Before entering the Village there are a few aspects of safety to bring to your notice

Please ensure that your pupils stay with their prearranged groups at all time. Do not let them wander unsupervised. Your group must stay as a whole unless specifically instructed otherwise by a villager who is organizing the groups.

There are many open fireplaces or firepits. Some of the fires will be in use whether to cook on, keep warm by or as a part of a trade of craft. Do not forget that when a fire dies down, the embers and even the surrounding bricks may stay hot for several hours. Therefore make sure that no­one strays too close to anything than even looks like a fire.

All of the tools that you see in the village are working tools that are generally kept sharp and in a good condition. They are NOT display items only. Some of the villagers may allow the children to handle the tools or even use them under close supervision but please make sure it is acceptable before children are allowed to touch anything.

On occasion, there may be soldiers present at the Village. If this is so, do no forget that this safety warning also applies to all their weapons.

At the lower end of the Village there is a pond. Please do no allow your pupils to approach too near the edge, as the water is at times quite deep. There is also two or three feet of thick mud at the bottom!

If anything untoward should happen, first aid kits are available at several points and there is generally at least one qualified first aider on site.

In the event of a fire you will hear whistle blasts as a warning.

There are two distinct different warnings:

Short blasts (a localised fire) Stay exactly where you are with your whole group together until you are told to move by a villager.

Long continuous blasts (a large fire) This means you must leave the village. The villager with you will lead you to the nearest/safest exit. Please leave in an orderly fashion keeping your whole group with you and in control. Once out of the Village, make sure you can account for all your group members.