Archaeology

First Education & School Travel is the UK’s leading school tour operator, providing all-inclusive residential school trip packages, including coach travel, accommodation, full board meals & activity programme from outdoor to educational.

Zip World escape your classroom, packed with thrilling adventures for all ages & abilities with a wide range of fun activities where pupils can zip, bounce, swing, & slide in a safe environment. Try our schools programme covering many curriculum topics.

Zip World escape your classroom, packed with thrilling adventures for all ages & abilities with a wide range of fun activities where pupils can zip, bounce, swing, & slide in a safe environment. Try our schools programme covering many curriculum topics.

Flag Fen In Flag Fen Archaeology Park, east of Peterborough, is recognised as one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe for its ancient Bronze Age archaeology. Follow the footsteps of our ancestors and explore the reconstructed prehistoric landscape and discover treasures from over 3000 years ago. Through hands-on activities and engaging workshops, students can delve into the past, uncovering the mysteries of ancient civilizations and exploring the wonders of prehistoric life.

Zip World Manchester offers adventurous outdoor school trips, where students can challenge themselves in a safe environment while also developing their cooperation skills. So, say goodbye to dull classrooms!

The Science Zone offers interactive educational experiences, where students can explore life-sized dinosaurs and the Solar System. The variety of activities that are available ensures that all students will remain engaged and interested.

Jorvik DIG with four special in-door excavation pits, all based on real-life digs in the city and filled with replica Roman, Viking, Medieval, and Victorian finds, children can grab a trowel and explore how people lived in the past.

Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery houses seven permanent galleries and has unique spaces to explore, from a Victorian Operating Theatre to the Priestgate Vaults, plus an award-winning schools programme which has the museum collection at its heart and offers immersive experiences to support children’s learning.

A fantastic selection of curriculum-linked school workshops are offered across five museums and galleries at National Museums Liverpool. From Ancient Egypt to fine arts, from biology to English or wellbeing, all educational workshops can be adapted for special educational needs too.  

Bristol Museums offer a wide range of school trips, where subjects such as history, literature, science and art are brought to life! Students will have the opportunity to explore their creativity and imagination in a unique learning environment.

Celtic Harmony Camp, the UK’s largest Iron Age settlement, provides a program of Prehistory Residential and Day trips covering Stone, Bronze and Iron Age Britain. Immerse your class in Ancient Britain with hands-on outdoor experiential learning!

Historical Interpretations History Workshops provide “Hands on History” for KS2 classes up to University students. Areas covered are York, Oxford and the North of England. However, if requested, we can travel to any part of the UK.

Zip World Windermere introduces a brand new educational programme inviting teachers to escape the classroom and bring lessons to the great outdoors. On the banks of lake Windermere, you will find the award-winning aerial woodland adventure

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is an independent, educational charity dedicated to deepening the understanding of Shakespeare’s works & times. We offer a range of informative & inspiring tours to bring Shakespeare to life for all key stages.

The Roman Circus Visitor Centre Colchester, provides educational groups with enrichment learning experiences to students focusing on topics such as archaeology, history and geography through the ages of Colchester’s roman historical past. The circus seated more than 8,000 spectators and was used for around 150 years. The site and visitor centre includes both outdoor and indoor displays, tours, Q&As and workshops.  The Roman Circus Visitor Centre is an ideal school day trip destination in all seasons.

Butser Ancient Farm Hampshire is a world leading museum for experimental archaeology education, bringing the past to life through hands on reconstructions of prehistoric, Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon structures, through immersive, practical activities for students.