Educational Attractions for Schools

Educational Attractions provide school groups with fun learning experiences that are both academically focussed and highly enjoyable. By applying an engaging learning approach, Educational Attractions inspire and motivate students to take a greater interest in their studies. Whether your class is studying history, STEM, conservation, drama, or even science, there is an Educational Attraction for all areas of the National Curriculum.

Educational Attractions serve pupils of all ages, from nursery to university. For younger classes, we have a great variety of age-suitable School Trips listed on our website. From the Pierrepont Farm in Surrey and the Legoland Discovery Centres, to the RSPB Nature Reserves and Blue Reef Aquariums, there are numerous Educational Attractions listed on UK School Trips that are designed to engage and academically stimulate younger audiences. But younger pupils are not the only age group Educational Attractions are catered for. There are plenty of Educational Attractions designed for older students to enjoy. There is the Bioasis, the Imperial War Museums, the National Science and Media Museum Bradford, and many Residential Centres that deliver physically challenging school trip attraction experiences.

With hundreds of Educational Attractions listed on our website, UK School Trips can help you find the perfect School Trip experience for your age group, location, and budget requirements - so that you can plan and book your educational attraction experience!

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Primary Educational Attractions for 5 to 7 year olds

Yorks Chocolate Story

York’s Chocolate Story delivers wonderful educational tours, where your students will be given the chance to explore the origins of chocolate, learn how to taste chocolate like an expert, and even have a go on our chocolate making station!

The National Justice Museum Nottingham

At the The National Justice Museum Nottingham our inspirational educational visits use authentic courtrooms, museum spaces, objects and archives to help pupils gain a practical understanding of the law and justice system.

The Lincolnsfields Childrens Centre

The Children at War experience offers a unique hands-on insight into life in wartime Britain. We encourage each group to get into role and if they come dressed as an evacuee it can really add a whole new dimension to the experience.

English Heritage North West

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.

Liverpool Football Club Museum and Stadium Tour

Liverpool Football Club provides students with Museum and Stadium Tours, educational groups can visit the state-of-the-art Home Team dressing room, take a spine-tingling walk down the Players' Tunnel, and discover nearly 130 years of Club history.

Tudor World in Shakespeare’s Stratford upon Avon

Tudor World is an award winning museum situated right in the heart of the historic town, Stratford upon Avon. Within a Grade 2* listed historic building, the museum depicts the different aspects of Tudor life from plague to punishment.

The Bushcraft Company Boughton Woods Northamptonshire

Whether your students cook over an open fire, build shelters to sleep in, or learn how to navigate through dense woodland, Residential School Trips at The Bushcraft Company have something for everyone, perfect for enrichment learning experiences.

Castle Head Outdoor Residential Centre Grange over Sands Cumbria Field Studies Council

Castle Head Field Centre is located in south Cumbria between the coast of Morecambe Bay and the Lake District National Park. At the centre they can tailor make courses to suit your students key-stage educational needs.

English Heritage East Midlands

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.

Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer Activity Centre Wales

Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer offers high quality outdoor and adventurous activities with on site accommodation for up to 70 students and support staff.

Skern Lodge Outdoor Learning and Development Residential Centre North Devon

Skern Lodge is one of the leading providers of outdoor learning and development in the UK. Offering a wide range of adventurous outdoor activities and geography fieldwork opportunities from its Centre on the North Devon coast.

Imperial War Museum North

If you're searching for an immersive School Trip experience, look no further. IWM North has a variety of historically engaging exhibitions, which will further your students' knowledge & understanding of past conflicts, from First World War to the present.

Skern Lodge Outdoor Learning and Development North Devon

Country Experiences Ltd Cumbria

We are a small independent provider based in the Lake district in Cumbria who specialize in providing: Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions, John Muir Awards (conservation), and accreditation with National Governing body awards (BCU, MLTB, RYA, Archery GB).

Lullingstone Roman Villa

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.

Lulworth Outdoor Education Centre Dorset

With its stunning scenery and iconic coastal features, Lulworth is one of the best places to visit on a geography and/or geology based school trip. They provide a range of activities as well as having highly experienced rangers.

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre

At The Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, school groups can explore the historic site of the Battle of Bosworth - an event beyond living memory which is of national and global significance.

