Generally regarded as the area from Cheshire/South Yorkshire to the Scottish border, the North of England is historically important, geographically favoured, scientifically pioneering, artisitcally blessed, and technologically pioneering.
For school visits you really are spoiled for choice. There are some excellent residential outdoor pursuits centres, museums offering insights into both ancient and more modern regional history, plus science, technology and environmental venues to suit every school. Rest assured we have hand-picked only the best quality venues, who offer everything you will need to make your school trip run smoothly.
See our pages for Cheshire, Cumbria, Merseyside, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
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Arvon – Lumb Bank, Yorkshire
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Arvon have been running residential creative writing courses for schools since 1968. Bring a group to spend a week immersed in creative writing with two published authors in one of our historic houses in beautiful rural locations across the UK.
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Arvon – Lumb Bank, Yorkshire
Rainbow Factory
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
The Rainbow Factory is the only attraction of its kind in the UK and specialises in storytelling through the creative arts.
We aim to inspire children with a love of reading, encourage them to use their imagination & help improve literacy standards...
Rainbow Factory
National Science and Media Museum
At the National Science and Media Museum your class can be inspired; experiment and learn about the principles of light and sound and the science and technology behind photography, film and television....
National Science and Media Museum
Lindisfarne Priory
On the north east coast of England lies the small island of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island. Untouched by the Roman occupation, this spiritual place became an important centre for Celtic Chritianity. An ideal visit for pupils studying Saxons and Vikings!...
Lindisfarne Priory
Warkworth Castle
A school visit to Warkworth Castle is a unique experience. Once home to the powerful Percy family who now reside in Alnwick Castle, Warkworth was, and remains, one of the largest and most impressive fortresses in North East England.
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Warkworth Castle
Emmerdale Studio Experience
Step into the drama of exciting telly as your students learn and experience the television production process from script to screen!
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Emmerdale Studio Experience
RSPB Saltholme
Saltholme is a wetland oasis nestled within an industrial setting, a perfect example of how nature and people can co-exist and thrive. We have a range of habitats for your students to explore and investigate.
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RSPB Saltholme
Conisbrough Castle
Bring history to life with a visit to Conisbrough Castle, a 12th century castle with a 21st century education interpretation!
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Conisbrough Castle
RSPB Fairburn Ings
Fairburn Ings is the ideal place to bring your class for an unforgettable first-hand experience of nature that brings learning to life.
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RSPB Fairburn Ings
Southport Eco Centre
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
We offer exciting, memorable, hands-on educational workshops covering a range of curriculum topics. We have a superb teacher satisfaction rate with many supporting testimonials. We endeavour to make your day with us best fit the needs of your pupils....
Southport Eco Centre
Chester Roman Amphitheatre
The city of Chester, in North West England, boasts the well preserved remains of the largest Roman Amphitheatre in Britain. Built in the 1st century, this ancient monument is part of the impressive Roman remains that can be seen throughout the city....
Chester Roman Amphitheatre
Pre History Trips at Beeston Castle
Beeston Castle with its impressive location and natural defences has been home to prehistoric settlers, great barons, it's acted as a defence against aristocratic rivals and it's even been an important English Civil War stronghold.
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Pre History Trips at Beeston Castle
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum
Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall gives a real sense of how the Roman army was trying to assert power over this part of the British countryside. The venue, complete with museum is a fantastic learning resource for school groups.
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Chesters Roman Fort and Museum
St Stephen’s, Hull
It's exercise in disguise! Whether it's a one hour reward bounce, or as part of a weekly programme to switch up the PE lesson, we have the skills in house to meet your learning objectives as part of the National Curriculum.
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St Stephen’s, Hull
History Trips
We deliver a hands-on, local evidence based Stone Age/Pre-history day using in-house designed, engaging and unique resources. We can accommodate double classes. Our teacher feedback and repeat visit rates are excellent, come and try it for yourself!
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History Trips
Anglo-Saxon Village
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★
We provide an insight in to the every day environment you would typically find in an Anglo-Saxon village. Through our unique atmosphere and our fascinating dispays, the village is a must for any pupils studying
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Anglo-Saxon Village
RSPB Bempton Cliffs
RSPB Bempton Cliffs is a wildlife spectacle that's hard to beat. Internationally famous for our towering chalk cliffs and sea bird colony our gannets and puffins guarantee an awe-inspiring, 'wow' day out packed with learning.
