the River Thames, the sport of Rowing, and the development of the town of Henley. Additionally the story of Wind in the Willows is brought to life through an audio guided attraction. There is a varied temporary exhibition programme
- Thames resources
- During Museum opening hours: A permanent gallery displaying the archaeology, social history, natural history, and geography of the River Thames from source to estuary. An evocation of the Wind in the Willows tales through audio guide and scenes.
- Weblink to programme
- www.rrm.co.uk/learning.aspx
- Number of programmes offered to schools
- 18
- Opening hours
- 10am to 5pm or 5.30pm
- Opening hour notes
- 1st May - 31st August: 10am to 5.30pm, 1st September - 30th April: 10am to 5pm every day except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve & Day
- Weblink to programme
- www.rrm.co.uk
- Family admission
- Museum only: Adult £3.50, child £2.50, family of 2 adults & 2 children £10, Museum + Wind in the Willows: Adult £7, child £5, family £20
- School admission
- Museum only: £2.50, Museum + WITW: £4, School courses: £4.50 + VAT. All per student, adults free
- Shop
- Yes
- Cafe/Lunch facilities
- Yes
- Possible number of visitors
- 500+
- Parking
- Free parking available with allocated disabled spaces
- Toilet
- Accessible toilets and baby change facilities
- Access by public transport
- Yes - train and bus
- Special needs facilities
- Museum is fully accessible for wheelchair users, with allocated parking, ramps to entrances and lifts
- Seasonal considerations
- Bring wet weather clothing for school courses
- Special educational facilities including for weather conditions
- Fully equipped Education centre with education rooms, toilets, packed lunch space
- Key Stage 1 - Themes
- Foundation stage - Paint me a River (Art and Design), Boat Trail (Science), Ugly Bug Ball (Science)
- Key Stage 1 - Description
- Using museum collections as inspiration for art and science
- Key Stage 1 - Teacher/Staff led
- Staff & teacher
- Key Stage 2 - Themes
- Write me a River (English), Paint me a River (Art and Design), Wild (Science), Understanding Rivers (Geography), Locality (Geography)
- Key Stage 2 - Teacher/Staff led
- Staff & teacher
- Key Stage 3 - Themes
- Flood (Geography), Paint me a River (Art and Design), Write me a River (English)
- Key Stage 3 - Teacher/Staff led
- Staff & teacher
- Key Stage 4 - Themes
- Thames in Flood (Geography)
- Key Stage 4 - Teacher/Staff led
- Staff & teacher
- Pre visit services for teachers
- Yes
- Inset courses
- Music for the Mystified, I am a Camera, Geography Fieldwork, Using the built environment, London 2012 7)Objects & the Imagination
- Youth Programme - Themes
- Out of school activities for families and children, Out of school activities for children without adult accompaniment
- Youth Programme - Description
- Free with Museum admission or events with small charge every school holiday, 2-hour workshops every school holiday,
- Youth Programme - Availibility
- Free or <£2 per child, £8, or £7 museum members
- Youth Programme - Age Group
- <5, & 5-7 & 7-11
- Family and Children programmes - Themes
- Out of school activities for children and families
- Family and Children programmes - Description
- Free family events and chargable children's workshops
- Family and Children programmes - Age Group
- <5, & 5-7 & 7-11
- Family and Children programmes - Cost
- Free, or £8 for two hour workshops
- Annual events or regular events
- Storytelling sessions in galleries every school holiday, & gallery backpacks to borrow
- Education staff available
- Yes
- Key features
- All programmes include practical work, and the use of museum galleries
- Notes
- Boat trips available for groups up to 50 - £95 for 1 hour
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