Thackray Museum of Medicine

Learn – Thackray Museum of Medicine:

School trips at Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds

Florence Nightingale, the impact of WWI, the science behind modern medicine, and the downright grubby state of a Victorian street — just a taste of the sheer scope of what a day with the Thackray Education Team offers.

We’re here to inspire your students to gain curriculum- based knowledge, understand how we care for ourselves and others, and think about careers in healthcare.

We have something for everyone, from Early Years (EYFS) to Key Stage 4+ and all that comes in between. Our self-led trails and workshops explore a range of topics such as History, Science, PSHE, and Health and Social Care.

How Does It Work?

Start planning your trip by contacting our team, who can help design a visit that works for you and your students, from a couple of hours to a full day out:

Self-led visits

Explore our 11 galleries with our bespoke curriculum-based trails, covering history, science, PSHE, and Health and Social Care. Focus on one theme or cover several in a day. All self-led visits include a full day ticket for each student, access to our galleries and self-led trails as well as our on-gallery programme of talks.

Workshops

Dive deeper into your chosen subject with workshops exclusive to your group. All workshop tickets also include full access to our galleries, self-led trails and on-gallery programme.

Interested?

If you’d like to find out more, you can fill in our enquiry form or contact our team: learning@thackraymuseum.org or call 0113 244 4343.

We’re the UK’s largest independent medical museum. We inspire people with the passion and purpose of medicine and healthcare of the past, present and future.

Whether your group are looking to meet Florence Nightingale for the first time, or revise developments in surgery by experiencing the real thing in our Victorian Operating Theatre, our workshops and galleries feature something for everyone. Each workshop and trail has been specifically designed with the national curriculum in mind, supporting learning in the classroom with inspiring healthcare stories and immersive experiences.

The best place to find this information is on our Learn pages on our website: Learn – Thackray Museum of Medicine

You can book workshops, download curriculum resources, and plan self led trails round the museum for early years, primary and secondary.

To find out more, fill in our enquiry form or contact our team: learning@thackraymuseum.org or call 0113 244 4343.

We run a range of events throughout the year designed to support teachers and introduce you to what a day out at Thackray entails. Visit our Learning Events page to see what we have coming up.

Our workshops are designed for classes of up to 36 students. We can take up to 5 full classes onsite at one time.

Trail resources can be found here: Self Led Trail Resources – Thackray Museum of Medicine

We welcome photographs and filming. Please feel free to share with us and if you do post on social media, tag us so we see how much you enjoyed the trip.

We’ll provide general risk assessments and a welcome pack once a booking is made. We also offer two free teacher pre-visits per school to assist with carrying out risk assessments.

Please complete the enquiry form here: Enquiry form – Thackray Museum of Medicine

Prices are charged per class (up to 36 students):

• £250 per class for self-led visits
• £340 per class for visits with a workshop
• We offer special rates for smaller groups.

All accompanying adult places are complimentary. Our required adult to student ratio is 1:6 for primary school students and 1:15 for secondary school students.

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First aid is available on site.

Visit – Thackray Museum of Medicine

Café, gift shop, toilets, lunchroom, bag storage for groups, coach and minibus parking.

Facilities and accessibility – Thackray Museum of Medicine

Opening hours

We are open daily, except Tuesdays: 10am–4pm (last admission 3.15pm)

We remain open for pre-booked education visits on Tuesdays.

We are open 7-days a week during Leeds school holidays.

We advise two hours minimum for a full tour of the museum (you can have a preview of what to see in our online gallery tour).