Key Stage 1
Hereford Cathedral: A Special Place
Focus Question: Why and how do special places and symbols help people show what they believe?
In this trail the children meet Hugh Hummalot, a friendly vicar choral puppet from the Middle Ages. The children learn a little bit about his clothes and his life in the cathedral, and then they help him to look for some lost toys. Along the way they find water in the font, discover an enormous Bible, climb the steps to the pulpit, kneel on the kneelers, sing in the choir and finish their trail at the High Altar. At each station along the trail, Hugh helps them learn a little bit more about what this special place means to Christians.
The children are given an opportunity to say a prayer and to light a candle for something or someone special.
To help prepare children for their visit to the cathedral, there is a downloadable Teacher’s Pack.
Duration: about 45 minutes
Price: £2.00
For more information please contact Sarah Arrowsmith, Education Officer, on 01432 374256
or email: sarah.arrowsmith@herefordcathedral.org
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