Your Dorset Adventure Awaits! School Trip
Education Destination
Residential Trip Residentials South West
Discover Dorset - a fabulous location along the south coast of England, perfect for exciting and educational school residential trips. With its diverse landscapes, stunning Jurassic coastline, and rich history, Dorset offers a wealth of adventurous activities for students of all ages.Dorset offers an unforgettable experience for school residential trips. With its diverse range of adventurous activities, stunning scenery, and rich history, it's the perfect destination for students to learn, explore, and create lasting memories. Book your trip today and let the adventure begin!
We can visit your school in: South West
What activities are available during educational visits in 2026?
Watersports Adventures: Embark on thrilling water sports like kayaking, surfing, or stand-up paddleboarding along the beautiful beaches and stunning dramatic cliffs. Learn to sail a yacht, build and race a raft, or take the time to play in an aqua park / mud park.
Hiking and Walking: Discover the area's natural beauty on scenic hikes and walks through forests, meadows, and along the coastline.
Wildlife Watching: Spot a variety of wildlife, including squirrels, deer, and seabirds, in Dorset's nature reserves, woodlands and coastal habitats. Visit the world-famous 600 year old swannery at Abbotsbury and mingle with hundreds of these majestic creatures.
Beach Adventures: Build sandcastles, collect shells, or simply relax on one of many pristine beaches.
Outdoor Education: Engage in hands-on learning activities, such as bushcraft, nature studies, and marine biology.
Hiking and Walking: Discover the area's natural beauty on scenic hikes and walks through forests, meadows, and along the coastline.
Wildlife Watching: Spot a variety of wildlife, including squirrels, deer, and seabirds, in Dorset's nature reserves, woodlands and coastal habitats. Visit the world-famous 600 year old swannery at Abbotsbury and mingle with hundreds of these majestic creatures.
Beach Adventures: Build sandcastles, collect shells, or simply relax on one of many pristine beaches.
Outdoor Education: Engage in hands-on learning activities, such as bushcraft, nature studies, and marine biology.
What size groups do we cater for?
We have a wide reaching network of accommodation partners across the region so we can cater for ANY group size.
On-site classroom facilities?
Many of our accommodation and attraction partners offer facilities for schools to use as classrooms on-site. Please enquire for more information.
Access for visitors with disabilities
Yes Please let us know more about your group and we will get back to you with more details about the suitability of what we offer.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
SEND / Additional Support Needs
Education Destination is committed to helping teachers and SENCOs provide inclusive trips for groups containing students with special requirements.
We work closely with all of our partners and venues to understand their provisions and limitations for visitors with additional needs
All our partner venues are required to provide sample Risk Assessments and all are encouraged to publish or develop comprehensive Access Statements
Whatever your particular needs, Education Destination can advise on venues and activities to suit your students.
Ways We Can Help
We can vary activities (physical and academic) to suit
With sufficient notice we can adapt teaching resources and activities or develop specific learning programmes
Many of our resources are already differentiated by design, and supplied for various key stages which gives you a lot of inherent flexibility for mixed ability groups
We can liaise with your SENCO and all our partners to ensure we understand and are fully prepared for your additional needs students
We will work with your chosen venues to adapt service provision as required
We can provide chaperones to boost supervision ratios and help deal with challenging behaviours
We can arrange specialist transport, facilities and accommodation if needed
We will be honest with you about problems we know you will encounter
Who are Education Destination?
WELCOME TO EDUCATION DESTINATION
Established in 2015, we specialise in providing BESPOKE, school trips that are different to anything else available. We can provide a FULL DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE, taking care of all your ACCOMMODATION requirements, TRANSPORT and venue TICKETS or simply support you in making your own arrangements. We support the visits by giving you your own account manager to guide you through the whole process and ensure your residential is as much fun for the children (and teachers) as possible.
Why use us?
We are an ABTOT member. ABTOT cover provides for a refund in the event you have not yet travelled or repatriation if transportation was included in your package.
• We offer 100% BESPOKE trips tailored to your needs and budget.
• Booking through Education Destination usually COSTS NO MORE than if you book direct.
• We receive favourable discounts from our partners that we can pass on to you.
• We offer FREE Sample Risk Assessments on which you can base your own.
• We help remove the need for pre-trip visits, saving time and money.
• We can offer discounted rates should you still desire a pre-trip visit.
• We supply detailed day-by-day guides and parent presentations.
• A dedicated account manager to guide you through the process from enquiry to arrival.
• We are on hand 24/7 for support should you need ANYTHING on your visit.
We work closely with specially selected partners for transport, accommodation, activities and tourist venues to bring you a truly unique experience whilst you're here.
Bespoke Dorset-based Educational and Adventure Residentials
Education Destination are extending their popular service to cover Dorset, home of the stunning Jurassic Coast.
Isle of Wight residential adventures
With its sandy beaches and lengthy list of exciting activities, the journey begins with a ferry crossing from Portsmouth or Southampton.
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