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 A Children's Guide to Oakham Castle

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Have look around a Castle and learn how different parts of the Castle are used. Meet the characters that live in this motte and bailey lots of interesting facts.

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Oakham castle Cross Curricular ideas

• Suggestions for pre or post-visit activities in geography and art

Oakham castle's horseshoe tradition 

• Present a horseshoe sheet

• People who bring us horseshoes 

childhood games  -  post-visit

• Nine Men's Morris 

• Games in Medieval England

• Hare and Hounds Game rules

• Hare and Hounds Game templates

 Motte and Bailey Castle  -  best pre-visit

• Illustration of Oakham Castle 1075

• Ilustration of Oakham Castle 1340

• Labelled Motte and Bailey Castle

• Label a motte and bailey castle activity- differientated