Venues for 18 April 2024 – The Great British School Trip

Venues

Trips are arranged under four exciting, curriculum-linked themes

Imagination and Curiosity – English and the Arts - Exploring the power of imagination and how it can be harnessed to change the world

People and the Planet – Science and Geography - Empowering young people to play an active role in creating a sustainable future

Breakthroughs and Discoveries – STEM and History - Investigating the moments of genius that have enabled humanity to progress

Journeys and Adventures – PSHE & Skills Development - Celebrating the broadening of horizons and stepping outside of your comfort zone

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Plantasia Tropical Zoo – Parkwood Leisure

Plantasia Tropical Zoo Parc Tawe Retail Park, Swansea

Plantasia Tropical Zoo is an indoor rainforest zoo with over 40 species of animal, and hundreds of tropical plants. Schools can have structured curriculum linked workshops, plus have a chance […]

World Museum

World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool

World Museum offers a wide range of workshops that allow children to explore objects from around the world, understand outer space and meet live creatures. Workshops cover themes including Ancient […]

Aberdovey Centre – Outward Bound

Aberdovey Centre, Outward Bound Aberdovey Centre, Gwynedd

Aberdovey is the original Outward Bound centre. No two weeks are the same, but your programme should include a mix of activities - perhaps a night in one of our […]

Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool

The Maritime Museum offers a wide range of activities, workshops and resources for education and community groups of all ages. Topics include maritime history from past to present, including discussion […]

RAF Museum London

RAF London Grahame Park Way, London

With six hangars and aircraft spanning 100 years of the RAF, we offer a full day out for your school. Our workshops span subjects from History through to Science, with […]

Llanelli Wetland Centre – Wildfowl and Wetland Trust

Llanelli Wetland Centre, Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Llwynhendy, Llanelli

With wonderful views over the Loughor estuary, WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre provides unique opportunities for learners of all ages and abilities to interact with birds and other wildlife from the […]

Castle Espie – Wildfowl and Wetland Trust

Castle Espie Wetland Centre Castle Espie Wetland Centre, Co Down

With magnificent views across Strangford Lough, WWT Castle Espie provides unique opportunities for learners of all ages and abilities to interact with birds and other wildlife from Northern Ireland and […]

Silverstone Museum

Silverstone Interactive Museum, Northamptonshire Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone

Focusing on STEM and History, Silverstone Museum aims to bring learning to life and inspire the next generation of engineers. School and education groups can explore the 4000m² exhibition that […]

The Design Museum

The Design Museum 224-238 Kensington High St, London

The Design Museum is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form, and its collection, events, exhibitions, and learning programmes invite everyone to experience and reflect on […]

Ufton Court

Ufton Court Green Lane, Ufton Nervet, Reading

At Ufton Court children are immersed in the past. Whether exploring the Grade 1 Tudor Manor House, flogging Boudicca in the Celtic Roundhouse or curing a cursed field as a […]

Vindolanda Fort and Museum

Vindolanda Fort and Museum Hexham, Northumberland

Vindolanda lies just to the south of the curtain wall of Hadrian's Wall and has a very different ‘feel’ to other sites along the Wall. It lies upon the first […]

Windermere Lake Cruises

Windermere Lake Cruises Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere

Windermere Lake Cruise is the most popular attraction in Cumbria. Windermere is England’s largest lake, in the heart of the Lake District. Take a ride on a steam train with […]

Abernant Lake – Manor Adventure

Manor Adventure Station Road, Llanwrtyd Wells

Abernant Lake Hotel Activity Centre offers exceptional facilities within a 55-acre site in the heart of Wales between the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian mountains, with views over the stunning […]

Buxton Museum & Art Gallery

Buxton Museum & Art Gallery Terrace Road, Buxton

Buxton Museum & Art Gallery is a free venue for everyone to explore the archaeology, geology, art and history of the Peak District. Groups can book the handling boxes for […]

Culmington Manor, Manor Adventure

Shropshire, England Seifton, Craven Arms

Culmington Manor offers exceptional facilities within a 100 acre estate in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the South Shropshire countryside. The grounds consist of woodlands, fields, and gardens […]

Dartmoor Centre – Devon Outdoor Learning

Devon, England Prince Hall, Two Bridges, Princetown

Dartmoor Centre offers outdoor education residentials for schools and groups in the heart of Dartmoor National Park, Devon. The Dartmoor Centres, comprising Pixies Holt and The Dartmoor Training Centre are […]

John Moore Museum

John Moore Museum 41/42 Church Street, Tewkesbury

The John Moore Museum’s award-winning education programme provides museum workshops, outreach visits and loan boxes for a range of subjects. The pupils get to experience a range of curriculum-based workshops […]

