World War School Trips

Planning a World War 1 or World War 2 School Trip? this history school topic provides teachers and students with a fascinating in-site into the first global World Wars that effected and devastated many peoples, cultures, lifestyles and wellbeing. From War in Western/Eastern Europe to the Pacific/Central Asia and the North African continent. Students and educational groups will experience first-hand interactive tours, workshops, presentations, film archive and artifacts big and small from weapons of war such as devastating machine guns, mechanised tanks, military aircraft and underwater submarines to the brutal starvation and treatment of people’s beliefs and way of life.

Here at UK School Trips, we have some fantastic venues providing high quality subject matter interlinked to the curriculum which will surprise, shock and fascinate your students understanding of these two historical World War events and best of all they get to expand their understanding and historical knowledge outside of the classroom and in a new environment.

WWI and WWII school interactive experiences might include:

Battle of the Somme, Home Front, Armistice, Empire and Commonwealth, Trenches, Aviation, Food and Rationing. Children at war experience, dress as an evacuee, Dig for Victory Garden, Experience the Blitz, Women in Wartime and the Holocaust.

These excellent venues will provide you with numerous ideas, inspiration and bespoke learning packages for your Primary or Secondary school or educational group. So, get searching on UK School Trips!

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World War 1 & 2 School Trip Ideas

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Here at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, students can climb aboard historic aircrafts as well as visit the very rooms where Duxford’s Battle of Britain took place. This really is a historical School Trip like no other.

English Heritage North East

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.

Carlisle Castle Cumbria

An impressive frontier fortress with 900 years of history – excellent for Medieval, Tudor and Civil War topics. Carlisle Castle provides students with a sense of how the site has changed over time and what life was like for the people who lived here.

Yorkshire Air Museum

Join us for a day of fun, discovery and excitement at the Yorkshire Air Museum where our guides will bring to life over 150 years of aviation history and a rich wartime past.

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.

Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum Devon

We provide a mixture of workshops on the textile industry, with working machinery in action to give a flavour of sights, smells & sounds of a working woollen mill. We give an overview of the whole process of the industry, from sheep to finished fabrics.

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.

Holocaust Centre North

The Holocaust Exhibition & Learning Centre is a museum which preserve the memories, records and legacies of Holocaust survivors living in Yorkshire. Here, students can discover the story of the Holocaust in a unique and engaging way.

Imperial War Museum London

The IWM London provides students with an historical experience that cannot be found anywhere else. From exploring the causes of war to understanding the impact conflict has had on individual lives, this museum will offer students a unique insight.

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.

The National Holocaust Centre & Museum

National Holocaust Centre and Museums learning programmes build knowledge and encourage critical thinking when teaching about the Holocaust, we ensure students experience interactive activities to understand the challenges of antisemitism and online hate

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.

Churchill War Rooms London

In the Churchill War Rooms London students can discover what life would have been like during the tense days and nights of the Second World War. This unique, historic underground bunker provides an exciting school day trip.

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.

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