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Mottistone and Brook are adjacent villages tucked away in the south west corner of the Isle of Wight some 8 miles from Newport in the centre. It is home to Mottistone Manor, managed by the National Trust, and the Island's only megalithic monument The Longstone nearby, which was used as a meeting place in Anglo-Saxon times.
Brook is on the coast and is famous for its fossil-laden cliffs, beaches and fields, with a chine leading down to Brook Bay - a relatively secluded sand and pebble beach. The writer J B Priestley lived in Brook.
Here's some of the most frequently-asked questions about school visits to Mottistone & Brook, posed by teachers and other group leaders
There are plenty of grassy places to stop for a picnic, or head to the beach.
There are no first aid facilities.
There are toilets at the manor (paid); alternatively just along the coast from Brook beach at Compton Bay there is a public toilet block on the NT car park.
Visitiors to Brook Beach must have sturdy, ideally waterproof footwear, with excellent grip, as the fossilised forest and rocks are extremely slippery.Mottistone Manor Gardens are chargeable locally, but there's plenty to do in the locale which is free of charge.
At the beach, dinosaur footprints are only visible at low tide.
The following Mottistone & Brook educational resources are FREE to use when you book your trip with Education Destination. Some include pre or post-visit classroom work, others are on-site activities. All are accompanied by detailed Teacher Notes and some even have sample lesson plans!
Prepared by our expert team of teachers with local Island knowledge, each resource addresses a specific National Curriculum topic. Click on any image for full details.