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RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Chill Factore
Chill Factore Education Team offer a range of exciting curriculum based experiences in our indoor real snow facility including PE Activity Days, GCSE Assessments Days, Forces in Action Experiments and Polar Regions Discovery Box.
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Chill Factore
Scarborough Castle
Bring the curriculum to life and inspire your students with a visit to Scarborough Castle. Dominating Scarborough's headland, the sites history spans some 3000 years Stone Age all the way through to Medieval Britain.
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Scarborough Castle
Housesteads Roman Fort
A school visit to Housesteads Roman Fort is a unique experience. Stood high on the wild Whin Sill escarpment, Housesteads is the most complete example of a Roman fort anywhere in Britain.
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Housesteads Roman Fort
Xscape, Yorkshire
It's exercise in disguise! Whether it's a one hour reward bounce, or as part of a weekly programme to switch up the PE lesson, we have the skills in house to meet your learning objectives as part of the National Curriculum.
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Xscape, Yorkshire
Brilliant Liverpool Tours
Brilliant Liverpool Tours organise inspiring tours around the second Port of the British Empire. Georgian & Victorian England is experienced around a busy sea port, the Royal Albert Dock, the World Heritage Waterfront & Port Sunlight Village.
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Brilliant Liverpool Tours
Vindolanda
Welcome to the North East's best day out on Hadrian's Wall. Explore Roman life on the edge of the empire 2000 years ago. Come and enjoy the Vindolanda Writing Tablets, live archaeology, and much more.
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Vindolanda
Museum of Science and Industry
Fourteen different learning galleries with programmes, shows, and demonstrations for key stages 1 to 4....
Museum of Science and Industry
York Minster
York Minster, a building at the centre of the north of England's history hotspot, York, has a lot to offer in terms of education....
York Minster
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
A visit to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, takes you on a journey through the life and work of Beatrix Potter. The ideal venue for your school group. ...
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
National Railway Museum
Explore the science, technology and history of the railways with the NRM's Learning Team. We offer a range of workshops for all ages to help you get the most out of your visit, all FREE....
National Railway Museum
Skipton Castle
Over 900 years old, Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England. Visitors can explore every corner of this impressive history-rich castle, which withstood a three-
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Skipton Castle
Life Science Centre
For a great School Trip in Newcastle upon Tyne, look no further than the Life Science Centre with exhibitions, events, theatre shows and the biggest planetarium in the North of England
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Life Science Centre
Jodrell Bank
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★
Our year round education programmes in the north west of England offer children a unique learning experience and the opportunity to experiment with live science.
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Jodrell Bank
The National Waterways Museum
The National Waterways Museum brings together a unique fleet of historic boats with rich collections and archives to tell the story of Britains canals and waterways. The historic docks at Ellesmere Port provide...
The National Waterways Museum
Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx is one of the most complete, and atmospheric, of England's abbey ruins. It's no wonder it's one of the most popular visitor attractions in the North.
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Rievaulx Abbey
Quarry Bank Mill
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Visit Quarry Bank at Styal in the north west of England and discover the compelling story of mill workers, entrepreneurs and the Industrial Revolution.
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Quarry Bank Mill
National Coal Mining Museum
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
A visit to the National Coal Mining Museum offers pupils a unique opportunity to see and feel at first hand what life was like at the coalface and about the communities that grew up around the industry.
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National Coal Mining Museum
YHA Ambleside
Perched on the edge of Lake Windermere, with views out across stunning mountain vistas, YHA Ambleside offers an unforgettable location for a Lake District getaway. This well-equipped hostel is perfect for activity breaks for walking and watersports.
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YHA Ambleside
Bushcraft with the Field Studies Council
Experience amazing outdoor locations at Field Studies Council’s network of UK Centres. Our courses are all focused on students being immersed in the natural world. They also make use of the beautiful surroundings including using bushcraft skills.
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Bushcraft with the Field Studies Council
Real Adventure - Lake District
Outdoor education makes lasting impressions on young people that instill skills for life through building strong relationships with peers & leaders, increase confidence, self-awareness & motivation which enhances their learning & outlook on life.
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Real Adventure - Lake District
Camp Hill
Set in over 300 acres of open parkland & woods, yet only 1 mile from the A1, the Camp Hill Estate have over 20 years experience in delivering outdoor activities and residential stays for children of all ages and abilities.
