East Midlands of England

Regional School Trips

Learning outside the classroom in the East Midlands

Discover some exciting and unique school trip destinations in the East Midlands. From a historical perspective: find out more about life in the Stone Age, or for people of the Iron Age Corieltauvi tribe who lived in the area before the Romans; about King Richard III and his final resting place beneath a car park in Leicester; visit the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field; study the roots of the Industrial Revolution that help shape the East Midlands into the place it is today; or discover the history of a Victorian Water Pumping Station. East Midlands School trip options are many and varied.

The East Midlands has plenty of great fieldwork locations to study subjects in Physical Geography and Biological Science. Your students can get practical hands on learning in Chemistry, Physics or Biology; experience places that help teach Citizenship and PSHE as well as every other National Curriculum subject. We can help you find an educational trip in the East Midlands suitable for your school groups learning objectives.

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Rock UK - Frontier Centre

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Frontier Centre is a great place for school trips, set in 122 acres of young woodland and open grounds with a river and lakes adjoining for all your water based activities. Frontier Centre has an excellent choice of accommodation & catering options.

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169 East Midlands school trips and workshops

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Crowden Outdoor Education Centre

Crowden Outdoor Education Centre

In the heart of the Peak District, Crowden Outdoor Educational Centre has been working with schools and youth groups since 1979. Creating bespoke outdoor learning opportunities and utilising the natural environment for a real adventure.

Learn the lessons from the Holocaust

Learn the lessons from the Holocaust

We ask the big questions facing your students: why does hatred persist? How should we treat others? How do we think for ourselves? In a world of online hate and conspiracy, now more than never we need to learn the lessons of the Holocaust.

Willersley Castle

Willersley Castle

Enjoy a range of challenging outdoor pursuits within the 65 acre estate, Willersley Castle - once the home of Industrial Revolution's Richard Arkwright.

Rock UK - Frontier Centre

Rock UK - Frontier Centre

Frontier Centre is a great place for school trips, set in 122 acres of young woodland and open grounds with a river and lakes adjoining for all your water based activities. Frontier Centre has an excellent choice of accommodation & catering options.


Walesby Forest

Walesby Forest

Walesby Forest is a fun and exciting residential activity centre with over 40 indoor and outdoor adventure activities including water sports, with a wide range of accommodation options, set in 250 acres of woodland in Robin Hood country.

Residential Visits

Residential Visits

Our mission is to widen the horizons of young people through real outdoor adventures in the Peak District. In addition to outdoor adventures our fantastic facilities and location enable self led residentials including field studies, drama and more

Activities at Your Place

Activities at Your Place

Let us come to you. Looking to organise a school activity or team building day but worrying about expensive coach hire and the stresses of organising it?

special offerLeicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre

Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre

Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre is a Charitable Organisation, providing outdoor adventurous activities for all. Our activities are designed to stimulate, educate and motivate all participants at affordable prices throughout the year.


special offerYHA Ilam Hall

YHA Ilam Hall

With sprawling grounds and lots of outdoor space to explore this grand Gothic manor offers a magical place for a school residential. Surrounded by the rolling scenery of Dovedale we’re ideally located to visit the many Peak District Attractions.

Roman Invaders

Roman Invaders

Using interactive and hands-on outdoor activities, costumes and reconstructed artefacts, we provide a unique educational experience of Roman Britain which will inspire both pupils and teachers!

Day Visits to Walesby Forest

Day Visits to Walesby Forest

Walesby Forest is a fun and exciting activity centre set in 250 acres of woodland in Robin Hood country with over 40 indoor and outdoor adventure activities including water sports, climbing, team building and archery offering bespoke day trips.

Viking Explorer

Viking Explorer

We make history fun, engaging and informative by using hands-on outdoor activities, reconstructed artifacts and costumes to provide an immersive experience of the Vikings!


Mount Cook

Mount Cook

Mount Cook is a not-for-profit Adventure Centre dedicated to providing exciting outdoor adventurous activities and outdoor learning opportunities for KS2 to KS4 at the edge of the Peak District.