The School Journey Association School Trips Nationwide

Inspiring and exciting educational trips designed to bring subjects to life, extend students’ learning and develop their appreciation of local and international cultures outside the classroom. There is simply nothing like an SJA Trip!

Adaptable Travel UK and Worldwide Tour Operator

Adaptable Travel is the UKs most innovative school trips operator offering unique, safe and low-cost school trips and educational tours to destinations across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Canterbury Guided Tours - City walking tours for schools

Canterbury Guided Tours provide entertaining 90-minute interactive educational city walking tours for groups; an ideal opportunity to experience outdoor learning whilst enjoying the rich history of life past and present in the historic city of Canterbury.

The Wizard Walk - A Magical Walking Tour Around Historical York

The only walking tour in York specifically aimed at school groups, and winner of many awards including Best Tour 2023 and 2024. Fun and a dash of York's history will create a truly unforgettable wizard experience on your school days out.

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

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.

The Bushcraft Company Penshurst Place Kent

Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre

At the Manchester United Museum & Tour Centre, educational groups can enjoy interactive workshops, a tour of Old Trafford, as well as time for individual learning. The Museum and Tour is designed to support the new National Curriculum.

HMS Belfast London

Step on board this iconic London landmark. The most significant surviving Second World War Royal Navy warship, HMS Belfast's unique history is ready and waiting to be discovered by your school groups on an exciting school day trip.

University of Leeds Outdoor Centre Lake District National Park Dale Head

Situated in the less frequented Duddon Valley in the south west corner of the Lake District National Park ideal for self programming groups wanting to organise a wide variety of educational and outdoor activities.

School Trips at Bristol Museums

Bristol Museums offer a wide range of school trips, where subjects such as history, literature, science and art are brought to life! Students will have the opportunity to explore their creativity and imagination in a unique learning environment.

Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden Warwickshire

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.

The Bushcraft Company Castle Howard Yorkshire

Carymoor Environmental Education Centre Somerset

Carymoor Environmental Trust provides inspirational outdoor learning. Our nature reserve has a wide variety of habitats to explore and our unique location next to a working landfill site makes Carymoor the perfect place to bring green issues to life.

Secondary Educational Attractions for 11 to 13 year olds

Zip World Penrhyn Quarry North Wales

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.

Wild Pines Park Lincolnshire

Wild Pines Park activity centre Lincolnshire is situated in a 9-acre woodland in Market Rasen, programmes are designed for your school’s needs. Outdoor pursuits for students include rope courses, archery, treasure hunts, bear hunt and den building.

Selly Manor Museum Birmingham

Every year, more than 6000 school children visit Selly Manor. Most of them visit to study the Tudors, but some visit to look at the old houses, furniture, and other aspects of history.

FREEDOME Trampoline Park Cheshire Oaks

Jump into a reward trip adventure today, with FREEDOME Trampoline Park! From its FreeForm Airbag to its warrior course, FREEDOME has everything you need for the perfect physical education school trip, giving your students an accidental form of fitness!

Crocodiles of the World Zoo Oxfordshire

Crocodiles of the World are the UK’s only crocodile zoo, with its largest crocodile collection and one of the best collections in Europe they provide excellent workshops for school trips and educational groups.

Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park Suffolk

Pleasurewood Hills is a fabulous Theme Park where students can have fun and enjoy action-packed days out! Whether your students want to take on one of the thrilling rides, or would prefer to watch an engaging show, there is something for everyone.

Manchester City Stadium Tours

With three different tours being offered during the Manchester City Football Stadium Tours, accessible and immersive education programmes are provided to school groups.

Gravity Active Leeds Trampoline Adventure Park

Gravity Active is the UK's number one active entertainment brand, and this park is based in Leeds. Let loose as you jump, bounce, hop and dance through the air on your special school day trip.

Stratford Butterfly Farm Warwickshire

Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm offers an excellent opportunity for children of all ages to learn about tropical rainforest environments and the plants and animals that live within these habitats (Key Stage 1 and 2 subjects covered)

SEA LIFE Weymouth Adventure Park and Aquarium

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.

Flatford Mill Outdoor Residential Centre Colchester Field Studies Council

Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre Colchester is the first and original field study centre set up in the UK during the 1940’s, educational students can experience a very wide range of curriculum linked topics such as natural history and art courses.

