School Trips to France

Paris, Opal Coast, Pas De Calais and the Battlefields



How can a school trip to France combine language practice with history and cultural learning?

France remains the top choice for UK schools thanks to its accessibility, variety of destinations like Paris museums, Normandy battlefields, and Provence farms, and chances to blend MFL conversations, food tech, WW history, and geography. A France school trip creates confident linguists and inspired learners through authentic, memorable experiences.

School trips to France offer pupils lots to see and do, whatever the season. You can go skiing in the Alps in the winter; enjoy the stunning beaches in the South in the summer; and appreciate the magnificent Chateaux in Loire Valley or Bordeaux all year-round. Your pupils can improve and develop their language skills whilst taking part in fun outdoor activities as well as advancing other academic studies, such as history and cultural studies.


So what makes France a great school trip destination?


France is right on our doorstep. The Eurotunnel and ferries have made taking a school group to France an easy task.

Please find our chosen educational tours to France below for you to choose from. Some fantastic examples of great historic sites and landmarks your class can visit are: The Palace of Versailles, the Somme Battlefields, the Eiffel Tower, and Agincourt Battlefield. France's history is so vast that you can find something relevant to your Key Stage 3 group's national curriculum French topics.


Language School Trips France


French remains the most popular MFL language taught at KS3 so secondary school trips to France are a great way to give your students confidence and a chance to speak the language in day to day conversations. We feature a range of experienced companies offering French language trips and cultural excursions to this fascinating country.
Normandy - Trips to Northern France and Normandy
Paris - City trips to the French capital

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Educational France Trip Ideas for School Groups

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Christmas Markets

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Soak up the festive spirit with a trip to one of Europe's finest Christmas markets ' a popular tour with our school groups.

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Battlefields and Ypres Excursion
Battlefields and Ypres Excursion

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A battlefield school trip is an immersive and educational experience that can bring history to life for students. Visit the grounds of pivotal battles, helping students gain a deeper understanding of the causes, consequences, and human cost of war.
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Combined Languages-Strasbourg & Black Forest Tours
Combined Languages-Strasbourg & Black Forest Tours

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Explore language and culture on the Rondo Travel Strasbourg & Black Forest Tour, blending French and German seamlessly. Visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Cuckoo Clock factory in Titisee for a unique, enriching experience.
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Pas De Calais School Tours
Pas De Calais School Tours

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Explore the Pas De Calais region near the UK for convenient school visits, offering cultural experiences and a chance to practice French language skills.
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WW1 Battlefields tour to Ypres and the Somme
WW1 Battlefields tour to Ypres and the Somme

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Bring History to life, take the subject outside of the classroom and allow your students to visit the places where the major historical events actually took place.
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School Football Tours
School Football Tours

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Experience a once in a lifetime football tour to some of the biggest clubs in the world like Real Madrid, PSG or Bayern Munich. Be trained by club coaches at team training facilities and tour their stadium.
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Battlefields - Belgium & the Somme
Battlefields - Belgium & the Somme

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No trip is more memorable or poignant than a visit to the World War 1 Battlefields in Ypres and the Somme, where students experience the living conditions in the trenches and the destructive power of war.
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Christmas Markets
Christmas Markets

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Soak up the festive spirit with a trip to one of Europe's finest Christmas markets ' a popular tour with our school groups.
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Adventure School Trip to Morzine, French Alps
Adventure School Trip to Morzine, French Alps

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Morzine is quite simply a haven for adventure-fuelled school trips. The transport & infrastructure make it so easy to access stunning mountains, lakes & rivers. It's as if nature has created a playground just for us - come and see for yourself.
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Fashion & Textiles Trip To Paris
Fashion & Textiles Trip To Paris

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Visiting Paris on a school fashion trip offers a wealth of unique and invaluable experiences for students interested in fashion. Students can learn how French fashion evolved through different periods, and enjoy a fashion show at Galeries Lafayette.
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French Language & Culture School Trips with Equity
French Language & Culture School Trips with Equity

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Equity's fantastic French Language and Culture trips allow students to practice everyday conversation with native speakers, boosting confidence and improving skills. With various destinations and cultures across France, you'll be spoilt for choice.
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Maths & Science Trip to Paris with Equity
Maths & Science Trip to Paris with Equity

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Paris is a perfect destination for a Maths and Science Trip. The Cite des Sciences is the biggest science museum in Europe, filled with great exhibits and displays. there's also Disneyland Paris nearby where students can explore speed and distance.
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Normandy trips with Equity
Normandy trips with Equity

