School Trips and Visits in Gloucestershire

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Gloucestershire in the South West of England is a largely rural county, with a wealth of outdoor learning opportunities. Schools in the built-up areas of Gloucester and Cheltnam, or indeed in smaller towns like Cirencester, Stroud and Tewkesbury, have access to a wide range of places to visit on a school trip.

From English Heritage properties offering workshops for topics including Medieval history of the monasteries, and human geography, to residential and day visit outdoor education centres where your class can try their hand at a wide range of team building activities. Use YHA St Briavels Castle as a base for exploring Gloucestershire, or visit The Bushcraft Company where you can learn skills like Fire lighting and Shelter building. Whether your classroom topic relates to art, drama, English language or history, we can help you find a fantastic trip.

To get more information about school trips in Gloucester and surrounding counties, take a look at the visit options below, or use the purple form to make an enquiry for more information.

Want to know where to take your school group in Gloucestershire? Here are some fun educational trips from venues such as The Bushcraft Company - Badminton Woods, YHA St Briavels Castle, and more.

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

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Popular Gloucestershire school trip March 2026 !

The Bushcraft Company - Badminton Woods

location icon School Trip South West
apple icon Subjects: Bushcraft, Citizenship, Geography, Environmental Geography, Physical Education, PSHE, Wildlife, SEN


Not everything can be taught in a classroom. We believe that some of the most important life skills are best learned outside. Get back to basics with our real outdoor experiences and give your students the chance to grow.

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Residential Trips Gloucestershire

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

The Bushcraft Company - Badminton Woods
The Bushcraft Company - Badminton Woods
map pin Badminton GL9 1BW
Gloucestershire

Great things happen in the great outdoors! Taking place in the tranquillity of the woods, students will engage and connect with the natural world in a way that possibly they have never done so before....
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YHA St Briavels Castle
YHA St Briavels Castle
map pin St Briavels GL15 6SB
Gloucestershire

Over 800 years old, YHA St Briavels Castle is a Grade I listed ancient monument with a real wow factor, bags of character and a magical charm perfect for a school residential.
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The MAD Museum
The MAD Museum
map pin Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6PT
Warwickshire

Covering Year 1-11. The MAD Museum is a very visual place. Learners are encouraged to see how an exhibit is functioning and then to use persuasive writing techniques to describe what they see and...
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Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge
map pin Cheddar BS27 3QF
Somerset

Explore Cheddar Gorge, a National Nature Reserve and world famous beauty spot where pupils can learn about its Ice Age creation, Stone Age occupation and Victorian exploration
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Frank Chapman Outdoor Education Centre
Frank Chapman Outdoor Education Centre
map pin Bewdley DY12 2TY
Worcestershire

A reflective approach to activity sessions enables young people to become confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. They'll develop relationships, make decisions and...
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Mendip Activity Centre
Mendip Activity Centre
map pin Cheddar BS27 3LF
Somerset

Outdoor education allows young people to foster essential team and individual skills that are invaluable for students' personal growth. At Mendip Activity Centre, school residentials are designed...
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At-Bristol
At-Bristol
map pin Bristol

In our Pirate Code workshops your students will use Coding, Programming, Debugging and Logic to work through our Pirate Robot Games. We also have dancing parrots and pirate outfits to top it off
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Sandbox VR - Birmingham
Sandbox VR - Birmingham
map pin Birmingham B2 4BF
West Midlands

Our adrenaline fulled high energy experiences are sure to get the heart pumping and left feeling both externally mentally and physically stimulated. Trust me everyone will be sleeping on the bus back to school after stepping out of our amazing worlds.
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Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace
map pin Woodstock OX20 1UL
Oxfordshire

Our KS1 Maths workshops involve your pupils taking a close look at the palace and examining different shapes, along with integrating aspects of addition and subtraction too.
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National Coal Museum Wales
National Coal Museum Wales
map pin Pontypool NP4 9XP
Gwent

