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How to plan World War 1 and 2 school trips in the UK for Remembrance Day?

World Wars trips include battlefields and museums, honouring sacrifice and understanding conflict.

Events during WWI or WWII, with lots of information available and plenty of scope for students to demonstrate their comprehension of the topic. You may decide to look at the key events that triggered the start of the First World War. What life was like for men, women and animals that served on the battlefields. How the war ended and the legacy of The Great War.

At KS3, one of the history topics within the curriculum that children are required to study is the Challenges faced by Britain and Europe since 1901. Examples given for the topic include both the First and Second World Wars, the leadership of people like British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the events that led to the peace treaties that followed both major conflicts.

We work with a number of education providers who specialise in this period of history and who can bring to life the subject of the two world wars in a way that will engage your students and allow them to develop a better understanding of the topics you are studying in the classroom.

Find a school trip or workshop for the following World War topics: Air Raids Blitz and Battle of Britain, D Day Landings and VE Day, Drills and Marches, Evacuation, How and why the War started, Rationing, Remembrance Day, Technological developments, The Home Front, Trench Warfare, War and the British Empire, War Propaganda, Women in wartime, World War I, World War II, and more.

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WW2 School Escape Rooms
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If you are looking to engage your pupils whilst learning about WW2 then School Escape Rooms is for you. Our unique learning style allows pupils to take part in an escape room, using our escape boxes. The 12 challenges are based on the perspective of a child during WW2.
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WW1 VR Workshop
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PrimeVR can bring your history topic to life by transporting your class into some reconstructed WW1 trenches! Using virtual reality headsets, we'll introduce your pupils to the conditions inside the...
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World War II Bletchley Park & Enigma
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Dive into the heart of World War II's secret battles with Battlefield and History Tours at Bletchley Park, where the enigmatic world of code-breaking turned the tide of warfare. Our educational visits...
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WW2 VR Workshop
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PrimeVR can bring your history topic to life by transporting your class back in time to WW2! Using virtual reality headsets, we'll take your class to see London during the Blitz, inside the cockpit of...
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WW2 - BRAND NEW Escape Room Game
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In this immersive WW2 escape room, pupils are transported back to 1939-1945 to help Churchill recover three missing items from the Cabinet War Rooms, pack a suitcase ready for evacuation, and track...
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WW2 Workshop
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The day always starts with the sounding of real air raid siren from WW2! You won't find many other workshop providers with one of these...as, well, they are worth over £400! This is far better than a...
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World War II and World War I
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Breathe life into history with 360° projection technology inside a digital dome. Students & teachers are left with vivid and lasting memories to motivate classroom learning. Escort students back to...
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WWII Anderson Shelter
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Andersen Shelters are synonimous with world war 2 and were to be foundin many back gardensin London and the home counties. Larger ones wer often installed at the end of streets, where no underground station was available.
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World War 1
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This workshop looks at the way WW1 not only impacted on the life of the British people and the Home Front but also the life of a British and German soldier in the trenches. A back ground to why and...
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World War Two Workshops
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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 artefacts and try on real...
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World War 2
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This workshop looks at the way WW2 impacted on the life of the British people and the Home Front. A back ground to why and how it started and how it ended. There are various activities during the day...
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World War2 Virtual
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INTRO How it all began. Join the countries of the Triple Entente and the Central Powers as they square up across Europe as the countdown to war begins.   Activity One (APPROX 45 MINS) Join the...
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World War II Experience Day
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In our immersive World War II Experience Day children will get to step into the world of those who lived and served throughout the Second World War. They will experience the highs, the lows, the...
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WW1 Workshop
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A typical WW1 Workshop has the following sessions: - Introduction - Signing up to the British Army - Officer Candidate School - Stretcher Bearer - A Soldier's Life - Final Review
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Isle of Wight - The Island Classroom with Education Destination
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World Wars: The Isle of Wight is one of the world's most highly regarded fossil and dinosaur locations with internationally important Cretaceous deposits and rare fossil finds. It is also notably rich...
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Pendennis Castle
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Explore the Half Moon Battery and discover the story of Pendennis during the Second World War. Use the activities in the free Teachers' Kit available from the English Heritage website to support your teaching.
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Victorian, Industrial, and World War History
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Students will explore a former explosives factory to learn about the lives of workers and how industrial jobs evolved during the World Wars. Through hands-on activities and costumed interpretation,...
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WW2 Workshops
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Through improvisation, role play and work with text and song, we will travel back in time with our professional actor, 'Polly' to 1944, just after the D Day Landings and experience what it might have...
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The Sustainability Centre
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Did you know The Sustainability Centre used to be HMS Mercury? Travel back in time to WW2 discovering how the site was used, taking a tour and exploring what they left behind. Students will enjoy an...
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Custom VR Adventures: Tailored Virtual Reality Experiences
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Travelling back in time to World War I or II in VR gives students a different perspective on the horrors of war and allows them to empathise with the topic more than ever before.
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World Wars School Trips - Frequently Asked Questions

6 March 2026

Why world wars trips?
Learning about trench warfare, remembrance day, and the poignant reminders of the history of war. A world war trip covers the curriculum on conflicts, and allows respectful learning.

World wars workshop or battlefield?
We recommend workshops for learning about the home front (£150-£400). Battlefield tours for impact. These can be combined with French language learning.

Free world wars options?
IWM galleries offer free access to school groups. You could also visit a local war memorial.

Top 10 world wars school trips?

1. Imperial War Museum, London (free)
2. In-school war workshops
3. Normandy beaches (WWII)
4. Ypres battlefields (WWI)
5. National Arboretum
6. Scottish war museums
7. Welsh remembrance sites
8. Liverpool Maritime (convoys)
9. Local cemeteries
10. History festivals

World wars trips for SEND groups?
Most museums have quiet areas, and offer workshops that are adapted for children with Special Educational Needs. Look for venues that use stories to plan sensitivity.

Budget for world wars?
Free memorials + bus: £3-£10 per child - Museums: £5-£15 entry - Workshops: £150-£400 - Residential: £120-£250 per child Charity funds.


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World's First Immersive Escape Rooms for Schools
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Imagine transporting your class through a magical portal to solve puzzles, earn points and collect artefacts!

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Educational Battlefield & History Tours for Schools, Colleges, and Cadets
World War Workshops

Discover the past with educational battlefield & history tours!

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D-DAY 80th Anniversary 2024
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1944 - 2024 - 80 Years on from D-DAY UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD there can be no better time to visit Normandy.

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