Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School

Visit to Craigmillar Park Castle

24th February 2026

Key features: community participation; historical landscape; hand-on learning; outdoor learning; environmental education; Multisensory learning.

Mr Telfer points over the battlements

At Saint Andrew’s OC School we love nothing more than being outside exploring nature. Especially when that can be combined with learning about our history. Children lived the excitement of the past, through castle corridors and narrow stone staircases, they wielded swords and learnt about local history. Medieval excitement came into our school and has not left since. The day was perfectly concluded with some ice-cream from the gift shop.

Children explore the castle