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Camp Hill
Conway Centres Delamere
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 Delamere
Conway Centres Beeston
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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Conway Centres Beeston
The Bushcraft Company - Cholmondeley Castle
We offer residential school trips with a difference, taking students into the wild and giving them real back-to-nature experiences they will never forget. We pay meticulous attention to the details, making sure our pastoral care is second to none, ou...
The Bushcraft Company - Cholmondeley Castle
Forest Camp Activity Centre
This large wooded camp can accommodate over 750 in a range of sites from large open fields to small clearings. The toilet blocks have hot water and showers, and are equipped with special needs facilities.
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Forest Camp Activity Centre
Bramhope Scout Centre
Bramhope Scout Campsite is set on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales less than 10 miles from Leeds City Centre. Set in 13.5 acres Bramhope Campsite offers a variety of accommodation and activities for all ages, abilities and different sized groups.
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Bramhope Scout Centre
YHA York
Ideal for history lovers, this super-equipped hostel offers the ideal base for school trips in the fabulous city of York.
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YHA York
Conway Centres Burwardsley
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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Conway Centres Burwardsley
Weardale Adventure Centre
We provide high quality outdoor activity programmes, teaching children values and skills that will last a lifetime. We tailor our programmes and activities to your requirements whether residential or day visitors.
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Weardale Adventure Centre
The Wingate Centre
The Wingate Centre offers fully-catered holiday accommodation with 23 twin bedrooms across two self-contained floors so children & young adults with disabilities (& those without too) can holiday in a safe and fun environment....
The Wingate Centre
Multi-Activity Package
Jam-packed with challenging and engaging activities our Multi-Activity packages are designed to engage students through a mixture of practical PE based activities, whilst making the most of the great outdoors and our enviable localities.
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Multi-Activity Package
The Kepplewray Centre - The Lake District
Kepplewray is a residential Outdoor Activity centre set in the Lake District National Park which offers a very wide range of outdoor activities for schools. All are designed to overcome fears, build confidence improve team-working as well as learning...
The Kepplewray Centre - The Lake District
School Camps
Outstanding, accredited school camps, qualified instructors, great learning outcomes, an amazing camp, and an unforgettable experience. All brought to the grounds of your school!
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School Camps
Forest of Dean – Waddow Hall
Come and experience a School Adventure with a real difference. A level of service we feel you will struggle to beat. From your first enquiry right through to getting back to School and beyond.
Our Adventures really do have the 'Atlas Difference'
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Forest of Dean – Waddow Hall
The Iron Age Experience
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...
The Iron Age Experience
Lake District Calvert Trust
With visitors from across the country and beyond, we cater for all disabilities; from those with mild learning difficulties but who are fully ambulant, to those with profound and complex conditions for which most outdoor centres cannot cater.
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Lake District Calvert Trust
Dukeshouse Wood – Kingswood
Set on a stunning fell side, just minutes away from the leafy suburbs of Hexham, this picturesque centre offers a ‘home away from home’ environment. Fly through the air on our 3G swing or get closer to nature and build a shelter in the woods.
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Dukeshouse Wood – Kingswood
Kingswood
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Successful outdoor residential experiences provide challenge, build confidence and increase pupil engagement and attainment back in class. We offer a wide range of activities at our nine outdoor activity centres in the UK and one in France.
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Kingswood
Conway Centres Tattenhall
Located in the beautiful village of Tattenhall just 7 miles from Chester the centre offers a peaceful haven and a base for wide range of Outdoor Activities and the Arts. It's proximity to many schools makes it ideal for day courses too.
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Conway Centres Tattenhall
Scout Adventures - North England
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Scout Adventures helps young people learn the character skills they need to succeed - leadership, teamwork, resilience and initiative. With our expertise in informal, outdoor learning we have encouraged and inspired generations.
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Scout Adventures - North England
Share Discovery Village
Share Discovery Village is Ireland's largest residential activity centre, offering a range of over 30 activities onsite to both able-bodied and disabled people. SHARE is based on the picturesque shores of Upper Lough Erne.
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Share Discovery Village
Hesley Wood
Hesley Wood, set in beautiful surroundings awaits you to have an adventure!
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Hesley Wood
Discovery Package
Our Discovery packages have been designed to enable teachers to plan a thrilling residential that meets their own needs and budget. This flexible option focuses on your defined key outcomes, so if you want to look at communication we will provide…
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Discovery Package
Dearne Valley - Kingswood
Dearne Valley, set in the stunning surroundings of the former Earth Centre is South Yorkshire offers a unique blend of nature and adventurous activities.
