Home Educators
Opportunities for Home Educator Groups & Families
July Workshops for Home Educator Families at Mary Arden's Farm
What a lovely day we've had! Incredibly well organised; great, engaging content for the children (and adults) and in such a beautiful historic setting. Highly recommend!
— Home Educator 2025
Join us this summer for a choice of fun, hands-on history or drama workshops offering a fascinating window into William Shakespeare's life, world and timeless stories.
These workshops are perfect for children aged 6-12, offering them the opportunity to immerse themselves in the inspirational setting of Mary Arden's Farm.
Tickets cost:
£18.50 per child | One free accompanying adult | £5 for each additional adult.
Child discount available if you book both July workshops.
Lovely mix of activities and thought provoking talks. So fun, engaging and informative.
— Home Educator
Getting to Know Will Workshop | Thursday 9 July | 10.00 am - 2.30 pm
Back by popular demand activities in this returning history workshop include:
- Writing with a quill, creating parchment tags and making wax seals
- Investigating plague remedies with the apothecary and making a lavender bag
- Learning how to stage a dramatic sword fight
- Having fun with William's wonderful words and staging a snippet performance using his original text
- Becoming immersed in the world of Shakespeare's imagination and playing with his language
- Exploring a Tudor farmhouse and meeting the animals.
I am buzzing after today. So much learning, fun and history.
— Home Educator
Best Will in the World Workshop | Friday 10 July | 10.00 am - 2.30 pm
New for 2026, activities in this drama workshop based around The Tempest include:
- Exploring the major themes of The Tempest in a fun and interactive way
- Finding out about the social and historical context of the play using artefacts and documents from the Trust's archives
- Developing an understanding of the play's narrative and how scenes fit together
- Rehearsing scenes from the play while working in small groups
- Performing an abridged version using original text, movement and music
- Exploring a Tudor farmhouse and meeting the animals.
For Home Educator Groups
All sessions were brilliantly informative and engaging. Can't wait to come back again.
— Home Educator
We offer adapted versions of our popular Tudors Alive or Best Will in the World key stage 2 workshops for home educator families who are able to come together as a group. We require a minimum of 25 participating children to run these workshops.
Alternatively we offer a range of free downloadable resources for HE families through our Shakespeare Week website.
It was full of kids my age that were really friendly. The activities were engaging and I learnt lots.
— Child participant
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