Big Pit explores all aspects of mining, from strikes to disasters, from women in mining communities to the children forced to work underground in the nineteenth century.
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Adventure Bristol Residential
Adventure Bristol Residential
map pin Bristol BS10 7TP
Bristol

We provide a large range of outdoor physical activities, based around climbing and adventurous pursuits.
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World War 2 Experience at Bewdley Museum
World War 2 Experience at Bewdley Museum
map pin Bewdley DY12 2AE
Worcestershire

From gas mask to evacuee's suitcase, Air Raid Wardens to air raid sirens, our interactive activities, genuine air raid shelter and wealth of artefacts from the 1940s enable us to give a real flavour of what life was like for people on the Home Front.
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Oaker Wood Leisure
Oaker Wood Leisure
map pin Leominster HR6 9PT
Herefordshire

We offer tailor made itineraries from our diverse range of adventurous activities including High Ropes, Low Ropes, Rafting, Pizza Making, Den Building, Target Shooting, It's a Knock Out, Quad Bike...
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Team Building Outdoor Adventures
Team Building Outdoor Adventures
map pin Leominster HR6 9PT
Herefordshire

Children are encouraged to work as a team, co-operation, communication and leadership are key in all the activities we offer. Our aim is for children to leave Oaker Wood with an understanding of the importance of team cohesion, working together and communicating with each other.
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Ackers Adventure Day Trips
Ackers Adventure Day Trips
map pin Birmingham B11 2PY
West Midlands

Ackers Adventure offers a variety of outdoor activities that can be customised to meet your specific needs. Whether you're interested in a GCSE course in Climbing or looking to obtain National...
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School Day Trips
School Day Trips
map pin Bristol BS10 7TP
Bristol

We provide a large range of outdoor physical activities, based around climbing and adventurous pursuits.
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Ackers Adventure Residential centre
Ackers Adventure Residential centre
map pin Birmingham B11 2PY
West Midlands

If you would like to include Maths as an outcome then why not Measure and calculate the length of our Ski slope or Zip wire then calculate the speed of descent, Alternatively collect the scores from an Archery session and then manipulate the data back in the class room.
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Wild Zoo
Wild Zoo
map pin Stourbridge DY7 5EP
Staffordshire

WILD Zoo's on-site visits also introduce students to a wide range of careers in animal care, biology and conservation, helping them understand how classroom learning can lead to real-world roles....
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Rivers Day at Bewdley Museum
Rivers Day at Bewdley Museum
map pin Bewdley DY12 2AE
Worcestershire

The impact of climate change and local flooding is a key focus of the River Day programme. We use data to illustrate changes in the frequency of flooding over time. We ask children to consider the...
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Rock UK Summit Centre
Rock UK Summit Centre
map pin Trelewis South Wales CF46 6RD
Glamorgan

Rock UK is a Christian charity so we can teach Christian values through practical hands on activities. For groups that choose, we can incorporate Christian themes into some of the activity sessions...
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Gloucestershire School Workshops

Is your school located in Gloucestershire? 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..

STEM Workshops for Any Location
STEM Workshops for Any Location
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Run your own award-winning STEM Workshop or Assembly with everything done for you for Science Week or any time, with curriculum linked topics from Engineering to Invention to Coding, Space, the Environment and more.
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Kidslingo - French Enrichment Days
Kidslingo - French Enrichment Days
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UK-wide. Our immersive 'Visit Paris' experience transforms your school hall into a school French trip. Pupils will pass through passport control, board the plane, then visit an ice cream stand, souvenir stall, market, café and write a postcard home.
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Urban Arts - Graffiti - Fashion - Beatboxing - Breakdancing - DJ
Urban Arts - Graffiti - Fashion - Beatboxing - Breakdancing - DJ
map pin In-school Workshop

Discover Urban Workshops Your Students Will Love From bold graffiti canvas art and custom spray painted T-shirt design to hands-on DJing, beatboxing, breakdancing & fashion design sessions, there's something for everyone!
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Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous
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A fun, interactive, and fully-immersive French-language theatre show for schools!
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In School Workshops

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