If you’re looking to stimulate and engage students with a particular topic, then Educational Visits are the school trip for you. Whether you want your class to experience a specific geographical location, or would prefer to captivate them with a museum, the possibilities when it comes to Educational Visits are endless.

And UK School Trips has an Educational Visit for every student, regardless of ability or age. All the way from Key Stage 1 up to university level, there is something for every class! And these inclusive experiences not only encourage your students to work together cooperatively but will also inspire them to push themselves academically. 

We have numerous Educational Visits here at UK School Trips, all of which are highly informative as well as being great fun! Rather than simply sitting in a classroom and filling out workshops, the Educational Visits we offer give students the chance to take part in adventurous activities and use their imagination. And what better way to encourage learning than by taking your pupils to have a fun-filled day? Bringing some excitement to the subject that your class is studying will motivate your students to learn more. 

If you’re interested in an Educational Visit of any kind, then check out the fabulous selection that we have below and book yours today!

Educational Museum Visits

878 AD Immersive Learning Anglo Saxon Hampshire

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Step back in time to 878 AD and experience Anglo-Saxon Hampshire through this unique and immersive attraction. With live performances, authentic artefacts, your students will not be bored on a school day trip.

Fireground Museum Greater Manchester

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Fireground Museum explores, preserves and brings the history of fire, fire engineering and the fire and rescue services, through collections and resources, to further the education and promotion of fire safety in the community of Greater Manchester.

Pooles Cavern & Country Park

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Discover the largest stalactite and stalagmite in the Peak District and learn how water has eroded this vast series of chambers over millions of years, which then lined the cavern with incredible calcite crystal formations.

National Mining Museum Scotland Geology Edinburgh

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Learn about Scotland’s energy journey at the National Mining Museum Scotland, set in the wonderfully restored Lady Victoria Colliery in Newtongrange. The learning programme is available for all students, from nurseries to community groups.

Nuclear High Ropes Tree Top Adventure Essex

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We are the only high ropes journey course in Essex. We cater for children from the age of 6, but we recommend our ropes course for School Year 5 and over.

English Heritage Yorkshire

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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.

English Heritage East Midlands

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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.

National Railway Museum York

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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.

Attraction Ideas for your Educational Visits

Willows Activity Farm St Albans

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Willows Activity Farm Hertfordshire offers curriculum-linked activities for Early Years Learning to KS1. Pupils will discover farmyard animals, enjoy endless fun activities through demonstrations, interactive shows, tractor rides, adventure play & more!

Drayton Manor Resort

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Drayton Manor Resort is the perfect option for a fun day out, with a theme park and zoo, students will not run out of attractions to visit, making it the ideal choice for a rewarding trip.

Smugglers Adventure Day Trip Museum Hastings East Sussex

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Smugglers Adventure in Hastings provides an opportunity for your students to take a journey back in time to uncover the deep and dark secrets of the smugglers. A school day trip like it can provide educational material for pupils of all key stages.

Barley Hall York

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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.

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World Shropshire

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With over 100 species of animals, over 30 animatronic dinosaurs and activities taking place all day, Hoo Zoo really is a fun day out whatever the age. Come see and learn about our exotic animals everyday on your school day trip.

SEA LIFE Weymouth Adventure Park and Aquarium

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Sea Life Centre Weymouth provides educational groups and schools with hands on aquarium experiences. Workshops include learning about sea creature habitats and understanding marine conservation due to issues such as plastic pollution.

We The Curious Science Centre

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Bristol’s science centre is all about asking questions and testing things out, with two floors full of interactive exhibits, new experience Project What If and the UK’s first 3D Planetarium.

The Edinburgh Dungeon

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Edinburgh dungeons offers the experience to see the past and learn all its horrible history on a school trip. A unique walk through experience for students that includes special effects, hilarious fun and excitement.

Wildlife Educational Visit Ideas

The Sustainability Activity Centre Hampshire

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The Centre offers a wide variety of exciting educational eco-activities that promote sustainable living and green issues in an inspiring yet tranquil setting, located in The South Downs National Park, Hampshire.

English Heritage North West

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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.

Kingswood Dearne Valley Activity Centre Doncaster

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One of the most inspiring education and adventure centres in Europe. This former millennium commission project now provides a unique learning outside of the classroom experience.

RSPB Saltholme Nature Reserve Middlesbrough

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RSPB Saltholme Nature Reserve Middlesbrough provides fun school trip outdoor and indoor experiences where students can explore nature and take part in various outdoor activities.

Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden Warwickshire

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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. 

RSPB Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve

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Inspire your class with a school trip to the fabulous RSPB Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve! Here, the safe and engaging environment will allow your students to get closer to nature, learn about the birds habitats and cover topics like science and biology

West Midland Safari Park School Trip

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West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley offers curriculum-linked hands-on activities in a purpose-built Safari Academy for schools. The education team has 40 years’ experience of many species of animals welfare and conservation issues.

RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve

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RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve provides environmental school trips for students of all ages and abilities.

Set and Studio Educational Visits

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – the Making of Harry Potter

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As the books were still being released while the films were being made, the production crew saved many of the iconic sets, props & costumes that were created especially for the films - just in case they were ever needed later on in the series. 

Outdoor Educational Visits

Hautbois Outdoor Residential Centre

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By visiting Hautbois Outdoor Residential Centre you can put some fun into the National Curriculum - all our activities encourage healthy living and help make exercise more exciting.

Kingswood Peak Venture Centre Yorkshire

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On the doorstep of the Peak District, this centre offers a dramatic setting for outdoor adventure and education; set amongst wild heather moorlands and gentle limestone dales.

Wight Karting Isle of Wight

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Wight Karting provides fun and adrenaline fuelled entertainment, where students can take part in adventurous go-karting activities on the beautiful Isle of Wight.

Zip World Penrhyn Quarry North Wales

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Zip World escape your classroom, packed with thrilling adventures for all ages & abilities with a wide range of fun activities where pupils can zip, bounce, swing, & slide in a safe environment. Try our schools programme covering many curriculum topics.

The Bioasis: Rewilding Residentials at a Classified Location

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The year is 2074 and climate change has thrown our world into crisis. Your mission? Assemble your team and journey to The Bioasis. Reconnect with nature and prepare for an educational adventure like no other…

Kingswood Staffordshire Activity Centre

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Purpose-built for school groups, students benefit from first-class study and adventure facilities in an idyllic location overlooking the picturesque beauty of the Wrekin and Clee Hills.

Bunker 51 Laser Tag Paintball and Airsoft London

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Bunker 51, a decommissioned Cold War Nuclear Bunker located a stone’s throw from The O2, North Greenwich, it is a state of the art paintball and laser tag facility, brings laser tag and paintball to a whole new level…. Below ground level!

BeWILDerwood Norfolk

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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.
     
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