Prehistoric Britain

Prehistoric Britain

Using interactive and hands-on outdoor activities, costumes and reconstructed artefacts, we provide a unique educational experience of Prehistoric Britain which will inspire both pupils and teachers!

Stone Age School Trip

Stone Age School Trip

Back in time, learn about Stone Age man, Try lighting a fire if you think you can, Building your own shelter..in LOPC wood, Fire-pit charcoal, draw caveman good. Test your skill with an Archers sight. Go home with knowledge from our StoneAge s

Big School Camp Midlands

Big School Camp Midlands

We offer a range of unique and innovative outdoor activities with a residential experience delivered on your school’s premises. Our camps help you deliver a full outdoor learning experience with 100% participation for all and at a very low costs


Big School Camp North

Big School Camp North

We offer a range of unique and innovative outdoor activities with a residential experience delivered on your school’s premises. Our camps help you deliver a full outdoor learning experience with 100% participation for all and at a very low costs

YHA Edale Activity Centre

YHA Edale Activity Centre

Outdoor adventures in the Peak District don’t get better than this! YHA Edale Activity Centre is a grand country house literally on the slopes of Kinder Scout, and surrounded by the gorgeous scenery of the Edale valley.

Big School Camp South

Big School Camp South

We offer a range of unique and innovative outdoor activities with a residential experience delivered on your school’s premises. Our camps help you deliver a full outdoor learning experience with 100% participation for all and at a very low costs

free tripPeveril Castle

Peveril Castle

Built soon after the Norman Conquest in 1066 by William Peveril, Peveril Castle is a dramatic Norman castle overlooking Hope Valley and Cave Dale in Derbyshire. Book a free school visit to explore with your class.


free tripBolsover Castle

Bolsover Castle

There are plenty of outdoor and indoor facilities for school groups to see at Bolsover castle, including the 17th century castle built by Charles Cavendish, Riding House Range which now contains an exhibition, Terrace Range and Wall Walk.

free tripGainsborough Old Hall

Gainsborough Old Hall

Bring history to life for your pupils with a visit to Gainsborough Old Hall. As one of the best preserved Tudor manor houses in the country, pupils can step into the shoes of the people who lived and worked there.

special offerViking and Anglo-Saxon Workshop

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Viking and Anglo-Saxon Workshop

Looking to elevate your Viking and Anglo-Saxon history topic? Want to bring costumed Historical Interpreters to launch your subject in the classroom? Then book Days Gone By to bring history to life for your students with artefacts and activities.

Chocolate Tasting Workshop

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Chocolate Tasting Workshop

A chocolate workshop with a difference. Delivered by an International Chocolate Judge, a Cocoa Encounters workshop balances the excitement of eating chocolate with the science, history, geography and design technology behind its taste.


special offerRoman Workshop

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Roman Workshop

The Romans made a huge impact on life in Britain through their invasions and conquest, but how did life change for the people already living in Britain at the time? Discover what Roman Britain was like with an in-school workshop from Days Gone By!

Ifly Spitfire Simulator

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Ifly Spitfire Simulator

Don't miss your chance to take control of the UK's exclusive mobile Spitfire simulator, equipped with a fully functioning instrumentation and control panel. Feel the rush of being a WW2 pilot as you soar through the skies of London, over the Channel,

New Earth Theatre Creative Cultural Workshops

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New Earth Theatre Creative Cultural Workshops

Interactive Creative Cultural Education workshops exploring East Asian art forms & culture including Chinese dance, shadow puppetry, mask making, calligraphy, K-Pop dance & storytelling inspired by folk tales & legends,

Roman Workshops

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Roman Workshops

This engaging and motivating day studies life in Britain under the Pax Romana, the long period of relative peacefulness experienced by the Roman Empire.


Portals To The Past

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Portals To The Past

Portals to the Past provide high quality history workshops in schools for KS2, led by experienced historical re-enactors and historians. Available across most of England. From the Stone Age through to WW2 our workshops come to your school.

The Romans!

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The Romans!

