School Trips to Liverpool

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Where to take a school trip in Liverpool?

If you are planning a school trip, Liverpool and Merseyside certainly have everything to offer. Liverpool is a fantastic destination for school visits, offering a wealth of educational and cultural experiences for students of all ages.

The city has quite a few world class museums and galleries, second only to London. These include the World Museum, the Merseyside Maritime Museum, and the Walker Art Gallery. The education teams have workshops designed to teach your group about Liverpool's rich history and heritage. Explore the iconic Albert Dock, with its mercantile architecture. Once a world leading port, now home to a variety of attractions such as the Beatles Story and the Tate Liverpool.

Merseyside includes five metropolitan boroughs: the city of Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral, Sefton and St. Helens. It borders Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Liverpool and Merseyside have many great sights and attractions for school groups, take a look below or complete the short form to get some more school trip ideas.

Want to know where to take your school group in Merseyside? Here are some fun educational trips from venues such as NatureLab Formby Sand Dunes Field Trips, Kabannas Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, World Museum, and more.

Able to travel to other counties in North West, have a look at our trip pages for: Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, for more school trip ideas.

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Popular Merseyside school trip April 2026 !

Liverpool for Primary & Middle Schools-Curriculum Travel

location icon School Trip North West
apple icon Subjects: Art, History, Black History


Curriculum Travel offers age-appropriate tours for primary and middle school students in Liverpool, featuring a journey from the Long and Winding Road to Penny Lane in a Magical Mystery Tour.

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three school children and a teacher at the museum of Liverpool
Museum of Liverpool
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Merseyside

Little Liverpool KS1 - Students will listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers, and ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge. Liverpool's Best Buildings...
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school field trip at formby sands dunes
NatureLab Formby Sand Dunes Field Trips
map pin Formby
Merseyside

Our KS2, GCSE and A level field trips are packed full of practical scientific investigation and nature exploration. Explore the variety of habitats found at Formby, the species that thrive on the dunes, and how sand dunes are managed for conservation
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Walker Art Gallery
map pin Liverpool L3 8EL
Merseyside

Big Art EYFS - The artwork on display, alongside the act of taking part in a scavenger hunt, invites children to think and say what it is they are seeing and experiencing, boosting their visual...
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historic armour workshop at the wold museum
World Museum
map pin Liverpool L3 8EN
Merseyside

English (KS2) All workshops support speaking and listening: Speaking clearly in standard english Justifying ideas and opinions Asking questions and debating Group discussion and presentation skills
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Residential Trips Merseyside

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

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Kabannas Liverpool
map pin Liverpool L2 6RE
Merseyside

Kabannas Liverpool is the ideal location for schools wanting to take their children on a city break, we are close to attractions and activities. The coast is just a short coach ride away, a beach walk...
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liverpool statues of the beetles
Liverpool for Primary & Middle Schools-Curriculum Travel
map pin Liverpool L2 6RE
Merseyside

Enjoy a guided tour of Shakespeare's Globe theatre and museum and follow this with a fabulous West End show.
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school visit to a working roman fort
Working Roman Fort
map pin Wrexham LL12 9HB
Clwyd

At the Roman fort your students will get to see what it was like living in a frontier fort and the daily jobs the soldiers would have to do fromm fire wood collecting, road building to comabt trainign...
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view of middleport pottery museum from the canal
Middleport Pottery
map pin Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3PE
Staffordshire

History and creativity come to life in the last continuously operating Victorian pottery in the UK. Pottery is still being made in the same factory that was built in 1889. It is the ideal place for curriculum-linked learning and creative workshops.
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Conway Centres Tattenhall
Conway Centres Tattenhall
map pin Chester CH3 9PX
Cheshire

Using the natural beauty of the landscape surrounding in our residential centres, this residential enables learners to understand how human actions have consequences for our planet. Tackling issues...
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BeWILDerwood Cheshire
map pin Whitchurch SY13 4JF
Cheshire

BeWILDerwood is based on the enchanting tale, a Boggle At BeWILDerwood, if you wish to read this before your visit or extend your adventure back in the classroom, it can be purchased from...
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Conway Centres Beeston
Conway Centres Beeston
map pin Beeston CW6 9TR
Cheshire

Situated less than a mile from Beeston Castle and within very private grounds this cosy and familiar centre lends itself to being used by primary groups. It offers opportunities for a variety of studies within the immediate environment.
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school group visiting an iron age roundhouse
The Iron Age Experience
map pin Burwardsley CH3 9PA
Cheshire

Visit our replica Iron Age round house & archaeological dig to learn more about the culture, art and farming from the Iron Age. Pupils will be fully immersed in the era & experience hands on activities and journeys into the ancient hillfort landscape
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white water kayaks
Crowden Outdoor Education Centre
map pin Glossop SK13 1HZ
Derbyshire

We have designed a programme to support pupils understanding of maths, through practical application within an outdoor learning environment. The use of outdoor learning will help students to build...
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Conway Centres Delamere
Conway Centres Delamere
map pin Frodsham WA6 6PA
Cheshire

Situated in a magical and inspiring forest environment our popular Delamere centre is a fantastic venue for woodland based activities, whether they be of an outdoor an adventurous, Arts or field studies nature.
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Conway Centres Burwardsley
Conway Centres Burwardsley
map pin Burwardsley CH3 9PA
Cheshire

Located in the picturesque village of Burwardsley our centre offers opportunities unique to it's location. The surrounding countryside provides further possibilities for historical and environmental studies.
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school group at trentham monkey forest
Trentham Monkey Forest
map pin Trentham ST4 8AY
Staffordshire

A primary school art class visits Trentham Monkey Forest, sketching playful macaques, exploring textures, movement, and nature-inspired patterns. The trip sparks creativity while linking real wildlife observation to art learning.
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Edgmond Hall Centre for Outdoor Learning
Edgmond Hall Centre for Outdoor Learning
map pin Newport TF10 8JY
Shropshire

The group will dig our archaeology area, unearthing all kinds of artefacts linking to the period they are studying. By the end of the session, children will: 1. be able to link the artefacts...
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stone age woodland shelter made from logs
Life in the Stone Age
map pin Newport TF10 8JY
Shropshire

As part of the day in the outdoors the children create Stone Age art work, and look at style, themes, colours and content.
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A Countryside Christmas
map pin Newport TF10 8JY
Shropshire

We help children to learn the basic rules and skills for keeping themselves healthy and safe and for behaving well. They will take some responsibility for themselves and their environment. They...
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Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
map pin Wrexham LL13 8AE
Clwyd

At Xplore!, we offer a diverse range of activities designed to cover all aspects of Physics, providing students with an engaging and hands-on experience that brings the subject to life. Our...
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Merseyside School Workshops

Is your school located in Merseyside? 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..

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E-Safety Workshops online
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Cyberbullying & Message Groups - Engaging online workshop.
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Stone Age Workshops
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Our Stone Age programme is a great way to introduce the Stone Age topic. We offer a unique interactive 'show and tell' to really bring the subject alive and pass around the tools and clothes of the past. Touch, taste and smell the Stone Age.
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School art workshop at the Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery - Virtual Classroom
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Walker Art Gallery's 'Art of Wellbeing' virtual classroom provides a safe and fun environment to introduce students to mental wellbeing and self-care, using its collection of artworks to encourage conversation and show how creativity can support them
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Fab Science Online
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Zoom into the Fab Science Lab! We have run hundreds of workshops in schools and we've put all of that know-how into our virtual events. Fully interactive, engaging, educational and fun!
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In School Workshops

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Online Workshops

We can offer a wide selection of workshops that can be delivered to your school entirely online.

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