Financial assistance and bursaries for school visits
Looking for cheap school trip ideas? Can it really be possible to go on a trip for free? Well aside from your transport costs, there really are places you can visit without any cost to the children. Visit any of the great historical venues run by English Heritage, the natural outdoor sites managed by the RSPB or the WWT, or a number of other great UK venues, and as long as you are happy to lead the trip yourself, your class can get in for free!
In order to get a cheaper school trip, some venues do require you to book ahead of time, and we always recommend that school groups get in contact to discuss any requirements. These venues are super helpful and have lots of experience in helping you get the most out of your visit.
The benefits gained when children are given learning opportunities outside the classroom cannot be overstated. We strongly believe that school trips should be available to everyone, not just those who can afford it.
Take a look below to find a good range of completely free school trips as well as plenty that offer bursaries, helping to make your trip cheaper. Use the purple form so that we can help find an affordable trip for your school. Also see this page for sources of funding for school visits. Alternatively, we may be able to source funding for you if your request is for an educational day trip: M7E Funding
Take advantage of free entry for school groups. Although some of these trips are self led, booking is essential and many offer great resources to help you get the cheapest price from your visit.
East of England
Art, History, Victorian
South West
English, Geography, Human Geography, History, Prehistory, Tudors, World War
Yorkshire
Geography, Human Geography, History, Medieval, Prehistory, Romans
South West
Geography, Human Geography, History, Prehistory
London & South East
Citizenship, History, Black History, Medieval, Romans, Tudors
West Midlands
Geography, Human Geography, History, Elizabethans, Medieval, Monarchs, Tudors
London & South East
Art, Human Geography, History, Romans, Geography
East Midlands
Art, History, Medieval
North East
History, Romans
London & South East
English, Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Sustainability
South West
English, History, Medieval, Tudors
North East
Geography, Human Geography, History, Medieval, World War
London & South East
Geography, Physical Geography, History, Medieval
London & South East
Art, History, Victorian, Science, Biology
Yorkshire
English, History, Saxons, Medieval, Religious Education
North West
English, Geography, Human Geography, History, Medieval, Romans, Tudors
North West
History, Prehistory, Medieval, Science, Biology
West Midlands
Design Technology, History, Industrial, Science, Physics, Engineering
London & South East
Performing Arts, Geography, Human Geography, History, Saxons, Medieval, Monarchs, Religious Education
North East
Human Geography, History, Romans, SEN, Geography
West Midlands
Geography, Human Geography, History, Medieval, Tudors, SEN
East Midlands
History, Tudors
North East
History, Medieval, Saxons, Tudors
East of England
Design Technology, Geography, Human Geography, History, Local History, Medieval, Maths, Drama
London & South East
Geography, Human Geography, History, Medieval, World War, Maths
North West
Geography, Human Geography, History, Romans
East Midlands
History, Medieval, Saxons
All UK Regions
Computing, Engineering, Maths
East of England
Human Geography, History, Medieval, Saxons, Tudors, Geography
South West
Design Technology, History, Medieval, Religious Education, Engineering
East of England
Careers, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Science, Biology, Chemistry
Yorkshire
Citizenship, History, Medieval, Tudors
Yorkshire
English, History, Georgian, Medieval, Saxons, Tudors
North West
History, Romans
North East
History, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Religious Education
London & South East
Art, History, Victorian, Black History
A number of the venues we feature offer bursaries to help schools make educational school trips cheaper. Many schools operate on eroded budgets and educate a proportion of children whose parents may not be able to afford the extra funding that schools often have to ask for in order to be able to take the children on learning opportunities beyond the classroom. Bursaries, perhaps established by wealthy philanthropists, charity fund raising, or generous donations, are put in place to help disadvantaged school groups. Please enquire to each venue to find out more about the levels of funding available, and the qualifying criteria.
