Bathurst Goldfields, Hill End & History Hill all offer brilliant gold-rush educational opportunities using a combination of artefacts, restored buildings & equipment, preserved sites, recreated buildings and mines, photographic records and more. Presenters engage students with tours, role play activities, stories, and student participation in gold panning and other activities.
We specialise in designing itineraries combining all three venues to give your students a comprehensive ‘gold-rush era’ experience. Alternatively choose to visit one of these venues and include other activities to achieve a cross-curriculum itinerary. Some schools extend their Bathurst excursion to include Dubbo and a visit to Western Plains Zoo, other schools include activities in the Blue Mountains en-route.
The Bathurst region also offers several other activities to complement a basic ‘gold’ itinerary. Include a guided tour of the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, visit the National Motor Racing Museum at Mount Panorama, and for city children, the Sheep and Cattle Show at Heritage Park is something not to be missed!