Parks and Gardens

Leighton Hall Lancashire has been owned for generations by the famous Gillow family of Lancaster and is a popular destination for school trips. This beautiful historical heritage is located in Carnforth, and is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Leighton Hall has been welcoming primary school groups for over 25 years. With its indoor and outdoor packages everything is provided for teachers who need a relaxing, safe, and entertaining educational day out for their pupils.

Lullingstone Roman Villa is one of the most important and complete Roman villas in Britain. It is home to some outstanding mosaics and an extensive range of collections and activities for learning.

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.

Why is white chocolate white, but milk chocolate brown? How are your shoes linked to the rainforest? What is a tenrec? Find the answers to these questions, and many more, as you explore our 4 spectacular glasshouses and 15 acres of flourishing gardens.

BeWILDerwood Norfolk provides primary school groups with outdoor pursuits and adventure activities. Pupils will enjoy enchanting story telling activities and hands on arts and crafts all interlinked with the national curriculum.

English Heritage should be applauded for their development of the Discovery Visit, which interprets the story of a site, giving a sense of time and place to visiting schools. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages.

We aim to promote a greater understanding & enjoyment of the historic environment. We offer learning groups FREE ENTRY to 400 + venues, along with free planning visits, property information, useful online resources, and educational facilities. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages.

Independent Family run Hilltop Outdoor Centre Norfolk is set in 31 acres of beautiful woodlands on the north Norfolk coast with 2 distinct centres on the one site. The outdoor activity centre provides various adventure activities to primary school groups and the activities include: team building, zip lining, orienteering, field study sessions.

The Web Adventure Park York in North Yorkshire is a fantastic attraction for all school ages whatever the weather is, with a huge indoor and outdoor play centre.  From climbing and park area, children's ride-on to animals, rides, your students will never get bored on a fantastic day trip to Web Adventure Park.

Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Gardens provides school trips & educational visits with great tours, exhibitions & interactive workshops, explore the Tudor gardens, medieval kitchens, great hall & Caslte or walk around the almost complete outer walls.

English Heritage should be applauded for their development of the Discovery Visit, which interprets the story of a site, giving a sense of time and place to visiting schools. These experiences support the National Curriculum across a wide range of subjects and all key stages. These workshops are linked to the National Curriculum and suit a wide range of learning styles - encouraging active participation, introducing new vocabulary, and developing enquiry skills.

The Courthouse is part of a fully interactive historical experience run by Ripon Museums Trust, your school group will learn many interesting facts about this 1800 century courthouse such as the Liberty of Ripon, plus step into the dock to be sentenced.

Stratford Butterfly Farm Warwickshire offers an excellent opportunity for school pupils and educational groups to enrich their learning. They cover topics such as the tropical rainforest ecosystem and the challenging environments for plants, animals, and life cycles within these habitats covering Key Stage 1 and 2 subjects.

Trentham Monkey Forest is completely unique. It is the only place where students can walk amongst 140 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of beautiful area ensuring all schools, colleges and universities have a beneficial school trip.

First Education and 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.

Robin Hill Adventure Park on the Isle of Wight is set in 88 acres of parkland, ancient woodland and beautiful gardens. Offering incredible days for school trips, starting from curriculum-aligned learning, through outdoor activities such as climbing, bushcraft to new immersive attractions, there is something for everyone at Robin Hill. A perfect place for students to develop physical and mental skills, teamwork and active learning outside the classroom.