Adaptable Travel UK and Worldwide Tour Operator

Adaptable Travel is the UKs most innovative school trips operator offering unique, safe and low-cost school trips and educational tours to destinations across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Treetop Adventure Golf Leicester East Midlands

Here at Treetop Adventure Golf Leicester, your students will have to utilise their team building abilities in order to tackle their jungle quest and complete the challenging activities!

National Motorcycle Museum West Midlands

The world’s only venue demonstrating UK’s proud history of Motorcycle manufacture, with the largest collection of British Motorcycles displayed in 5 Halls. The development from the earliest pioneer machines to the latest superbikes.

Nettlecombe Court Outdoor residential Centre Williton Somerset Field Studies Council

Nettlecombe Court Field Study Centre is located in a valley at the edge of Exmoor National Park. The country mansion is set within heritage parkland, ancient woodland and is near an SSSI due to its lichen communities, great for Conservation studies.

Skern Lodge Outdoor Learning and Development North Devon

Game Over Escape Rooms Liverpool

If you dare, come to Game Over Escape Rooms Liverpool and take on the challenge with your school mates. Every clue is crucial, every second counts, so this will be one exciting school day out!

Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room Birmingham

Escape Hunt Birmingham is packed with excitement, where students will leap into new worlds to complete ground-breaking missions. They have to work as a team to find clues, solve puzzles and complete challenges. What a great way to spend a school day trip.

Jungle Parc High Ropes Warrington

Jungle Parc Warrington is located in the lovely Walton Hall Gardens and offers schools and educational groups an amazing outdoor adventure including high ropes and zip lining activities for all ages and abilities. Perfect for a school reward trip.

Cogges Manor Farm

Cogges Manor Farm in Witney, Oxfordshire provides 1000 years of History perfect for educational historical learning. The site appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 with a listed manor house dating back to the 13th Century, 17th/18th Century farm buildings.

The Bioasis: Rewilding Residentials at a Classified Location

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…

Clip 'n Climb Indoor Climbing Centre Ilkley

Clip 'n Climb Ilkley is Yorkshire's very first Clip 'n Climb. Climbing meets theme park for ages four and upwards. Our stunning series of climbing-based activities provide healthy, challenging fun for school trips

AirHop Trampoline Park Guildford Surrey

Airhop Guildford, Surrey is a unique, purpose-built trampoline park for the perfect reward trip! Book now and give your students the chance to jump, climb and challenge the ultimate wipeout course!

RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve

Conwy Nature Reserve is an exciting outdoor school trip destination, where students can carry out investigative fieldwork, take part in experience led programmes and discover a wide range of wildlife.

Liverpool British Music Experience

British Music Experience in Liverpool, students can immerse themselves into a museum of musical history and knowledge. On this musical school trip, students can discover legendary music memorabilia and get their hands on top quality musical instruments.

Kingswood West Runton Activity Centre Norfolk

With a diverse range of study environments along this coast and further inland on the Norfolk Broads, there are plenty of outdoor learning adventures to be experiences both on and off site.

Reel Cinema Wakefield

We offer our cinemas out for school or group bookings to show current releases, a requested film or as a space for presentation purposes. We can source most films, whether the visit is a treat or for educational purposes. We also cater for SEN schools.

Coventry Cathedral School Trips Education Tours and Events

Coventry Cathedral is an international tourism hotspot, with striking twentieth century architecture, it attracts many schools every year, educating students with its Cathedral school's team, utilising different techniques and learning experiences.

Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden Warwickshire

Break Free Escape Room Stoke Newcastle-under-Lyme

At Break Free Escape Room Stoke Newcastle-under-Lyme students can work together and test their logic and deduction skills by trying to escape from a themed room in under 60 minutes. Make your school trips exciting and reward your students.

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SandboxVR Reward Trip Birmingham Midlands

SandboxVR Birmingham is the world's most advanced free-roam virtual reality venue where students come together and explore 8 different worlds. It is a mind-bending VR adventure for school kids on a school day trip.

SandboxVR Reward Trip Central London

SandboxVR London will provide immersive experiences for school groups that feel like the future. Sandbox is a VR experience for students who will share a totally unique experience with each other, creating unforgettable memories on a school triip.

Mead Open Farm Activity Farm Bedfordshire

Enjoy a great school day day out at Mead Open Farm Activity Farm Bedfordshire. It is open in all seasons for all weather fun, offering many outdoor play activities for your students, such as Go Karts, Crazy Golf and animal experiences.

