Summer hoildays are drawing to a close with most children back tomorrow or in the next few days. I've had a fantastic summer with my charges and we have had the chance to try a few new things. The previous week we managed a trip to the Soldier Museum in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. If you or/and your little ones have an interest in army stuff, the war, artefacts then I definitely recommend this as a place to visit to while away a few hours.
How much?Price is very reasonable for the size of the museum about £7 for one adult and one child.
Facilities? There is a café which we didn't use but does a range of snacks and small plates and drinks. The toilet and changing facilities were clean and in good condition.
What is there to see? Lots of artefacts from different wars and most are from local places. They have a trench bunker in which you can go into which we really liked. Another favourite was the medal collection below which had a touch screen next to it with lots of information about the different medals.
How does it engage children?
They do lots of events and craft sessions at the museum especially in holidays and weekends. I would say the craft is aimed more at younger children though. There are trails to complete whilst going around and interactive features such as the morse code machine for you to have a go at creating your own message.
What age range is it suitable for?
Any age really from about 4 I would say. Your child would have to have a definite interest in this type of thing though.
Great way of learning more about local history of Oxfordshire and our place and contribution to the great wars in history. It was great to spend a couple of hours here and we liked finding out about the day to day life of a solider and what they had in their kit bags in the olden days and now.
