Discovery zone
Our discovery zone is full of fascinating facts about the Lake District's past.
- If you're a student searching for case studies, check out our in depth section.
- Teachers, look no further! We have ready-to-use resources to help you deliver history in the classroom.
- For those of you who want to know specific information about archaeological and historical sites in the Lake District, delve into the Lake District Historic Environment Record
Twice the fun in our online games!
Travel through time mazes to collect precious pouches. But watch out for wolves in our Time Trekkers game (opens in new window).
Aerial photos or geophysics surveys? How many trenches to dig? Choose wisely if you want a successful excavation in our Can We Dig It? game (opens in new window).
Feeling arty?
Bring Vikings to life, give some zing to a Roman or cheer up a churchyard with your colouring! There's also swirly rock art, milling around at the Bobbin Mill and apple pies and gas masks.
Feel free to print out any of our colouring-in sheets:
- Swirly prehistoric rock art (Word document)
- At home in the Iron Age (Word document)
- Knock knock who's there at the Roman fort? (Word document)
- Romans meeting the locals (Word document)
- Vikings come to the Lake District (Word document)
- Getting hoppy in the medieval churchyard (Word document)
- Milling around at the Bobbin Mill (Word document)
- Gas masks and apple pies (Word document)
Created with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund