Year 3 classes from Clenchwarton Primary School and West Lynn Primary School, enjoyed a trip to the ancient seat of the Coke family, which is now owned by the eighth Earl of Leicester and includes farmland, woodland, an extensive deer park, a walled garden, salt marsh, pine forests, and a beach with sand dunes, as well as the Holkham National Nature Reserve with its abundant wildlife.

Twenty-nine children from Clenchwarton and 25 from West Lynn enjoyed a tractor trip around the estate, before exploring the walled garden. They then had the opportunity to paint a Holkham landscape using watercolour paints.

“The trip supported our art curriculum about landscapes, as the children had been looking at Constable and Turner,” explained Sophy Tarsey, the Year 3 Teacher at Clenchwarton who accompanied the group.

“Highlights included seeing the hall and the wildlife in the grounds, painting landscapes, and a tractor ride.”

While both schools are members of the West Norfolk Academies Trust, it was the first time that Clenchwarton had visited Holkham Hall, and the second year running for West Lynn.

“The visit linked into our Art curriculum in Autumn 1 Term, about landscapes and famous artists like Constable and Turner,” added Mrs Tarsey, who was joined on the day by West Lynn Year 3 Teacher Matt Smith, and class teaching assistants from both schools.

“Events like this are so important to enrich the curriculum and allow all children to experience trips.”