Enhance your group’s visit to Canterbury with high quality sketchbooks from The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge.  

These hardback sketchbooks can be used on the go and in a variety of places, whether exploring the museum collection at The Beaney or at one of the many historic sites around the city.  

Beaney sketchbooks are available in a range of colours, each contains 22/44 A4 pages of  140gsm all media acid-free paper (FSC approved), is bound with a linen spine and branded with an illustration of The Beaney building.  

Create a lasting record of your memorable trip! 

Beaney Sketchbooks cost £7.50 each

Please do enquire if you require a lunch space and we will do our best to accommodate you. However, a lunch space cannot be guaranteed.

All schools and groups must book visits in advance. To book Beaney Sketchbooks for your Teacher-led visit please complete our Online Booking Form.

Select Beaney Sketchbook in the online booking form, confirm how many sketchbooks you would like to book. 

Sketchbooks will be provided in an assortment of colours unless specific colours are requested.  

If you have specific requirements that are not covered by the Online Booking Form please contact the Learning Team by emailing: learning@canterbury.gov.uk.

• We advise that all teachers conduct a preliminary visit before arriving with their pupils.
• Please ensure that all accompanying adults on your visit are aware of their role on the visit and are prepared to engage in the learning and support the pupils.
• The group leader is responsible for the behaviour and well-being of their group at all times.
• Please arrive promptly ready to start your visit allowing time for traffic, coach parking and walking through the busy city centre.
• There is no parking outside The Beaney or Canterbury Roman Museum. Coach drivers can book an appropriate coach drop off time at Canterbury Bus Station (5 minutes’ walk), or a parking space at Canterbury Coach Park (15 minutes’ walk)
• If payment for the visit is not made on the day, we will invoice for the number of pupils originally booked or the number that actually visited on the day (whichever is higher). If a visit is cancelled less than 2 weeks before it is due to take place, we regret we will still require payment to cover incurred costs.
• Payment is preferred 2 weeks in advance by cash, credit card or cheque payable to Canterbury City Council. In exceptional circumstances, and if no other payment method is possible we may be able to invoice.

Payment can be made on the day of your visit in cash, by credit card or via a cheque made payable to Canterbury City Council. If payment is not made on the day, we will invoice for the number of sketchbooks booked or used on the day (whichever is higher). If a visit is cancelled we will not charge for prebooked sketchbooks, however if a workshop is cancelled less than 2 weeks before it is due to take place, we regret we will still request payment to cover incurred costs.

Please ensure that all accompanying adults are aware of their role on the visit and are prepared to engage in the learning and support the pupils.

The group leader is responsible for the behaviour and well-being of their group at all times including first aid and ensuring participants are engaged in the activity. The group leaders will be liable for any breakages or damage to Museum property or collections. Your staff should accompany your pupils at all times. Learning activities cannot be delivered by our staff unless your pupils are accompanied by relevant staff numbers.

If your group arrives late, please note that the duration of the visit may be reduced (to end at the scheduled time) in order not to run over into time booked by other later groups. The charges will remain as advertised.