In 1897, Wilbraham and Alice Egerton hosted the most magnificent costumed ball at Tatton Park. This series of 3 resources gives you the chance to learn more about the ball, as well as planning your own party, helping with the servant’s daily tasks and learning a basic waltz. There is a chance to win a trip to the Mansion to see where the real costumed ball took place. Host your very own costumed ball with food, music and dance.

The Gardens at Tatton Park were created over two centuries by the various Egerton owners of the beautiful Tatton Park Estate. Use this activity sheet to try out some fun crafts and activities you can do in the classroom or at home.

These activities show how maths can be used to calculate the amount of butter produced at Tatton Park’s Farm and how to calculate our daily calorie intake, which demonstrates some ‘real world’ applications of maths.

In 1897, Wilbraham and Alice Egerton hosted the most magnificent costumed ball at Tatton Park. This series of 3 resources gives you the chance to learn more about the ball, as well as planning your own party, helping with the servant’s daily tasks and learning a basic waltz. There is a chance to win a trip to the Mansion to see where the real costumed ball took place. Start planning your very own costumed party and make your own fancy, floral decorations.

The Egertons’ were a rich aristocratic family and during Queen Victoria’s reign three generations of the family lived at Tatton Park. Learn more about how life was in Victorian times by participating in activities, such as, coming up with fun ways to entertain your friends and family, trying your hand at baking scones and much more!

Draw your own bookplate to put inside your favourite book, learn how to organise your books or get creative by thinking up a design for your own library.

Explore how maths helps our Mansion Team look after the collection at Tatton Park today and understand how the building was designed.

Learn about how maths was used to help the Egertons and their Housekeeping team at Tatton Park manage the Mansion in the past.

There is evidence that Anglo Saxons lived at the site that is now known as Tatton Park. Use this resource to lean more about the types of jewellery that was made and worn from that tome period and have a go at making your own.

Have you ever spotted a grey heron flying or standing still in the water? Download the activity sheet below to learn all about these large birds, play a new game and even try your hand at making a delicious heron nest out of chocolate.

The 18th Century Mansion at Tatton Park was home to the Egerton family for hundreds of years. The family collected paintings to decorate their home - and also to show off their great wealth and good taste. See some of the artwork at Tatton Park’s Mansion in this resource and try your hand at some fun, art related crafts.

