Email: secretary@howhilltrust.org.uk | Phone: 01692 678555

Email: secretary@howhilltrust.org.uk

Phone: 01692 678555

Visitor Information

For Children

Your adventure starts here

You will have a great time staying at How Hill and we can’t wait to meet you! You will stay in a beautiful house with your friends. You will take part in loads of fun and interesting activities. You can play in our gardens and will have lots of delicious food to eat. You will need to bring a bed sheet, pillow, sleeping bag and cuddly toy!

How Hill Grounds & Garden
Evening Visits
Residential School Trips
School Day Trips to How Hill
Nature Trail – An adventure around How Hill including a visit to Cromes Broad, a walk through the Secret Gardens and the famous Mud Stick!
Freshwater Ecology Centre
Kids Accommodation
Riddle Trail – Children work in small groups, solving nature-related riddles and finding clues to follow a trail set through the woods.
Den Building – Teamwork is put to the test building our woodland dens.
Woodland Ecology – An in depth study of our broadleaved woodland including identifying trees; calculating tree age; discussion of seed dispersal, competition and photosynthesis.
Camera Trapping: Look for animal tracks and clues then decide where we should set up one of our camera traps. In the morning the cameras are collected in and the children discover if they captured footage of a hedgehog, fox, squirrel, deer?
Marsh Study – Cross the River Ant by boat and explore the private marshes of How Hill including birdwatching from a hide overlooking Reedham Water and explore Turf Fen Mill
Den Building – Teamwork is put to the test building our woodland dens.
Environmental Tiles – Design and make their own clay tile with a nature conservation theme. Best suited to years 5 and 6 staying for four nights,.
Weaving – Use a wooden frame and wool to create some weaving to take home.
Clay Models – Create animals using air drying clay. During longer stays they can be painted and varnished.
How Hill Bingo – A bit of fun for groups on longer stays. How Hill related questions and quite a lot of excited shouting!
Rush Candles – Collect soft rushes then practice peeling off the outer green skin to reveal soft white pith within, which is then dipped in a saucepan of lard melting on our camp fire.
Riddle Trail – Children work in small groups, solving nature-related riddles and finding clues to follow a trail set through the woods.
Wherry Experience – Experience life aboard a Wherry. Available during the summer term.
Hawks and Blackbirds – This popular and energetic game provides a brilliant illustration of predator-prey relationships and the mechanics of food chains. Suitable for KS2
Wooden Bookmarks or Wands – Use woodland materials to decorate a bookmark or turn it into a wand.
Woodlouse House – A hunt for animal homes before creating an imaginative luxury house for Wally the Woodlouse. Suitable for KS1
Environmental Art – Children work in groups to produce some big art.
Thatching – Learn traditional thatching skills, then put them to the test! Suitable for KS2
Watercolour painting or sketching – How Hill house is said to have “the best view in the Broads”. After an introduction to water colour painting children interpret the view for themselves.
Owl Pellet Dissection – Learn about owls, their ecology and adaptations before heading into the laboratory for some owl pellet dissection. Find teeth and skulls of mice voles and shrews.
Owl Pellet Dissection – Learn about owls, their ecology and adaptations before heading into the laboratory for some owl pellet dissection. Find teeth and skulls of mice voles and shrews.
Orienteering – Years 2/3/4 practice their map reading whilst years 5/6 learn how to use a compass to navigate around How Hill finding special posts.
Boat Trip to Barton Broad – Travel up the River Ant to Barton Broad. Passing the idyllic thatched village of Irstead, borrow our binoculars for birdwatching. Spot otters, kingfishers and traditional sailing boats.
Aquatic Ecology – A half-day session for years 5 and 6 follows on from the Barton Broad Trip. Small group fieldwork investigating water quality indicators and chemically test water samples in the laboratory.

Which activities could you be doing?

Get ready for an amazing adventure at How Hill! With so many exciting activities to choose from, you’ll have a blast exploring nature and learning new things. Will you delve into the fascinating world of mini-beasts with dyke dipping? Or perhaps uncover the secrets of a Victorian marshman’s life at Toad Hole Cottage? Maybe you’ll even get creative with environmental art or build a den in the woods! Talk to your group leader to discover which incredible activities await you during your visit.