Eltham Escape Rooms

Eltham Escape Rooms 3, St Mary's Place, Eltham High Street, Eltham

Welcome to Eltham Escape Rooms, featuring four different 60-minute games that fully immerse you and your team. Solve puzzles, riddles, and progress through a story. Suitable for all ages, although […]

World of Beatrix Potter Attraction

Beatrix Potter World Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere

The World of Beatrix Potter™ brings Beatrix Potter’s enchanting stories to life within the beautiful Lake District countryside. A visit to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction is a unique […]

Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford

The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Their world-famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures […]

Attenborough Arboretum

Attenborough Arboretum Carisbrooke Road, Leicester

At the University of Leicester Botanic Garden & Attenborough Arboretum, we focus on global biodiversity, offering a wide range of plants that grow in our extensive collections from around the […]

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road, Birmingham

Birmingham Botanical Gardens contains over 7,000 plants from all around the world, grown in our spectacular, climate-themed glasshouses and 15 acres of flourishing grounds. Visits can take place on a […]

Aston Hall

Aston Hall - Birmingham Museums Trust Trinity Rd, Birmingham

Aston Hall has watched proudly over Birmingham for more than 400 years – not only is it one of the last great houses built in the Jacobean style, it’s also […]

Free

Belgrade Theatre

Belgrade Theatre Corporation Street, Coventry

The Belgrade theatre - a place to be entertained, share your stories, and unleash your creativity. At the Belgrade, we have an incredible range of shows coming up with bespoke […]

Blakesley Hall

Blakesley Hall - Birmingham Museums Trust Blakesley Road, Birmingham

Blakesley Hall is a picture-perfect timber-framed Tudor house which is situated just a few miles from the centre of Birmingham. The beautiful Elizabethan house is one of Birmingham’s oldest and […]

Free

Sarehole Mill

Sarehole Mill - Birmingham Museums Trust Cole Bank Road, Birmingham

Walk in the footsteps of one of the most famous authors of all time and discover the inspiration behind the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy. JRR Tolkien grew […]

Free

Think Tank – Birmingham Science Museum

Think Tank Museum - Birmingham Museums Trust Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham

Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank is the perfect day out for all ages. Explore MiniBrum, our child-sized mini city. Visit Birmingham's only Planetarium to travel through space. Learn while […]

Weoley Castle – Birmingham Museums Trust

Weoley Castle - Birmingham Museums Trust 135 Alwold Road, Birmingham

The fascinating ruins of Weoley Castle date back more than 750 years old and reveal the remains of a fortified manor house originally built as a hunting lodge by the […]

Disney’s The Lion King, Bristol Hippodrome

Disney's The Lion King, Bristol Hippodrome St Augustine's Parade, Bristol

Take your pupils on a journey they'll never forget... Watch in awe as giraffes strut, gazelles leap and birds swoop... Disney’s award-winning musical, THE LION KING, explodes with glorious colours, […]

Disney’s The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre

Disney's The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre 21 Wellington Street, London

Take your pupils on a journey they'll never forget... Watch in awe as giraffes strut, gazelles leap and birds swoop... Disney’s award-winning musical, THE LION KING, explodes with glorious colours, […]

Disney’s The Lion King, Sunderland Empire

Disney's The Lion King, Sunderland Empire 4-5 High St W, Sunderland

Take your pupils on a journey they'll never forget... Watch in awe as giraffes strut, gazelles leap and birds swoop... Disney’s award-winning musical, THE LION KING, explodes with glorious colours, […]

Brunel Museum

Brunel Museum Railway Avenue, London

The Brunel Museum is an engineering museum and focuses on one of the worlds engineering dynasties. The Brunels on the site of one of their biggest projects- The Thames Tunnel. […]

Bryntysilio Outdoor Education Centre

Bryntysilio Bryntysilio, Llangollen

We offer outdoor learning in beautiful surroundings for schools & groups, encouraging young people to challenge themselves and each-other through shared adventurous experiences. Booking with Bryntysilio will offer children the […]

Lion Salt Works – Cheshire West & Chester Museums

Lion Salt Works Ollershaw Lane, Northwich

The Lion Salt Works is an award-winning historic open-pan salt making site, in the village of Marston, close to Northwich. When exploring the site and its restored buildings, you will […]

Aldborough Roman Site – English Heritage

Aldborough Roman Site Aldborough, Boroughbridge

Book a visit to Aldborough Roman Site and organise your day to suit your curriculum objectives. Don’t miss the mosaics! Originally 22 were found here but two can be seen […]

