A new revamp for Largs Vikingar! Experience and Free Fun Day on 6 April
Posted on 25 Mar 2024
Looking for Easter holiday day out ideas? Celebrate Vikings and Scottish heritage at new Vikingar! Experience
Fun, interactive and packed full of Nordic knowledge, the visitor attraction at Vikingar has had a revamp.
Now with audio visual enhancements, the hands-on Vikingar experience at KA Leisure’s facilities in Largs is ready to welcome back visitors in time for the Easter holidays.
To celebrate the recent refurbishment Vikingar - also known as The Battle of Largs Heritage Centre - is hosting an open day on Saturday, April 6.
Taking place from 10am - 4pm, entry is free into the main building, and the Viking Open Day will be action-packed with fun for all visitors.
A mini-Viking-Village will take over the theatre auditorium, with all-day living history and demonstrations and exciting Viking re-enactment performances at 12pm and 3pm from The Glasgow Vikings.
Other special guests include Amber Othala, The Society of John De Graeme , Clan Hunter and lively, passionate-about-Vikings volunteers from the Largs Viking Festival. Traders will also be in the winter garden, along with workshops, crafts, activities, demonstrations, storytelling and a KA Leisure Viking Gym challenge.
The main attraction is the Vikingar experience.
With 1-hour long tours (ticketed)* and a Viking tour guide, those who venture inside the exhibition will be whisked back 1,000 years ago to Norway, into a replica Viking longhouse. There’s also a message from Odin the Viking warrior at the end of the tour if visitors are brave enough to listen to it…
Accessible and offering fun and intrigue for all ages, visitors to the main exhibition will experience what it would have been like to live a day in the life of a Viking. They will also be able to try on replica helmets and under supervision, hold swords and axes.
Councillor Alan Hill, Cabinet Member for Communities and Islands said: “The, Vikingar visitor attraction is an exciting, interactive experience led by real Viking storytellers.
“Popular with school pupils and young families and children who want to find out more about Viking history and the Battle of Largs, the venue offers the chance to learn about an important part of Scotland’s history.
“Operated by our partners at KA Leisure, Vikingar! is a prominent landmark for North Ayrshire’s local culture and heritage and a unique destination that brings many visitors to Largs to discover the impact Vikings had on our lives and culture today.
“If you want to experience the day in the life of a Viking over 1,000 years ago and enjoy some free family fun before the interactive tour, why not save the date for the Vikingar! Open Day and head over to Largs together next weekend?”
*Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased on the website: http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kaleisure
First tour 10am, then every half hour with the last tour at 3.30pm.
Adult: £8 | Child: £5.50 | Family: £22.50 (plus booking fee)