School Visits Manchester

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Manchester is famous for its football clubs, its musical history, and its role in the industrial revolution, but what is on offer if you want to take a school trip in the city?

Transport links including trams and trains make Manchester an easy city to visit even if your school is not in Manchester itself. As well as a range of fabulous museums and art galleries, we have listed below a few of the most popular venues this city has to offer, with the likes of Trafford Watersports Centre, Legoland® and the Sea Life Manchester topping the list.

Greater Manchester for School Trips

Greater Manchester is a large area in Northern England, encompassing towns like Stockport, Wigan, Bolton, Rochdale, and Oldham. It borders Cheshire and the Peak District, Lancashire and Merseyside and West Yorkshire.

If you have something specific in mind for your Manchester school trip, or you are simply looking for some ideas and inspiration for a fun, educational learning experience in Manchester, we can help. Fill out the short form on this page, or give us a call.

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LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester

location icon School Trip North West
apple icon Subjects: Science, Physics, Design Technology, English, Maths


With 2 million LEGO bricks under one roof, the sky's the limit at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester. Pupils will learn and develop many skills, including language, science, design, technology, engineering, computing and maths.

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SEA LIFE
SEA LIFE

location icon Greater Manchester school trips apple icon Geography, Environmental Geography, Physical Geography, Science, Biology

Dive deep into a world of underwater discovery. Pupils will understand and learn how to conserve the natural wonders of the world! Explore creatures of the Pacific Ocean, the Amazon Rainforest and frozen extremities of Antarctic....

Peak - Trafford Watersports Centre
Peak - Trafford Watersports Centre

location icon Greater Manchester school trips apple icon Bushcraft, Citizenship, Physical Education, PSHE, SEN, Team Building, Watersports

Trafford Watersports Centre, located at Sale Water Park, just a short drive from J6 of the M60. We offer various school group team building watersports activities from canoeing to sailing, along with many land based activities to make a full day...

LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester
LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester

location icon Greater Manchester school trips apple icon Science, Physics, Design Technology, English, Maths

With 2 million LEGO bricks under one roof, the sky's the limit at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester. Pupils will learn and develop many skills, including language, science, design, technology, engineering, computing and maths. ...

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The Blackpool Tower Dungeon
The Blackpool Tower Dungeon

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon History, Local History, English, Performing Arts

Take your students on a 60-minute journey through 1,000 years of Lancashire's murky history, as our full cast of entertaining theatrical actors brings to life hilariously horrifying stories from the depths of Blackpool's past. ...


The Blackpool Tower Eye
The Blackpool Tower Eye

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon History, Local History, Design Technology, English

The Blackpool Tower Eye offers an exciting experience where pupils will be heading 380ft into the sky to get a different perspective of Blackpool. If it is open on the day of visit, schools also have the option to visit The Blackpool Tower Ballroom. ...

Leighton Hall
Leighton Hall

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon Art, Bushcraft, English, Fieldstudies, Food, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, History, Local History, Twentieth Century, Victorian, Science, Biology, Physics, Sustainability, Wildlife

Leighton has 8 inspirational, educational visits for KS 1 & 2 children Indoor: House and Homes, Upstairs Downstairs Outdoor: Survival Skills, Food for Thought, Wildlife Habitats, Seasonal Art Seasonal: Spring into Nature, Victorian Christmas...

Madame Tussauds Blackpool
Madame Tussauds Blackpool

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon English, PSHE

The figures at Madame Tussauds Blackpool provides a truly unique out-of-classroom learning experience with themed sets to enthuse and immerse pupils in celebrity culture and modern media. ...



Mission Out
Mission Out

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon Physical Education, Team Building, Watersports

At Mission Out, the children in all year groups at your school can experience epic challenges and exhilarating fun in the great outdoors! ...


The Blackpool Tower Circus
The Blackpool Tower Circus

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon English

The Blackpool Tower Circus offers the perfect learning environment for pupils to explore their five senses and also engage in descriptive and creative writing. If it is open on the day, schools also have the option to visit The Ballroom. ...

Peak - Trafford Watersports Centre
Peak - Trafford Watersports Centre

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon Bushcraft, Citizenship, Physical Education, PSHE, SEN, Team Building, Watersports

Trafford Watersports Centre, located at Sale Water Park, just a short drive from J6 of the M60. We offer various school group team building watersports activities from canoeing to sailing, along with many land based activities to make a full day...

LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester
LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester

location icon Greater Manchesterapple icon Science, Physics, Design Technology, English, Maths

With 2 million LEGO bricks under one roof, the sky's the limit at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester. Pupils will learn and develop many skills, including language, science, design, technology, engineering, computing and maths. ...

Greater Manchester School Workshops

Is your school located in Greater Manchester? 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..

Wonders of the World VR Workshop
Wonders of the World VR Workshop

laptop icon online workshop available
apple icon English, Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography

Experience the Seven New Wonders of the World with the UK's no.1 VR workshop company! A great way of meeting Geography outcomes as well as inspiring some amazing creative writing! Bring the outside world into your classroom with PrimeVR!

Rainforests - Above and beyond the Canopy
Rainforests - Above and beyond the Canopy

laptop icon online workshop available
apple icon Geography, Environmental Geography, Performing Arts, Wildlife

During this Drama Hut Workshop we meet our enthusiastic scientist, as she explores the Rainforests of South America and how we can protect them! Discover the magnificent canopy of trees that filters the sun, to the dark forest floor, and much more.

Dance Carnival Brazil
Dance Carnival Brazil

laptop icon online workshop available
apple icon Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural Education

Get ready to explore the vibrant streets of Rio de Janeiro through dance. There are so many wonderful South American Latin styles (Samba, Bolero, Capoerira, Funk Carioca) – it's time to dust off our dancing shoes and give them a go!

Up-cycling and Recycling
Up-cycling and Recycling

laptop icon online workshop available
apple icon Art, Design Technology, Geography, Environmental Geography, Human Geography, PSHE, SEN, Sustainability

In these exciting workshops we discuss a wide range of green issues in the home, at school and in a global context. We then get hands on and make a visually unique up-cycled item that can be taken home or used in school displays.

In School Workshops

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