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Dearne Valley - Kingswood
Field Studies Council - North of England
3 fantastic locations across the Lake District and Yorkshire offering fieldwork for all ages to bring the curriculum to life. Discover the mountain scenery of Blencathra, adventurous grounds of Castle Head or lakeside location of Malham Tarn.
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Field Studies Council - North of England
YHA The Sill at Hadrians Wall
Brand new for 2017 – this state-of-the-art hostel is an exciting £14.8 million initiative created in partnership with the Northumberland National Park Authority. It is the ideal base for exploring the Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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YHA The Sill at Hadrians Wall
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Residential fieldwork created specifically for International Baccalaureate Diploma students in geography, biology and ESS. Field Studies Council has a network of UK Centres to choose from, many with easy transport links for UK and major airports.
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International Baccalaureate Diploma
Real Adventure - Yorkshire Dales
Outdoor education makes lasting impressions on young people that instill skills for life through building strong relationships with peers & leaders, increase confidence, self-awareness & motivation which enhances their learning & outlook on life.
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Real Adventure - Yorkshire Dales
Austria Ski Adventure
If you're searching for a school ski trip with a real difference, then look no further. We ensure an exceptional level of service from your first enquiry, through to the end and beyond. Experience our ski trips that have the 'Atlas Difference'....
Austria Ski Adventure
Team Building and Resilience
Atlas Adventure are experts at bringing the adventure to you! We deliver exciting, enriching and fun activity days in your school grounds, including bushcraft, climbing, archery and problem-solving. Are you ready for an unforgettable adventure? ...
Team Building and Resilience
Roman Tours UK
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
We tell the story of the life of a Roman soldier in Britain through educational interactive experiences for all Key Stages. We can visit your school or provide city tours of Chester. Cheshire's Best Tourism Experience 2006, 2009, 2011.
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Roman Tours UK
Theatre Workshop
Theatre Workshop have been visiting schools for over 25 years with fun filled active workshops. Our workshops certainly have the WOW factor and will get you pupils scrabbling for the internet to research for themselves. Book NOW
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Theatre Workshop
Allnatt School Camps
We will provide you with your very own tented village in your school grounds. No camp is complete without your very own flag, which we provide for you to decorate. Choose form 3 programmes CAMP CRAFT, TEAM CAMP or STONE AGE CAMP
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Allnatt School Camps
Outback 2 Basics
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
A fantastic way to get the children really immersed in the wilderness. Interactive and hands on workshops.You can even sleep out in your own shelters to truly get back to basics. Bring the Stone Age alive or Learn Bushcraft and survival skills!
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Outback 2 Basics
Creative Maths
Tapping into pupils’ own creativity, our unashamedly fun Creative Maths workshops engage, motivate and, crucially, challenge the children and young people we work with. Workshops include: CSI: Maths, The Pirate's Challenge and Big Maths Days!
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Creative Maths
Viking and Saxon Workshops
Bring History Alive in Your School. From just £200, bring your very own Warrior to your school hall. Arriving in full attire of the time, we immerse your class in the turbulent period of Viking or Anglo Saxon life over 1,000 years ago....
Viking and Saxon Workshops
Florence Nightingale Workshop
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Travel back in time with the famous Lady with the Lamp and learn about her life during the Victorian times and in particular the impact she had on nursing and the sanitisation of our hospitals.
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Florence Nightingale Workshop
Mayan Workshops
Sally Spade, an enthusiastic archeologist, has been asked to write an article for ‘Archeology Today’ about The Mayan Civilisation. Who were they? How did they live and work and what were their beliefs? Travel back in time with Sally to explore th...
Mayan Workshops
Pre History Workshops
Focused practical tasks taking history as a starting point and using, DT, maths literacy, science and drama to differing degrees pupils create large scale reconstructions of famous architectural landmarks that bring curriculum subjects to life.
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Pre History Workshops
Greek Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
During this history workshop, the children will meet Charmos, an elite athlete turned tour guide who will take the children on a journey to experience life and work in ancient Greece.
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Greek Workshops
Ancient Egyptians
This fun, absorbing and interactive workshop introduces children to the fascinating and enigmatic world of the ancient Egyptians.
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Ancient Egyptians
Knights, Princesses & Fairy Tales
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Princess Em-Mazing & Sir Tastic bring history to life with incredible Fairy Tale Wow Days!
Your pupils will be inspired to read, write & enjoy learning by having a 'real princess & knight' visit the school with exciting props & tales of adventure!...