Bubble Planet Immersive Experience London

Bubble Planet is London's newest multi-sensory world where your school group can step into a world beyond your imagination with VR technology, themed rooms. This place is provides an immersive experience for students on a school day trip.

Van Gogh Immersive Experience London

The Van Gogh Immersive Experience London is a 360º digital art exhibition in London that invites your students to step into the universe of van Gogh on a school day trip. This immersive experience will take you on a ride through art and technology.

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World Shropshire

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.

Volcano Falls Xscape Adventure Golf Milton Keynes

Volcano Falls Xscape Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes is great fun for all school ages. If you're looking to play some fun and entertaining golf and have a bite to eat then look no further. Let's make school day trips exciting again!

The Ice Cream Farm Tattenhall Play Attraction Cheshire

The Ice Cream Farm is one of Cheshire's main and the UK’s only ice cream-themed attraction, bringing together the world's largest ice cream shop and indoor and outdoor play attractions for your school students.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a fantastic place to experience a truly breathtaking scenery while on an educational experience with students of all ages. Explore, learn and have fun while learning about animals.

Smugglers Adventure Day Trip Museum Hastings East Sussex

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.

Game Over Escape Rooms Liverpool

If you dare, come to Game Over Escape Rooms Liverpool and take on the challenge with your school mates. Every clue is crucial, every second counts, so this will be one exciting school day out!

Game Over Escape Rooms Derby

At Game Over Escape Rooms Derby you are trapped in a room for one hour with your school mates It’s full of riddles, hidden mysteries and forgotten stories. Can you find the clues and escape the room on your school day out?

Break Free Escape Room Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria

Break Free Escape Room Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria offers a premium escape room experience for school students with 4 great scenarios to choose from, resulting in a truly unforgettable experience on your school day trip.

Break Free Escape Room Stoke Newcastle-under-Lyme

Escape Reality Escape Rooms Leeds

Students can apply problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork skills in a real-world context in Escape Reality Escape Rooms Leeds Yorkshire. What a fun day for your school trip!

Escape Reality Escape Rooms Preston Lancashire

Experience the thrill of Preston's best escape room game at Escape Reality Escape Rooms. A perfect and exciting reward trip for your school group.

Stockeld Park Storyworld of Adventure North Yorkshire

Stockeld Park is the perfect place for school days out in Yorkshire. Visit and experience the adventure playgrounds and magical forest events in this unique, all-weather attraction located near Wetherby in West Yorkshire.

Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room Leeds

Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room Leeds features 5-star rated escape rooms, a luxury lounge and VIP amenities for your students. The most exciting escape experience is now open for your school day trips.

Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room London Oxford Street

Work as a team with your school mates in Escape Hunt, in London to find clues, solve puzzles and complete challenges before the time runs out. This isn’t something you watch, it’s something you experience. A perfect place for a school day trip.

Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room Bristol

Think of Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room Bristol as the closest students are likely to get to starring in a brilliantly plotted escape movie. Your students can get locked in a themed room and have to find and solve a series of clues in order to escape.

Escape Hunt Immersive Escape Room Birmingham

Lower Drayton Farm Park Learning Outdoor Education Staffordshire

Lower Drayton Farm offers schools/student groups an interactive fun learning experience where pupils will become enthralled in the 750-acre working farm that boasts a plethora of themed activities, animals encounters designed to educate and inspire.

The Bear Grylls Adventure Reward Trips Birmingham NEC

The Bear Grylls Adventure, Birmingham, offers a plethora of activities, including a Royal Marines-inspired assault course that will thrill and excite your students, creating the perfect reward trip for you pupils.

The Escapologist STEM engaging Escape Room Castleford

Escapologist's escape rooms present your students with both physical and psychological puzzles, creating a thrilling and enticing experience that also tests a pupils cognitive ability and team work. A fun Escape Game learning experience for schools.

The Escapologist Immersive Rewards Trip Leeds

Drayton Manor Resort

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.

Zip World Tower South Wales

Zip World Llechwedd North Wales

Zip World Penrhyn Quarry North Wales

Ninja Warrior Adventure Activity Centre Guildford South East

Ninja Warrior UK Guildford is a unique purpose-built indoor obstacle course inspired by the famous ITV hit show, students will climb, balance, jump and swing across different obstacles via inflatables including jelly mountain, drop tower, moon bounce.

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