Need ideas for school trips in your County
Visiting the South West of England is an amazing region full of natural wild landscapes and dotted full of interesting historical towns, ancient sites that school groups and educational visits can experience. Looking for your school group to experience adventure then try some of the venues listed below that offer so much for your educational needs and soak up the cuture that they provide. See below:
School Trip Somerset
Described by past ancient Tribes such as the Romans and Saxons as the Land of the Summer People, Somerset is a county of captivating contrasts. It provides plenty of beautiful historical buildings in the local cities, villages and bustling market towns with a rich heritage of history and legend which provides so many options for school groups and educational visits to experience.
Carymoor Environmental Trust Somerset
Carymoor Environmental Education Centre’s unique location next to a working landfill site in east Somerset is the perfect place to bring green issues to life for your class. We have safe access to the landfill site all year round, providing first hand experiences of waste management and recycling.
Grand Pier Themed Attraction Somerset
The Grand Pier offers a unique chance to explore one of the UK’s most exciting leisure attractions ¼ mile out to sea. Our educational visits allow students to understand the history associated to the Grand Pier right back to the Victorian Times. Students can learn via a fun and engaging talk in one of our conference rooms with plenty of props and a slideshow to aid the learning:
Glastonbury Abbey Somerset
They offer a range of services themed around our core educational offer, linked to the periods of British History when the Abbey became powerful. These can be adapted to different ages of students, different nationalities, and different ability levels:
Court Farm Country Park Somerset
Court Farm provides a safe and enjoyable environment in a beautiful countryside setting where children can learn all about farming. We are one of the first farms in the country hosting educational and group visits to have achieved full CEVAS accreditation*. Our farm is a mixed farm (crops and livestock) which has now been open to the public for nearly 30 years. It is home to many different kinds of farm animals and pets including pedigree Red Ruby Devon cattle and Texel sheep.
Fashion Museum Somerset
The Fashion Museum and Assembly Rooms are a great place to visit to find out about Georgian Bath and to discover how we have dressed for 400 years! The Fashion Museum hosts a world class collection of historic and contemporary dress. Included in the visit is a free audioguide, trying on replica Victorian clothes and exploring the Assembly Rooms:
Roman Baths North Somerset
At the heart of the World Heritage Site is the Roman Baths. On a visit you can see the ruins of the Temple of Minerva, visit the bath-house where people bathed nearly 2000 years ago and see the only hot springs in the UK. You will walk where Romans once walked around the Great Bath and meet Roman characters from the town of Aquae Sulis:
School Trip Cornwall
Cornwall is a county on England’s rugged southwestern tip at the edge of the atlantic coast. The region provides wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches and includes the famous promontory Land’s End. The south coast, dubbed the Cornish Riviera, is home to picturesque harbour villages like Cawsand, Kingsand and Polperro which hide a dark secret. The north coast is lined with towering cliffs and seaside resorts like Newquay, surfing paradise. For educational trips it can provide excellent hidden treasures of its smuggling past and much much more.
Bodmin & Wenford Railway Cornwall
Welcome to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. Discover the excitement and nostalgia of steam travel with a journey back in time on Cornwall’s only full size railway still operated by steam locomotives.
English Heritage
English Heritage aims to promote greater understanding and enjoyment of the historic environment. This is why we offer learning groups –
* free entry to all 400+ properties plus free planning visits and property information
* useful online resources
* education facilities, resources and activities at selected properties
All we ask is that you book at least 14 days in advance, include planned and structured learning activities (see below) and have someone in charge of leading your group:
Teneriffe Farm National Trust
We can offer a campsite with great connections to our tenant farm neighbour, we are based on the edge of the Lizard NNR in an area of special scientific interest. We can also offer activities organized through our partnership businesses including coasteering, kayaking, climbing, surfing and bush craft and cycle hire/guided trips. We can take groups of up to around 60 at the campsite where we have showers and toilet facilities, a limited number of pods available, a childrens play area and electric hookups should you need them.
School Trip Dorset
Dorset a county offering the very best of countryside, coastline, events and attractions, perfect for school groups and educational visits. Boasting some unique attractions that your school groups will enjoy that you will be spoilt for choice.
Carey Outdoor Education Centre Dorset
Carey Outdoor Education Centre is located in the heart of the Dorset countryside providing a fantastic venue for learning and living in the outdoors throughout the year.
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre Dorset
Monkey World offers Talks and Tours at the park or in the classroom. Talks can be tailored to visit in with the current curriculum or your class topic. The dedicated education team can not only talk about Monkey World itself but a range of topics surrounding primate welfare and conservation. Enrichment days can be organized at the park where groups can help make items used in the enclosures and learn about the importance of primate care and stimulation.
School Trip Devon
Fantastic countryside, dramatic coastlines, Medieval towns, and many historical sites and ruins galoure Devon offers so much for any educational groups or school trip to experience in the outdoors or indoors.
Arvon Residential Writing Courses Devon
Arvon offers five-day residential writing courses for schools and groups, tutored by professional authors, and held in our three historic writing houses in peaceful rural settings.