Knights, Princesses & Fairy Tales
Brave Britain at War
Your Country Needs You - Join up & fight - Let Nurse Vera show you how you can help. But is her husband safe? or take part in a WWII workshop. Evacuate children to safety!Learn the jobs of Private Sid & the joy of a red-cross parcel from home.
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Brave Britain at War
Suffragettes Workshop
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Have an actor visit your school to help bring your school topic to life. In this drama workshop, the Suffragette movement has been formed and the members are working tirelessly to secure equal rights and the vote for women.
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Suffragettes Workshop
Fitness Workshops
Our Fun Fitness sessions usually go with our Healthy Workshops but can also be delivered on their own. They are fun-packed, non-stop, fast-paced sessions that teach pupils that keeping active is a vital part of staying healthy & can be a lot of fun!
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Fitness Workshops
The Troublesome Tudors
An Elizabethan visits your school to spill the beans on Henry VIII's life, wives & executions. Then proceeds to gossip about Elizabeth I's reign and what has Sir Walter Raleigh brought back from the Americas. Find out by book the workshop.
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The Troublesome Tudors
History Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
The Drama Hut brings on-site workshops directly to your school, covering a wide range of curricular topics. Through drama, improvisation and role play let us create a unique learning experience for your school.
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History Workshops
Star Dome Mobile Planetarium
Star Dome is an educational mobile planetarium working with school groups since 1990. Run by astronomer Martin Lunn, who received an MBE for services to astronomy and education, Star Dome brings astronomy to the young scientists of tomorrow....
Star Dome Mobile Planetarium
Tudor Workshop
We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Tudor workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of “performing historians” with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.
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Tudor Workshop
Greek Workshops
Designed to stimulate imaginations and excite children and teachers alike, the workshop focus is on simple ideas to great effect. Using numbers, counting, shapes and space pupil’s work together to build simple modular forms.
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Greek Workshops
Alcohol and Drug Awareness Workshops
Our experienced coaches, with hands-on activities & anecdotal stories, provide a comfortable & relaxed space to explore the issues surrounding drugs & alcohol, as well as the associated issues of peer pressure & knowing how to make informed decisions...
Alcohol and Drug Awareness Workshops
Science Workshops
Boost the profile of science in your school with a visit from Science Boffins.
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Science Workshops
Longship Trading Company Viking & Saxon Workshop
Longship have been providing Viking & Saxon history workshops in schools since 1992 and we visit schools all over the UK, we average over 200 school workshops per year and have visited 1000's of schools a large number of them book a return visit
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Longship Trading Company Viking & Saxon Workshop
Love Science Workshops
LoveScience is here to help you give your children experience of good quality, hands on science. From a full day with one class to short workshops for every year group - we write bespoke workshops that work around you and your children.
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Love Science Workshops
Stone Age
Who are we and where do we come from? Our workshop leaders are trained bush-craft experts, and have a detailed understanding of ancient technology and how is still used by some societies around the world today...
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Stone Age
Roman Workshops
This engaging and motivating day studies life in Britain under the Pax Romana, the long period of relative peacefulness experienced by the Roman Empire.
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Roman Workshops
Ancient Greeks
Covering everything from the warring city states and the birth of democracy to Greek legends and Greek culture, our warriors make learning about the Ancients Greeks a fun and inspiring experience, while also providing maximum educational value.
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Ancient Greeks
Viking Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Journey back in time to Anglo Saxon Britain in one of the famous Viking Longboats. With Astrid the Viking as their guide, through improvisation, song, riddles and movement, the children will begin to explore life during this fascinating period.
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Viking Workshops
The Amazing Greeks
It's all Greek to me and you, in Our Amazing Greek Workshop. Gods & Heroes abound, shrouded in Myth & Legend. Did life begin on Mount Olympus, does the Oracle know all, can a Spartan win the Olympic Games? All this and more. Book NOW
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The Amazing Greeks
Freestyle Football Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
We offer Freestyle Football Workshops and Assembly Demonstrations & Inspirational Talks to schools up and down the UK.
Taught by World Top 10 Football Freestyler Jamie Knight, these workshops are not to be missed!
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Freestyle Football Workshops
The Super Stone Age
One of our professional actors will arrive at your school with our fully interactive Super Stone Age Workshop. From the moment it starts with Professor Trimbold digging for bones to hunting a woolly mammoth, the pupils will be inspired.
