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Stonehenge

English Heritage School Trips

Why book 'Stonehenge' with English Heritage for School Trips and Educational Visits?

The world-famous Stonehenge has inspired people for millennia. Take your class back in time to walk in the footsteps of their Neolithic forefathers and bring prehistory to life. Discover a fantastic range of cross-curricular options designed for every key stage.

Support your teaching in the classroom by stepping out of it. A visit to Stonehenge will help you bring learning to life, covering multiple topics across the curriculum and key stages.
KS1 History: Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
KS1 Geography: Geographical skills and fieldwork
KS2 History: A local history study. Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
KS2 Geography: Geographical skills and fieldwork: use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present human and physical features in the local area. Human geography: types of settlement and land use
KS3 History: A local history study. A study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066
KS3 Geography: Human geography: understand how human and physical processes interact to influence and change landscapes and environments
KS4 History: OCR Specification B 2c. Introduction to history around us
KS4-5 Business/Leisure and Tourism: Heritage Management

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What activities are available during group visits?

Studying late Neolithic hunter gatherers and Bronze Age religion? We challenge you to find a better site to help you cover the topic than the world famous Stonehenge. It’s a unique opportunity, whatever your area of study, for your class to explore the most outstanding prehistoric monument in the British Isles. Enjoy a free self-led visit and explore the site your way.

Download the Teachers' Kit from the English Heritage website for information and activities to help you discover the story of Stonehenge, or use these resources available online:
Education Film, by students from Wiltshire College
Education Partners of Stonehenge
Education Game: can your class successfully build Stonehenge?

You can also learn about Neolithic life by experiencing it at the world famous Stonehenge during a hands-on, award-winning, expert-led Discovery Visit. Lasting two hours, they're a great way to inspire your students and delve deeper into the history of this World Heritage site. The sessions have been specially developed to provide fun and inspiring activities to support your teaching of the curriculum and their learning back in the classroom.

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Curriculum topics available: Creative writing, Story telling.

There have been many Myths and Legends surrounding Stonehenge and its construction. Learn more about these and create your own, in an expert-led MYTHS AND LEGENDS WITH LEGO ® EDUCATION STORYSTARTER workshop, perfect for KS2-3.

Curriculum topics available: Stone Age, Bronze Age.

What better place to learn about prehistory than Stonehenge? Visit this World Heritage Site to bring your teaching to life, and download the Teachers’ Kit from the English Heritage website for information and activities to use before, during and after your trip.
To enhance your learning, book an expert-led Discovery Visit workshop: discover Stonehenge and its landscape in STONES AND BONES (KS1-3), or immerse your class in hands-on activities in NEOLITHIC LIFE (KS2-3).

Curriculum topics available: Restoration Period.

The first excavations at Stonehenge took place in the 1600s. Find out more about these early investigations in the ‘Stonehenge through Time’ activity resource. Please let the Education Bookings Team know if you would like to use this resource when making your booking.

Curriculum topics available: The Home Front.

The landscape around Stonehenge was used by the military during the First and Second World Wars. Find out more in the ‘Stonehenge through Time’ activity resource. Please let the Education Bookings Team know if you would like to use this resource when making your booking.

Curriculum topics available: Settlement and land use, Travel and Tourism.

A visit to Stonehenge is perfect for exploring types of settlement and land use and how human processes have influenced and changed the landscape. Look out for the man-made defensive features of the site as you explore.

What size groups do you cater for?

There are generally no limits to the size of education group, provided the group meets our ratios for leaders to learners. Our Discovery Visit workshops are suitable for groups of up to 30. Please see our school visit terms and conditions on our website for further details.

Do you offer on-site classroom facilities?

Many of our sites have education rooms that can be booked. Please check the relevant schools property page before making a booking.

Is there first aid on site?

Yes.

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

Yes - please see our website for further details.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Our facilities have been designed to be as accessible as possible in order to meet the different needs of our visitors. A summary of the facilities provided can be found on our schools property pages. If you or anyone in your group has particular access needs, please let us know at the point of booking or get in touch with our bookings team before you visit. Please note that some facilities may require booking in advance.

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Who are English Heritage?

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of the empire to a Cold War bunker. Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year, over 300,000 of whom are education visitors.
We’re the largest heritage provider of school trips and provide a wealth of free educational resources, alongside expert-led, paid-for workshops for KS1-4. The high-quality of our education provision has been recognised most recently with a number of Sandford awards. Caring for our places and their collections, for the benefit of this and future generations is a cornerstone of everything we do.
We are a charity, no. 1140351, and a company, no. 07447221, registered in England

Reviews from Schools..

★★★★★
"Great resources and activities provided. We were very pleased with the whole trip and would recommend English Heritages Stonehenge tour to any school or group."

St Marys