13 August 2024
10:00am - 3:00pm
Verena Holmes Building, North Holmes Rd, Canterbury CT1 1QB
Want to know what it's like to be a health professional? Get hands-on with family-friendly activities where you can see what studying at uni is like!
Free activities and tour of our fantastic health facilities - open to everyone!
If you are looking for a free day out in the school holidays, come and join in the family-friendly activities in our state-of-the-art building where we train future health and social care professionals. We have simulated hospital wards, an operating theatre, nurses’ station, a flat to replicate care in the home and amazing manikins that mimic human bodily functions.
We are offering a unique and immersive experience blending fun, education, and hands-on activities for all ages. Perfect for anyone but especially if you have an aspiring future healthcare professional in the family!
- Don a stethoscope and listen to our manikins breathe! Find a pulse and then make them talk, they even blink their eyes!
- Handwashing experiment – using our ‘fake germ’ lotion and UV light box, let’s see how well you can wash your hands and discover where germs lurk.
- Meet our skeletons and label them bones!
- Escape from our escape room!
- Creative zone with quizzes, colouring and make your own eyeball!
Please note:
Booking is essential, you can book either the 10:00am – 12:00pm or 1:00pm – 3:00pm slot.
Our food court and coffee docks on campus will be open.
Local parking is available if travelling by car, but public transport is recommended. Find out more about how to get to the Canterbury Campus.
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.