South West
Physical Education, SEN, Sustainability, Watersports
East Midlands
Geography, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Science, Chemistry, Accommodation Only
London & South East
SEN, Sports Centre, Team Building, Watersports, Accommodation Only, Physical Education
East of England
Bushcraft, Christmas, Physical Education, Pirates, Team Building, Watersports
North West
English, History, Romans
Scotland
Bushcraft, Physical Education, Religious Education, Watersports
North West
English, History, Black History, PSHE
Wales
Art, Bushcraft, Business, Careers, Citizenship, English, Farm, Fieldstudies, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geology, Maths, Performing Arts, Physical Education, PSHE, SEN, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife
West Midlands
Geography, Human Geography, Science, Physics, History, Industrial, Physical Education, Accommodation Only
London & South East
History, Prehistory, Romans, Saxons, Physical Education, SEN, Wildlife, Forest School
West Midlands
Bushcraft, PSHE, SEN, Team Building, Citizenship, Design Technology, Physical Education
London & South East
English, Science, Biology, History, Medieval, Tudors, Industrial, Victorian, Physical Education, Accommodation Only
Yorkshire
Geography, Human Geography, Environmental Geography, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Science, Biology
London & South East
Bushcraft, Physical Education, Watersports
London & South East
Physical Education, SEN, Team Building, Watersports
All UK Regions
Science, Chemistry, Physics
London & South East
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Team Building, Wildlife
Wales
Bushcraft, Physical Education, Religious Education, Watersports
All UK Regions
Geography, Environmental Geography, SEN
Wales
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Team Building, Wildlife
South West
Geography, Human Geography, History, Prehistory
London & South East
History, Egyptians, Greeks, Prehistory, Romans, Vikings
London & South East
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Wildlife
West Midlands
History, Industrial, Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geology, Team Building, Wildlife
London & South East
Archaeology, Art, Bushcraft, Citizenship, English, Farm, Food, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, History, Prehistory, Saxons, World War, Physical Education, Science, Biology, Sustainability, Team Building, Wildlife, Forest School
London & South East
Physical Education, SEN, Watersports
West Midlands
English, Geography, Human Geography, History, Medieval, Tudors, Accommodation Only, City Break
South West
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Wildlife
Yorkshire
Accommodation Only
North West
English, Geography, Human Geography, History, Egyptians, Greeks, Significant Individuals, Science, Biology, Physics
All UK Regions
History, World War
Yorkshire
English, Science, Physics, Biology, Design Technology, Physical Education, PSHE, SEN
London & South East
Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Sports Centre, Team Building, Watersports, SEN
West Midlands
Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Fieldstudies, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Art, Wildlife, SEN
East of England
History, Celts, Georgian, Romans, Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Team Building, Wildlife
North West
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife
London & South East
Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geography, Science, Biology, Forest School
All UK Regions
English, Music, Science, Physics
Wales
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geology, Physical Education, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife
All UK Regions
History, Dinosaurs, Prehistory, Greeks, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Medieval, Tudors, Elizabethans, Industrial, Victorian, World War, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, SEN, Egyptians
South West
Bushcraft, Physical Education, Team Building, Watersports, SEN
East Midlands
Citizenship, Geography, Fieldstudies, Physical Education
All UK Regions
Science, Physics
London & South East
English, Design Technology, Physical Education
North West
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geology, Team Building, Wildlife
All UK Regions
Science, Physics
All UK Regions
Science, Physics
London & South East
Accommodation Only
South West
Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geography, Physical Geography, Physical Education, PSHE, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife
South West
History, Medieval, Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Wildlife
South West
Physical Education, SEN, Sustainability, Team Building, Watersports
London & South East
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Geology, Sustainability, Wildlife, Forest School
East of England
Accommodation Only, Bushcraft, Geology, Physical Education, Team Building, Watersports
South West
Accommodation Only, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Forest School, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geology, History, Local History, Medieval, Prehistory, Saxons, Victorian, World War, Physical Education, Science, Biology, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife
Scotland
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Team Building, Wildlife
Scotland
Accommodation Only, Archaeology, Bushcraft, Explorers, Fieldstudies, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geology, Celts, Industrial, Local History, Prehistory, Twentieth Century, Victorian, Vikings, Physical Education, Science, Biology, Seaside, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife, History, Forest School
Yorkshire
Accommodation Only
All UK Regions
Computing, Engineering, Maths
East of England
Careers, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Science, Biology, Chemistry
West Midlands
Geography, Human Geography, Fieldstudies, History, Romans, Physical Education, Science, Physics
All UK Regions
Religious Education, SEN,Cultural Education
London & South East
Prehistory, Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Wildlife
East Midlands
Bushcraft, Physical Education, Watersports
Yorkshire
Geography, Human Geography, History, Romans, Vikings, Physical Education, Science, Physics, Accommodation Only, City Break
All UK Regions
Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Wildlife
South West
Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Forest School, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geology, History, Local History, Medieval, Prehistory, Saxons, Victorian, World War, Physical Education, Science, Biology, Team Building, Watersports, Wildlife
London & South East
Farm, Food, Geography, Environmental Geography, Science, Biology, Sustainability
London & South East
Prehistory, Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Team Building, Wildlife, Forest School
All UK Regions
Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Fieldstudies
North West
Geography, Environmental Geography, Fieldstudies, Physical Education, Science, Chemistry, Biology
Wales
History, Celts, Romans, Tudors, Science, Biology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Bushcraft, Fieldstudies, Wildlife
All UK Regions
Science, Physics
All UK Regions
English