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Normandy is a great destination for a school tour offering options for Food Tech, Languages, and History students. subjects include the Norman Conquest, the Hundred Years War, both World Wars, the D-Day Landing Beaches and the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Paris Group Tour with Equity
Paris Group Tour with Equity

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A short trip across the channel opens up a world of sophistication, fashion, gastronomy, fine art, film-making, design, photography, and architecture.
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French Language Tour to Normandy with Equity
French Language Tour to Normandy with Equity

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Just across the channel but a world away is Normandy, home to traditional fishing villages, historic towns and modern cities, all ideal to improve language skills and explore the local culture.
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First World War Battlefields Tour with Equity
First World War Battlefields Tour with Equity

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Help your students understand the devastating conflicts of the past through WWI battlefield tours. Visit the cemeteries and monuments in France and Belgium as well as trenches and museums that bring this subject to life.
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Disneyland Paris Trip
Disneyland Paris Trip

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Step into a world of enchantment at Disneyland Paris, where every corner sparkles with the magic of storytelling.
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Paris School Tour
Paris School Tour

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Rondo Travel will help plan your Paris visit to enable you get the most out of your time. In depth knowledge avoid wasted time travelling back and forwards. So much to do ' so little time ' so let us help you.
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Art and History Trip To Europe
Art and History Trip To Europe

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Journey through Europe and immerse yourself in legendary history exploring the battlefields, iconic cities with impressive architect and spectacular exhibitions across some of the world's most renowned galleries and museums.
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History Trip to Normandy
History Trip to Normandy

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Walk the historic beaches of Sword and Omaha, explore museums like Juno Beach Centre, and reflect at Pegasus Bridge and the American Cemetery. Students gain insight into the courage of the Allied Forces and the significance of World War II.
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Women on the Western Front-Ypres & The Somme
Women on the Western Front-Ypres & The Somme

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Discover the untold stories of pioneering women on the Western Front with our immersive tours to Ypres and The Somme. Aligned with curriculum standards, this unique experience brings history to life, highlighting the brave women who shaped WWI.
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Paris like any big city, contains myriad options for KS3 school visits; museums, art galleries theme parks and more. There are some great opportunities to offer cross curricular trips, combining French language with subjects such as business, arts and history. If you have never taken your school group to Paris before, you are missing out. This city has everything you could possible want for a successful educational visit. Have a read through some of the study tours below and then put a school trip to Paris at the top of your agenda.

If you live in the south of England, you are probably closer to France than to many parts of mid and northern England. This, together with French being the main language taught in schools, makes France an appealing destination for your annual MFL school trip. KS4 School trips to Paris are especially easy, especially if your school is in the south, as the capital is just a short drive from the ferry ports of Northern France. Other easily accessible locations are ideally suited for human and physical geography trips, and of course sites of huge historic interest relating to the battles of both World Wars.

If you are researching your school trips to Paris, bookmark this page and click through for full descriptions of a wide range of high quality school tours and visits.

Paris School Trips
There are so many memorising monuments, museums and landmarks for you to choose from in this one magnificent City. Pupils can marvel at the architectural sites of the Eiffel Tower, the Notre-Dame, the Sacre-Coeur and the Arc de Triomphe, all in one day. Moreover, your pupils can become creatively inspired as they can admire the works of many of the artistic greats in The Louvre Museum. Paris is a wonderful location for KS3 French language school trips!

School Trips to Normandy
Normandy has the perfect combination of a rich heritage with beautiful beaches. One can still feel the presence of the Normans who dominated this area many years ago. Students on a school trip to France can visit the remarkable abbey of Mont St. Michel, the Cathedrals of Rouen and Coutances, and see first-hand the Bayeux Tapestry, all which will bring to life the great legacy of the Normans which your pupils have studied in the classroom.

French language trips
French is a world language, with 200 million people speaking French on five different continents. Consequently, the students on a French language trip will benefit from improving their linguistic skills beyond the classroom. French is the second most widely learned language after English. Therefore, learning French to a reasonable level will give the students an advantage over others when they enter the job market or apply for higher education.

French Alps
Skiing or snowboarding in the Alps enables students to improve their French language skills as well as learn a new skill, take part in a physical activity, and develop their social skills and relationships with their peers. It is great exercise, which every child can enjoy.

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