Torre Abbey Museum Torquay Devon
Enrich your students’ learning and take them time-travelling with a group visit to Torre Abbey Museum. Explore a unique set of buildings and grounds that have witnessed events spanning over 800 years, playing a pivotal role in the historical and cultural life of Torbay. From 11th Century abbey to family home to museum, Torre Abbey can tell you stories about the geography of Torbay, religion over time, the history of art, the Middle Ages, Tudor times, Victorian era, rich and poor and everything in between.
Ashbury and Manor House Hotels Devon
We are a sport and craft hotel complex like no other. With unrivalled indoor and outdoor facilities we are the ideal place for your next activity holiday. We aim to provide a wonderful opportunity for children to experience new challenges, whilst learning valuable life skills, gaining confidence and most of all having a fun packed, active holiday that they’ll never forget.
Devons Crealy Great Adventure Park Exeter
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is set in the beautiful Devon countryside, making it a desirable place to take the children of a weekend or holiday too. Now the park offers educational workshops based on the attractions at the park – including our ‘Mini Beast Detectives’ workshop which takes place in the Bugz Unlimited of our Animal Kingdom, or the ‘Ordering Nature’ workshop which allows children to explore the great outdoors at Devon’s Crealy including our very own Dragonfly lake.
World of Country Life Exmouth
We have a wide variety of different attractions within the park, all very hands-on. Step back in time down our Victorian Street, see working farm machinery in our Exhibition Hall, explore the Hall of Transport, full of vintage vehicles, including some that have appeared on TV period dramas like Mr Selfridge & Downton Abbey, hand-feed deer, llama, goats, lambs & calves, take a pygmy goat for a walk, see the baby animals with regular animal handling sessions. Nearly all the main attractions are under cover.
School Trip Wiltshire
Wiltshire is an enchanted place where you feel close to the earth, renowned for the iconic white horses carved into the rolling downs, almost half of Wiltshire is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty perfect for many different types of experiences that school groups and educational visits can experience.
STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway Wiltshire
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works. The museum tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway, often referred to by historians and railway fans as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’.
Rockstar Climbing Centre School Trip Swindon WiltshireRockstar Climbing Centre School Trip Swindon Wiltshire
Rockstar Climbing is a premier indoor climbing centre in the heart of Swindon and is Wiltshire’s only dedicated venue for climbing and bouldering. The centre boasts over 800 sqm of climbing with surfaces reaching up to 10m in height.
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Roves Farm is a family run, working farm open to the public. We are located three miles east of Swindon and offer days out and school visits year round, with particular emphasis on ‘hands on’ learning. Educational visits are tailored to cover the topics and learning outcomes appropriate to you.
A region with so much to offer elegant towns such as Bath and busy bustling city’s such as Bristol full of amazing and interesting venues and places to visit with your school trip or educational group.
Westonbirt The National Arboretum Gloucestershire
Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, is an internationally important tree collection that is managed by the Forestry Commission. Westonbirt is a great place for students of all ages to come to experience the outdoor environment, and learn through exploration, inquiry, investigation and natural play.
The Wilderness Outdoor Residential Centre in Gloucestershire
Set in around 30 acres of beautiful woodland, meadow and pasture land, the Wilderness Centre offers a fantastic venue for your next Residential trip. The Centre itself sleeps up to 54 people in the main house with options for camping in the grounds if your group is larger. Activities are tailored to the requirements of a particular group and we offer a range of activities from bush craft, climbing and field archery through to camping, crate stack, tunnelling, night walks, foraging and outdoor cookery on site. For an extra charge, activities such as canoeing, kayaking, and mountain biking will be offered off site.
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) Outdoor Learning School Trips Slimbridge GloucestershireWildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) Outdoor Learning School Trips Slimbridge Gloucestershire
We welcome school groups of all sizes, all year round. Whether you are looking for a hands-on exploratory investigation into wetland life and habitats, or wanting to understand the survival and conservation of wetland species, we offer a unique combination of guided and self-guided learning sessions suited to a wide range of ages and abilities.
School Trip Bristol
At-Bristol Science Centre
At-Bristol is a thriving, hands-on science centre and an educational charity with a mission to make science accessible to all. We aim to inspire our 60,000 student visitors each year and encourage them all to see science as enjoyable, relevant and something they can all be part of. We offer hundreds of interactive exhibits over two floors, a stunning 3D Planetarium (the UK’s first!) and a programme of innovative workshops, theme days and science shows for all ages.
The Matthew of Bristol
We offer one hour educational trips to primary school children. Our volunteers love to lead children’s groups and really bring what it was like on board to life. All trips are deigned to fit in with the national history KS1 and 2 curriculum – local history, John Cabot and the discovery of Newfoundland, the famous Bristol pirate Blackbeard, and life on board a Tudor ship. If you have any specific areas of study that you’d like us to cover then please call us to discuss.
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral offers the opportunity for children to experience awe and wonder as they learn about the Christian faith, the history of the building and the people who have been involved in its story. There are many opportunities for cross-curricular learning, including Religious Education, History, Art, Music, Literacy, Citizenship and even Maths! Tours, trails and workshops are available with experienced education guides and we can tailor your visit to suit your learning objectives, time available and cost.
AirHop Trampoline Parks Bristol
We are the largest trampoline park in the world and we offer pupils the chance to bounce and have fun in a safe environment. We also offer primary schools the chance to take part in our home trampoline safety assemblies where we visit the schools and present a 20 minute assembly on trampoline safety and the do’s and don’ts.