Creativity and Knowledge for Self-Guided Tours: Tatton Park Gardens This resource booklet is designed to support and enrich self-guided visits to the Tatton Park Gardens for schools and home educating families. The content can be adapted to suit both Key Stage 1 and 2, with a separate ‘Tots Garden Guide’ available for Early Years. It contains a variety of curriculum links and learning outcomes, with exciting opportunities for on-site activities and suggestions for additional activities that can take place back in the classroom/at home, to further embed knowledge. The document acts as a companion guide to allow you to confidently lead a visit to Tatton Park’s award-winning Gardens and supports you in getting the most from the experience. The booklet provides a suggested walking route of interesting spaces in the Garden, which can be explored in a single visit or multiple visits. If your school/group has National Trust membership, access into the Gardens is free of charge (parkland vehicle entry still applies), so we feel that this booklet represents an affordable option for a ‘tour guide in your pocket’ and allows you ultimate creative control about when and how you use the content. The guide also contains practical information to assist with planning the visit, including our ‘Terrific Tips for Top Trips’ and preparation pages at the reverse of the booklet. We also offer a free online CPD on our TES shop that covers how to get the most from a visit to a cultural heritage venue, which you may wish to explore in conjunction with this booklet. Once purchased, the booklet is yours to keep and use time and time again. However, to support us in being able to create more content in the future, we would ask that individual teachers/parents purchase their own booklet wherever possible. A downloadable Garden map is also included in the bundle to help with your visit preparation, but printed copies are available at the Garden Entrance on arrival. Please also take a look at our other self-led resource booklets, which support a variety of topics and age groups. We hope to keep expanding the selection of resource booklets available, so if you have any suggestions for subject areas, please email us at: tattoneducation@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Tatton Tots Garden Visit- “A Self-Led Tour for Tots in the Tatton Park Gardens” This resource booklet is designed to support and enrich self-guided visits to the Tatton Park Gardens for schools and home educating families working with Early Years aged children. We do have a separate resource booklet for Garden visits available for Key Stage 1 and 2. It contains relevant curriculum links and exciting opportunities for on-site activities, as well as suggestions for additional activities that can take place after the visit to affirm learning. The document acts as a companion guide to allow you to confidently lead a visit to Tatton Park’s award-winning Gardens and supports you in getting the most from the experience. The booklet provides a suggested walking route of interesting spaces in the Garden, which can be explored in a single visit or multiple visits. If your school/group has National Trust membership, access into the Gardens is free of charge (parkland vehicle entry still applies), so we feel that this booklet represents an affordable option for a ‘tour guide in your pocket’ and allows you ultimate creative control about when and how you use the content. Knowing that this could well be your children’s first ‘formal outing’, the guide also contains practical information to assist with planning the visit, including our ‘Terrific Tips for Top Trips’ and preparation pages at the reverse of the booklet. We also offer a free online CPD on our TES shop that covers how to get the most from a visit to a cultural heritage venue, which you may wish to explore in conjunction with this booklet. Once purchased, the booklet is yours to keep and use time and time again. However, to support us in being able to create more content in the future, we would ask that individual teachers/parents purchase their own booklet wherever possible. A downloadable Garden map is also included in the bundle to help with your visit preparation, but printed copies are available at the Garden Entrance on arrival. Please also take a look at our other self-led resource booklets, which support a variety of topics and age groups. We hope to keep expanding the selection of resource booklets available, so if you have any suggestions for subject areas, please email us at: tattoneducation@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Creativity and Knowledge for Self-Guided Tours - “Through the Eyes of a Child” – An Upstairs/Downstairs Companion Guide to the Tatton Mansion This resource booklet is designed to support and enrich self-guided visits to the Tatton Park Mansion for schools and home educating families. The content can be adapted to suit both Key Stage 1 and 2. The booklet is presented in a diarised/simple story format, contrasting a day in the life of two fourteen-year-old girls. One, an under-maid and the other, the eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Owen; a fictional family living at Tatton Park in the early Victorian Era (1851). Throughout the story, there are references to notable events in 1851 allowing for more research, discussion and understanding of the era. The recount of activities undertaken are however, fact based following research of the Egerton family and their servants. The booklet forms the basis of an exciting visit to Tatton Park’s Mansion, where the experiences of the girls will be brought to life when your group visits the spaces spoken about during the story. You will be able to soak up the splendour of the state rooms and the contrast of the servants’ quarters, whilst observing the changes between the two, spotting objects mentioned in the stories and taking time to contrast with homes today.The document acts as a companion guide to allow you to confidently lead a visit to Tatton Park’s Mansion and supports you in getting the most from the experience. We recommend that the narrative is explored prior to your visit and then coming on site, you can explore the suggested spaces either in a single visit or multiple visits. If your school/group has National Trust membership, access into the Mansion is free of charge (parkland vehicle entry still applies), so we feel that this booklet represents an affordable option for a ‘tour guide in your pocket’ and allows you ultimate creative control about when and how you use the content. The guide also contains practical information to assist with planning the visit, including our ‘Terrific Tips for Top Trips’ and preparation pages at the reverse of the booklet. We also offer a free online CPD on our TES shop that covers how to get the most from a visit to a cultural heritage venue, which you may wish to explore in conjunction with this booklet. Once purchased, the booklet is yours to keep and use time and time again. However, to support us in being able to create more content in the future, we would ask that individual teachers/parents purchase their own booklet wherever possible. Please also take a look at our other self-led resource booklets, which support a variety of topics and age groups. We hope to keep expanding the selection of resource booklets available, so if you have any suggestions for subject areas, please email us at: tattoneducation@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Shapes & Numbers in Nature- “A Self-Led Tour for KS1 & EYFS in the Tatton Park Gardens” This resource booklet is designed to support and enrich self-guided visits to the Tatton Park Gardens for schools and home educating families. The content can be adapted to suit both Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. The booklet forms the basis of an exciting visit to Tatton Park’s Garden, where we evidence that numeracy exists all around us and that mathematics has significance and application in our everyday lives. The document acts as a companion guide to allow you to confidently lead a visit to Tatton Park’s Garden and supports you in getting the most from the experience. Following our suggested route, you will be directed to a selection of spaces where links to numeracy are identified. There are suggestions for activities you may wish to undertake during and after the visit to reinforce and extend learning. We recommend that the booklet is explored prior to your visit and then coming on site, you can experience the suggested spaces either in a single visit or multiple visits. If your school/group has National Trust membership, access into the Gardens is free of charge (parkland vehicle entry still applies), so we feel that this booklet represents an affordable option for a ‘tour guide in your pocket’ and allows you ultimate creative control about when and how you use the content. The guide also contains practical information to assist with planning the visit, including our ‘Terrific Tips for Top Trips’ and preparation pages at the reverse of the booklet. We also offer a free online CPD on our TES shop that covers how to get the most from a visit to a cultural heritage venue, which you may wish to explore in conjunction with this booklet. Once purchased, the booklet is yours to keep and use time and time again. However, to support us in being able to create more content in the future, we would ask that individual teachers/parents purchase their own booklet wherever possible. A downloadable Garden map is also included in the bundle to help with your visit preparation, but printed copies are available at the Garden Entrance on arrival. Please also take a look at our other self-led resource booklets, which support a variety of topics and age groups. We hope to keep expanding the selection of resource booklets available, so if you have any suggestions for subject areas, please email us at tattoneducation@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Creativity and Knowledge for Self-Guided Tours - “Tatton Park Mansion – Creative Writing, Literacy and Storytelling” This resource booklet is designed to support and enrich self-guided visits to the Tatton Park Mansion for schools and home educating families. The content can be adapted to suit both Key Stage 1 and 2. The booklet forms the basis of an exciting visit to Tatton Park’s Mansion, where creative writing, literacy and storytelling are brought to life. The document acts as a companion guide to allow you to confidently lead a visit to Tatton Park’s Mansion and supports you in getting the most from the experience. Following our suggested route, you will be directed to relevant pieces of traditional and contemporary literature, which have a tangible link to the spaces you are exploring. The guide provides a brief history of the room and at least one literary extract/quote to share and discuss. We have suggested stimulus questions to spark discussion and get creative juices flowing! As a visit finale, we have also provided a plenary and final activity. The intention is to inspire young people’s love of reading and provide varied stimuli for creative writing and storytelling. We recommend that the booklet is explored prior to your visit and then coming on site, you can experience the suggested spaces either in a single visit or multiple visits. If your school/group has National Trust membership, access into the Mansion is free of charge (parkland vehicle entry still applies), so we feel that this booklet represents an affordable option for a ‘tour guide in your pocket’ and allows you ultimate creative control about when and how you use the content. The guide also contains practical information to assist with planning the visit, including our ‘Terrific Tips for Top Trips’ and preparation pages at the reverse of the booklet. We also offer a free online CPD on our TES shop that covers how to get the most from a visit to a cultural heritage venue, which you may wish to explore in conjunction with this booklet. Once purchased, the booklet is yours to keep and use time and time again. However, to support us in being able to create more content in the future, we would ask that individual teachers/parents purchase their own booklet wherever possible. A downloadable Mansion map is also included in the bundle to help with your visit preparation, but printed copies are available at the Mansion Entrance on arrival. Please also take a look at our other self-led resource booklets, which support a variety of topics and age groups. We hope to keep expanding the selection of resource booklets available, so if you have any suggestions for subject areas, please email us at tattoneducation@cheshireeast.gov.uk