Museums

Iron Age Settlements, Roman Forts, Medieval Abbeys, Tudor Castles, Victorian Mansions and Gardens, and even World War Fortresses - you name it, our exceptional, out-of-the-classroom sites offer unlimited cross-curricular learning opportunities. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages.

Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum Devon provides a mixture of workshops on the textile industry, with working machinery in action to give a flavour of sights, smells & sounds of a working woollen mill thruogh the Victorian age. We give an overview of the whole process of the industry, from sheep to finished fabrics. Coldharbour Mill provides an excellent resource on a number of educational levels, from  KS1 to  KS3 history.

Barley Hall is a medieval townhouse – once home to the Lord Mayor of York. Located on the doorstep of York Minster, the building has been restored to its former glory.

Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds is the UK’s largest independent medical museum which features exciting galleries exploring stories from the history of healthcare from Victorian Leeds to our present times. Students of all ages will have the opportunity to experience a unique learning environment and inspirational learning opportunities in Thackray Museum. You can book workshops, download curriculum resources, and plan self led trails round the museum for early years, primary and secondary. Thackray Museum is a perfect school or educational daytrip focusing on healthcare, biology and science.

At the National Science and Media Museum Bradford, your school or educational group will have the chance to explore the science of light and sound in Wonderlab, the history of photography in the Kodak Gallery, as well as our fantastic temporary exhibitions.

Dig deep and take your class on a trip underground at the National Mining Museum in Scotland where your students of any age will be able to create meaningful and memorable learning experiences. A school trip here will provide exciting school education programs that combines interactive learning experience with entertaining  topics that have numerous links to the National Curriculum. The National Mining Museum offers a truly unforgettable experience that brings Scotland’s rich industrial heritage to life in a way that students find immersive, educational, and deeply personal.

Bring science to life with an action-packed school trip at Winchester Science Centre. Get hands-on in a curriculum-linked workshops, blast off on a space adventure in The Planetarium and explore two floors filled with interactive exhibits.

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.

An impressive frontier fortress with 900 years of history – excellent for Medieval, Tudor and Civil War topics. Carlisle Castle Cumbria provides students with a sense of how the site has changed over time and what life was like for the people who lived here.

Boston Manor House Jacobean Heritage Site is located in Brentford near London, offering a wide range of activities for school groups of all ages throughout the academic year.  Your students will be able to immerse themselves in the rich historical past of this grand Jacobean house. Their learning workshop programmes will inspire and support your students in topics such as History, Geography, English, Art and design.  

Paradox Museum London offers a world where nothing makes sense, yet everything is real! It provides a fully interactive immersive school trip experience for students of all ages that will ignite curiosity, inspire exploration and empower students to question their own perceptions of reality. Paradox Museum transforms learning into a captivating adventure your students will never forget.

The King Richard III Visitor Centre Leicester runs a Learning Programme for any school age group, centred on the story of King Richard III and the archaeological / historic investigation of his life and death. The centre can provide a range of activities for pupils, as part of a visit, including workshops, talks and a Richard III trail. Here, students of all ages can explore King Richard III's story through interactive displays. The bespoke option means you can tailor the visit to match your curriculum focus or student needs.

Bring learning to life with a visit to the National Railway Museum and discover inspiring objects and stories from the world’s largest railway collection. Experience engineering brilliance of the past, present and future of innovation on the railways.

The 1620s House and Garden offers immersive educational experiences that takes students of all school ages back to early 17th century England. Interactive tours, costumed interpreters, workshops and curriculum enrichment activities provide school groups with exciting and interesting school trips.  This beautiful medieval house is presented as a fully furnished Jacobean home from the early 17th century.

At the The National Justice Museum Nottingham our inspirational educational visits use authentic courtrooms, museum spaces, objects and archives to help pupils gain a practical understanding of the law and justice system. We offer both mainstream and SEN enhanced learning opportunities across the curriculum to ensure all learners have access to our wonderful site.

At the Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre, educational groups can enjoy interactive workshops, a tour of Old Trafford, as well as time for individual learning. The Museum and Tour is designed to support the new National Curriculum.