Learning

learning-bristol-harbourTeachers will find the Learning folder full of useful information and ideas that will help them with planning a class visit to the Floating Harbour or for creating school-based activities.

Each learning page:

  • explains how to explore, investigate and understand the primary sources available on this website
  • includes ideas for skills-based learning activities based on an in-depth study of a specific primary source.

Learning Projects

On the Learning Projects page (coming soon) discover more about how local schools have explored the Floating Harbour. These projects offer a more detailed guide to investigating the harbour and contain a variety of ideas for creatively interpreting and exploring it.

Share your project about the Floating Harbour by contacting us at .

All primary sources: images, documents and oral history featured on this website are from the collections of Bristol’s Museums, Galleries, Archives and Libraries. They can all be downloaded and printed or displayed on an interactive whiteboard.

Please note these images of historical documents are made available for non-commercial use in schools or for personal research. Reproduction fees are payable for publication in any form. Please contact the Museum Service at for further details.

Interactive map

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