Animal Welfare

School trips to Hastings Aquarium are an incredible underwater journey for all your pupils. Hastings Aquarium welcomes schools and groups of all shapes and sizes making school day trips fun and exciting. There is also an optional guided tour by our knowledgeable and friendly zoo team aimed at primary school aged children, teaching them more about fish and our oceans.

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).

Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm School Trips & Educational Visits is the perfect day out destination for students of all ages. Pupils can get up close with friendly rare breed animals, enjoy hands-on animal encounters. Cholderton Farm is a perfect place for educational visits, primary schools and SEND groups, with hands-on learning in a safe, friendly and engaging environment.

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)

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)

West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley offers curriculum-linked hands-on activities in a purpose-built Safari Academy for schools. The education team has 40 years’ experience of many species of animals welfare and conservation issues.

Manor Farm Heritage Educational Farm in Hampshire is an ancient farm where students of all ages can learn all about its fascinating history, meet friendly farm animals as they stroll around a beautiful traditional farm. The farmhouse dates back to the 1400s and is filled with fascinating objects to explore, so school groups can learn about history in Victorian and Wartime periods plus geography in a very visual and exciting way. Animal interactions form an important element of our educational provision. Manor Farm is the perfect school trip destination for educational groups studying environment, history or any animal-based topic.

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.

National Forest Adventure Farm provides adventurous school trips that are aimed at younger students. Here, your pupils will enjoy an inspirational experience which is not only educational but also fun! Amazing Animals workshop tailored to EYFS, KS1 and KS2.

Woodland Valley Farm Residential Centre Truro provides a tailored package to suit your school groups’ learning outcomes; whether they are related to your classroom curriculum or skills and personal development objectives. Activities can be adapted for Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5. Woodland Valley Farm offers both full- and self catering (Group sizes up to 50 as of 2028)

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

Located on the scenic border of Dorset and Somerset, the Magdalen Farm Environmental Centre offers immersive, hands-on day trips across its 132 acres of organic farmland and diverse nature reserves. These visits allow students and groups to engage directly with sustainable agriculture through activities like feeding farm animals, harvesting organic vegetables, and learning about the journey of food from soil to plate. The centre provides a wide array of curriculum-linked programs, ranging from "Survival in the Wild" bushcraft sessions to scientific "river dipping" studies where participants can wade into the shallow River Axe to examine local biodiversity. Sustainability is woven into every experience, often culminating in eco-cooking sessions using outdoor cob ovens and fresh ingredients gathered directly from the sprawling kitchen gardens. Furthermore, Magdalen Farm is widely recognized for its inclusive environment, offering SEN-friendly facilities and specialized staff to ensure that learners of all abilities can safely explore and connect with the natural world.

As one of the most unique zoo’s in the UK, we have an amazing wildlife ‘classroom’ to help bring the curriculum to life. Since we are a zoo, we can cater for sessions not only on biology, but also business studies, physics, chemistry and tourism.

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.

Fairytale Farms provides Primary School Students with an outdoor learning wonderland experience, where they can enjoy magical fairytales, farm animals, adventure play, waterplay, activity panels, sensory garden and so much more!

Located alongside the River Severn, WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre Gloucestershire provides unique opportunities for students and school groups of all ages and abilities to interact with birds and other wildlife. With a wide range of resources available to support curriculum work, a visit to WWT will create the perfect reward and educational trip for your school group.