Cheshire Military Museum

Cheshire Military Museum Grosvenor Street, Chester

The Cheshire Military Museum, in Chester, tells the story of the Cheshire Soldiers from the 17th Century right through to the present day. Follow the exploits of the Regiments of […]

clueQuest

clueQuest 169-171 Caledonian Road, London

clueQuest is a destination that students will remember forever, while also having an engaging, educational experience. Their large venue, two function spaces, and 11 escape rooms provides highly reviewed and […]

Coventry Outdoors at Coombe – Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council - Coventry Outdoors at Coombe Coombe Abbey Park Brinklow Road, Binley

The 500 acres of British parkland here at Coombe Abbey Park gives us an amazing backdrop to offer a variety of programmes and activities for all ages. Our aim is […]

Coventry Transport Museum – Culture Coventry Trust

Coventry Transport Museum - Culture Coventry Trust Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry

Coventry Transport Museum opened in 1980, after it became clear that the road transport collection was outgrowing the space it occupied in the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. The Museum’s […]

David Livingstone Birthplace Museum

David Livingstone Birthplace Museum 165 Station Road, Blantyre, Glasgow

Set along the banks of the River Clyde, the Birthplace Museum invites you to follow Livingstone’s journey from Blantyre to Africa through our interactive exhibition. We’re the only independent museum […]

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Derby Museum and Art Gallery Silk Mill Lane, Derby

At the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, the works of Joseph Wright embody a spirit of discovery, stimulated by the 18th century Enlightenment. He painted scenes of science, experimentation and […]

Grosvenor Museum, Cheshire West & Chester Museums

Grosvenor Museum 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester

The Grosvenor Museum houses collections exploring the history of Chester, its art and silver heritage, and its natural history. Find out about life during the Roman military occupation and visit […]

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum – Culture Coventry Trust

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum - Culture Coventry Trust Jordan Well, Coventry

The perfect place to delve into Coventry’s history and engage with art and culture. Gain a fresh perspective on the legend of Lady Godiva, discover your ancestors’ history in the […]

Lunt Roman Fort – Culture Coventry Trust

Lunt Roman Fort - Culture Coventry Trust Coventry Road, Baginton

This partially-reconstructed timber fort awaits you. Explore the exhibition in the granary and imagine yourself training horses in the gyrus - a feature not found anywhere else inside a Roman […]

Museum of Making – Derby Museums

Museum of Making - Derby Museums Silk Mill Lane, Derby

The Museum of Making is a contemporary space telling Derby’s 300-year history of making to inspire new creativity. Designed and made by the people and industries of Derby with exhibits, […]

Pickford’s House – Derby Museums

Pickford's House - Derby Museums 41 Friar Gate, Derby

Pickford’s House was the home of an Enlightenment family. The home is where we have our closest relationships where we eat, sleep, and find comfort and love. Behind the doors […]

Stretton Watermill, Cheshire West & Chester Museums

Stretton Watermill Mill Lane, Stretton

Stretton Watermill brings history and science together. A school visit to the mill will let pupils learn and discover the importance of food and mills in both the past and […]

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse – Cheshire West & Chester Museums

Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse 162 London Road, Northwich

Weaver Museum and Workhouse is full of displays and tales of the history and industry of West Cheshire. The stories are told through films, reconstructions, models and vivid displays of […]

Farms for City Children Devon

Farms for City Children Devon Nethercott House, Iddesleigh

During an immersive five-day residential stay on one of our farms in Devon, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire, children and young people participate in seasonal farming tasks alongside experienced farm teams and […]

Farms for City Children Gloucestershire

Farms for City Children Gloucestershire Wick Court, Overton Lane, Arlingham

During an immersive five-day residential stay on one of our farms in Devon, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire, children and young people participate in seasonal farming tasks alongside experienced farm teams and […]

Farms for City Children Pembrokeshire

Farms for City Children Pembrokeshire Lower Treginnis, St Davids, Haverfordwest

During an immersive five-day residential stay on one of our farms in Devon, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire, children and young people participate in seasonal farming tasks alongside experienced farm teams and […]

Field Studies Council – Bishops Wood

Field Studies Council - Bishops Wood Crossway Green, Stourport-on-Severn

Surrounded by stunning ancient woodland FSC Bishops Wood has a unique and sustainable centre building. The grounds are also home to a large pond and several outdoor learning areas with […]

Field Studies Council – Blencathra

Field Studies Council - Blencathra Threlkeld, Keswick

FSC Blencathra occupies a dramatic setting at 300m up the south facing slope of Blencathra in the Lake District National Park, and offers an unparalleled panorama across the Keswick, Helvellyn […]