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Where to visit on a school trip in Devon?

With its charming countryside, dramatic coastlines, quaint towns, and historical ruins, Devon is a superb choice for a school trip.

Devon has a great many places set up for supporting the teaching of the school curriculum outside the classroom. The county's wonderful natural environment lends itself to outdoor learning and we have plenty of ideas for your next school trip.

The Bioasis, run adventure day and residential trips for schools, where children are challenged to solve problems with an environmental theme. Skern Lodge activity centre is situated on the North Devon coast and offers plenty of exciting outdoor activities from surfing, and coasteering, to challenges promoting confidence building. The Calvert Trust Devon can be found in the beautiful Exmoor National Park and excels at providing accessible outdoor adventures for students with disabilities. The Slapton Ley Field Centre, in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Nettlecombe Court Field Centre in the Exmoor National Park will provide your class with fantastic opportunities across a wide range of field studies topics, including physical geography, ecology, and biological and environmental sciences.

For plenty more fun and engaging school trip ideas in Devon, take a look at the page below or use the short form to tell us what you are looking for.

Want to know where to take your school group in Devon? Here are some fun educational trips from venues such as Stone Farm Study Centre, Slapton Ley Field Centre, Calvert Devon, Encompass Training, National Marine Aquarium, and more.

Able to travel to other counties in South West, have a look at our trip pages for: Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, for more school trip ideas.

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Popular Devon school trip April 2026 !

Slapton Ley Field Centre

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apple icon Subjects: Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Science, Biology, Wildlife


Slapton Ley Field Centre is located within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty close to field sites in Dartmoor National Park and urban centres in Plymouth and Torbay. Visit for residential geography and biology trips at all ages

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National Marine Aquarium
National Marine Aquarium
map pin Plymouth PL4 0LF
Devon

Explore Ocean Learning with the Ocean Conservation Trust. Our curriculum-linked programme at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth connects learners with the Ocean through aquarium visits, classroom outreach, and virtual experiences.
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Residential Trips Devon

Planning an overnight trip for your school or looking for a tailored educational residential programme? Your students can benefit from an activity week in Devon or its neighbouring counties. Discover exciting school residential learning experiences that promote teamwork, and outdoor education.

Encompass Training
Encompass Training
map pin Okehampton EX20 3DN
Devon

We offer a wide range of authentic outdoor education activities, both at Great Potheridge and throughout the beautiful Devon countryside. Our courses are led by a dedicated team of experienced and...
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Calvert Devon
Calvert Devon
map pin Exeter EX31 4SJ
Devon

Increasing physical activity increases concentration, improves information retention and releases vital endorphins for improving mental health. Having a fully accessible centre gives young people...
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Stone Farm Study Centre
map pin Okehampton EX39 4PN
Devon

Choose from exciting days out at local activity centres which offer a range of activities, including high ropes, archery, abseiling, climbing and watersports such as kayaking, raft building and sailing.
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Slapton Ley Field Centre
map pin Kingsbridge TQ7 2QP
Devon

Students will look at a variety of plants and common animals using age appropriate classification keys to identify living things we find in our woodland and in our pond habitats. Discover what...
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Nettlecombe Court Field Centre
map pin Taunton TA4 4HT
Somerset

Students will look at a variety of plants and common animals using age appropriate classification keys to identify living things we find in our woodland and in our pond habitats. Discover what...
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Rock Up Weston super-Mare
map pin Weston-super-Mare BS23 1FF
Bristol

Rock Up supports curriculum Physical Education objectives through structured climbing sessions that develop strength, coordination, balance and problem-solving skills. Our activities provide both...
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Tintagel Castle
map pin Tintagel PL34 0HE
Cornwall

Tintagel Castle has been, and still is, an inspiring place for writers and artists, and there have been many key representations of Tintagel in classical literature. In 1860 Alfred Lord Tennyson, the...
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Cleeve Abbey
Cleeve Abbey
map pin Watchet TA23 0PS
Somerset

Use a school trip to Cleeve Abbey to expand your pupils' learning of history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.
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eden project in cornwall
Eden Project & Cornwall for Primary and Middle Schools-Curriculum Travel
map pin St Austell PL24 2SG
Cornwall

The performing arts encompass a wide array of disciplines, and we are pleased to confirm our ability to support nearly every variety of ensemble. Should you desire to inspire your students through an...
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Devon School Workshops

Is your school located in Devon? A huge range of workshop providers can bring the learning experience to you! Allow your students to benefit from specialist knowledge about your class subject or topic..

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E-Safety Workshops online
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Cyberbullying & Message Groups - Engaging online workshop.
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Stone Age Workshops
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Our Stone Age programme is a great way to introduce the Stone Age topic. We offer a unique interactive 'show and tell' to really bring the subject alive and pass around the tools and clothes of the past. Touch, taste and smell the Stone Age.
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School art workshop at the Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery - Virtual Classroom
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Walker Art Gallery's 'Art of Wellbeing' virtual classroom provides a safe and fun environment to introduce students to mental wellbeing and self-care, using its collection of artworks to encourage conversation and show how creativity can support them
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Fab Science Online
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Zoom into the Fab Science Lab! We have run hundreds of workshops in schools and we've put all of that know-how into our virtual events. Fully interactive, engaging, educational and fun!
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In School Workshops

Discover lots more school workshops in Devon who can provide a tailored experience for your pupils.

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Online Workshops

We can offer a wide selection of workshops that can be delivered to your school entirely online.

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