Year 6 pupils from Park Road Community Primary School stepped back in time as they visited the Western Approaches Museum in Liverpool — a remarkable local landmark that played a vital role during the Second World War.

The trip, which forms part of the class’s World War Two topic, gave pupils the chance to explore the hidden underground bunker where the Battle of the Atlantic was planned and directed. Now preserved as a museum, the Western Approaches Command Centre once monitored a key area of the Atlantic Ocean and made Liverpool an important strategic location during the war.

During their visit, children learned about what life was like for people living through wartime Britain. Pupils were also able to walk through a reconstructed wartime street helping them to understand the devastating impact of the Blitz on Liverpool’s local community.
Inside the museum’s preserved operations rooms, the children stood in the very same spaces once used by Winston Churchill and his wartime commanders. 

Teacher Mrs Roberts said: “We couldn't believe that we were standing in rooms that Winston Churchill once stood in! We learned about how the Blitz affected Liverpool and saw damage on the buildings first hand.” 
The day also included some light-hearted fun as pupils practised marching and saluting like wartime officers, bringing history to life in a hands-on and engaging way.

The visit not only deepened the children’s understanding of World War Two but also helped them appreciate the resilience, teamwork, and courage of those who lived through it.

What a fantastic trip.