At The Past Presents...WE GO BIG! Historical Workshops with the biggest, most well-thought out resources, sessions & experiences available in the UK. You'll wonder why you ever took trips out when you see the value we bring into your classroom!

Ancient Egyptians

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Ancient Egyptians

This fun, absorbing and interactive workshop introduces children to the fascinating and enigmatic world of the ancient Egyptians.

Fab Science In-school Workshops

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Fab Science In-school Workshops

Inspirational workshops with hands on learning: Forces, Digestive System, Circulatory System, Forensics, Construction, Sound, Light, Rocks, States of Matter, Electricity and Potty Potions...the science of magic!


Tudor Workshop

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Tudor Workshop

We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Tudor workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic “performing historian” with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.

Stone to Iron Ages!

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Stone to Iron Ages!

At The Past Presents...WE GO BIG! Historical Workshops with the biggest, most well-thought out resources, sessions & experiences available in the UK. You'll wonder why you ever took trips out when you see the value we bring into your classroom!

ToysInSchool

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ToysInSchool

An exclusive, fully hands-on toy making experience for your children where they get to make their own wooden toy from examples in Ancient Egypt through to 1940’s Lego (before the plastic). Includes a presentation looking at history and forces.

JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics

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JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics

In a JuniorSTEM workshops your pupils will build amazing Robotic Lego WeDo models then learn to program sensors, motors and lights to bring them to life. Extremely engaging, packed full of learning and loads of fun.


World War Two Workshops

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World War Two Workshops

A captivating workshop that vividly brings World War II to life. Pupils will participate in a range of educational activities, and have the chance to explore genuine WWII artifacts and try on real period clothing...

Team Building @ Your School

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Team Building @ Your School

Year Group Team Bonding Event at your School. We bring our It's a Knock out and Total Wipe Out Inflatable Obstacle Course to your school together with our Team Building challenges.

Stone Age

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Stone Age

Who are we and where do we come from? Our workshop leaders are trained bush-craft experts, and have a detailed understanding of ancient technology and how is still used by some societies around the world today...

Vikings and Saxons

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Vikings and Saxons

We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Viking & Saxon workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of “performing historians” with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.


Walesby Forest - Workshops in Schools

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Walesby Forest - Workshops in Schools

Walesby Forest offers activities at your place. If the cost of transportation is too high, or you feel that a residential trip is inappropriate at this time, then let us come to you.

World Book Day Workshops

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World Book Day Workshops

If you want an amazing experience for your students this World Book Day, then check out our interactive storytelling workshops. We use performance, music, drama and puppetry to bring popular children's stories to life for your students.

Life in Saxon or Viking Britain

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Life in Saxon or Viking Britain

Place our children in the action as Saxon and Viking kings prepare to battle for Britain. Your children work as settlers – creating weaving, pottery, runes and more – as tenstions grow. Will Alfred or Guthrum prevail?

Anti-Bullying Workshops - Online

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Anti-Bullying Workshops - Online

If you’re looking for an alternative to face to face anti-bullying workshops, then you’re in the right place, because OpenView Education’s Online Anti-Bullying Workshops can provide an exciting and positive experience for your students.


Flamenco Dance Workshops

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Flamenco Dance Workshops

Book The Best "Dance Days" - Flamenco & Spanish dance workshops for schools. These are a great way to start learning about Spain and can be booked anytime during the school year. With over 1000 5⭐ reviews from verified teachers!

World War 1

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World War 1

World War One interactive workshops to inspire, engage and educate. Costumed experts bring the Great War world to life with artefacts and activities right in your classroom.

Creative Writing-Engage and Inspire' - Fairy tales

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Creative Writing-Engage and Inspire' - Fairy tales

During this Drama Hut Workshop, enthusiastic writer 'Sally Spade', is keen to help you discover what makes a great story! Create characters, explore how a story is structured and with the help of a well-known fairy tale, let your imaginations ignite!

Cyber Security Breakout Challenge with Minecraft Education

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Cyber Security Breakout Challenge with Minecraft Education

Immerse your students in the virtual world of Minecraft: Education Edition in these educational focus workshops.

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