Animal Experiences

Magdalen Farm Residential Environmental Centre Dorset offers a unique 132-acre organic landscape where students can connect with nature through hands-on farming, river dipping, and woodland adventures. The site provides high-quality, flexible accommodation and delicious home-cooked meals made with fresh ingredients sourced directly from their own kitchen gardens. Their experienced teaching staff design bespoke programs that build student confidence, resilience, and teamwork through immersive outdoor learning. Additionally, the farm is highly inclusive, offering specialized facilities and activities tailored to support children with special educational needs (SEN)

Step outside the classroom and take part in an exciting and engaging educational school visit to Hertfordshire Zoo. The zoo is home to over 800 exotic wild animals, from the biggest tiger species to the world's smallest known monkey. A school trip to Hertfordshire Zoo will guarantee thrilling outdoor education for your whole class.

Beetle Bank Open Farm York provide school and educational students with many onsite activities to learn all about animal welfare and  the daily running of the various animals on the working farm. other topics covered include conservation, wildlife projects. Resources and hands on enrichment experiences for all ages. We welcome small schools to educatioal youth groups

Explore four themed villages in acres of beautiful woodland and meadow. Climb towers, crawl through tunnels, step inside one of the largest indoor play arenas in London. And all while coming face-to-face with many exotic and traditional farm animals. There are a variety of options available for schools, tailored to early years learning, as well as Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the National Schools Curriculum.

At Godstone Farm Surrey, students have the chance to interact with over 500 animals and enjoy the extensive outdoor play areas. This is the perfect school trip destination for educational groups studying the environment or any animal-based topic. Goldstone Farm offers a selection of talks for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 these are designed to sit within the curriculum and support your class.

Bickley Hall Farm (Wildlife trust) provides fantastic opportunities for outdoor learning and compliments the National Curriculum, Our delivery staff are experienced environmental educators who are ready for your educational group.

Sealife Adventure Zooquarium Essex aims to be the UK’s premier zooquarium, and South East’s leader in animal welfare, conservation and education. Sealife welcomes schools and groups of all ages and sizes making school day trips fun and exciting again. Pupils can discover beautiful aquatic creatures and other animals and these school trips can include optional Key Stage activity packs too.

Stonehenge Farmhouse Large Group & Educational Accommodation is a character-filled farmhouse retreat in rural Wiltshire, designed for school groups who want to be together under one roof. Situated within the grounds of a working rare breeds farm, your students will find plenty of space to explore, and make memories together. Flexible catering options are available, including self-catering, half -and fully catered stays. (Groups up to 70)

Hobbledown Adventure Activity Park and Zoo Epsom, offers pupils many interactive activities come face to face with farm and zoo animals to costumed characters in adventure play areas to a willow maze, jumping pillows, underground tunnels, storytelling sessions and singalongs. There are a variety of options available for schools, tailored to Early Years learning, as well as Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the National Schools Curriculum.

Whitehouse Farm Centre Park Visits and Wow Fun Days  provides a wide range of curriculum-linked programs, where students of all abilities and ages can safely explore and connect with the natural world. School trips to Whitehouse are enriching, educational and exciting.

Countryside Education Trust Residential Centre is located in Beaulieu in the beautiful New Forest, and provides the perfect residential base for all school ages as it is surrounded by a variety of habitats, historic places and opportunities for outdoor adventures. Your school groups will have exciting learning opportunities while experiencing animal welfare first hand. Countryside Education Trust is an ideal spot for adventurous school trips and with a variety of wonderful activities for a brilliant school trip. A packed lunch is required for arrival day and then the evening meal is catered. (Group sizes up to 40).

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World Shropshire provides educational group enrichment learning experiences with over 100 species of animals, over 30 animatronic dinosaurs and many hands on interactive adventure activities throughout the day. Providing a fun environment for children of all ages and abilities. Perfect for a school reward trip. The primary aim of your visit to Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World is for us to support the school’s efforts in meeting the requirements of the national curriculum for key stages 1 & 2.

Here at Bristol Aquarium, School Students have the opportunity to embark on an underwater adventure, where they can discover thousands of aquatic creatures as well as numerous exotic plants and tree species.

Overseas Expeditions with STC Expeditions offers a combination of adventure travel, ground-breaking educational adventures and school expeditions and also ethical service projects to over 20 global destinations. A school trip with STC will give you the flexibility to choose destinations that match your students’ learning goals.

Here at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, your class will experience unique learning sessions where students can study all areas of the curriculum, whether its biological sciences or our award-winning conservation work.

The Food Museum Suffolk is a place where teachers and students of all ages can enjoy informative and fun learning experiences that will help them understand the role that Food has played in shaping our history and culture.  The museum wants to give visitors hands-on experiences which bring procedures alive, teach skills, create memories and also connect your school groups with where their food comes from. This unique interactive museum experience covers areas such as food growth, production, cooking, preperation and nutrition.