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The Super Stone Age
Sublime Science
The Sublime Science School Workshop is Dragons Den Approved, Queen's Award Winning and Slimetastically Guaranteed to be Awesome. Don't Miss Out - Check Now
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Sublime Science
The Sensational Saxons & Vikings
Meet a Lady from Saxon times & learn about her busy life. Listen to the story of Beowulf as he slays Grendel & the Dragon. Row a Viking longboat across the sea to raid Britain. Hear Erik Bloodaxe, the bravest Viking, tell of his heroic adventures.
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The Sensational Saxons & Vikings
Roman Workshop
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
During this workshop, the children will be met by Queen Boudicca, leader of the Celts. And here our journey begins. Amongst other things, during the session the children will become Roman soldiers and learn about life during Roman times.
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Roman Workshop
Tudor Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Meet Margery Horsman, a Maid of Honor in the royal household of King Henry VIII. Being in service throughout Henry’s reign, she is an expert in court etiquette and certainly has a tale or two to tell!
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Tudor Workshops
Vikings and Saxons
We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Viking & Saxon workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of “performing historians” with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.
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Vikings and Saxons
Superhero Day
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Aqua Dan brings comic books to life with incredible Superhero Wow Days!
Your pupils will be inspired to read, write & enjoy learning by having a 'real superhero' visit the school with a vast array of props and tales of exciting adventures!
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Superhero Day
Creative History Workshops
Including larger than life, interactive performances, open-ended workshops and classroom-based sessions, our unique range of Creative History Workshops include: The Brilliant Britons, Time Travel Theatre, Time Travel Tourists and Historical Maths!...
Creative History Workshops
RE Workshops
Specialists in Religious Education, REonDemand bring RE to life in your school through a wondrous range of activities including a hands on approach to the artefacts, thought provoking drama, symbolism, age old traditions and a great deal of fun!
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RE Workshops
Egyptian Workshops
Designed to stimulate imaginations and excite children and teachers alike, these workshops focus on simple ideas to great effect. Using numbers, counting, shapes and space pupil’s work together to build simple modular forms.
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Egyptian Workshops
I Do Bite My Thumb - Shakespearian Stage Combat
I Do Bite My Thumb!
Explore Shakespeare through practical stage combat. Take the text off the page and onto the stage and excite students about english and drama with some swashbuckling action!
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I Do Bite My Thumb - Shakespearian Stage Combat
Portals To The Past
Portals to the Past provide high quality history workshops in schools for KS2, led by experienced historical re-enactors and historians. Available across most of England. From the Stone Age through to WW2 our workshops come to your school.
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Portals To The Past
Vikings
So much fun they won't realise they're learning!
Bring the Viking age to life in your own school with authentically-dressed, experienced specialists and high quality artefacts and activities designed to educate, stimulate and inspire follow-on work
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Vikings
Mayan Workshops
The Ancient Mayans are explored through their Temple building feats and techniques for cutting and transporting the stone. Structured workshops where the students create large scale reconstructions of iconic architectural landmarks.
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Mayan Workshops
Fight Club! Stage Combat in the Classroom
Stage Combat Fight Club
The first rule of fight club is that no one gets hurt! A great enrichment day activity. Learn how to choreograph and perform your own stunt sword fights, theatrical fist fights and even a few wrestling moves for good measure
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Fight Club! Stage Combat in the Classroom
Tudor Workshops
Focused practical tasks taking history as a starting point and using, DT, maths literacy, science and drama to differing degrees pupils create large scale reconstructions of famous architectural landmarks that bring curriculum subjects to life.
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Tudor Workshops
WW1 Workshop
Meet Edith Johnson, Mother of 5 and travel with her to London 1914 and discover how the First World War would change ordinary lives, forever.
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WW1 Workshop
Maths Puzzle Activity Day
Get your pupils thinking with a fantastic puzzle day! Lots of hands on games and puzzles will be brought into your school for teams of pupils to bring their minds together to solve.
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Maths Puzzle Activity Day
Egyptian Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
With the help of the Goddess Isis, unravel the secrets hidden in an ancient Egyptian scroll and discover how a Pharaoh would journey to the afterlife.
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Egyptian Workshops
Amazing STEM Shows & Workshops
At Wonderstruck we specialise in spectacular STEM shows & amazing practical STEM workshops. Whether we're running a workshop for a single class or a multi-stream event for 1000 participants we don't compromise on the science content or on the fun! ....
Amazing STEM Shows & Workshops
Resourceful Romans
Be an Ancient Roman. Order soldiers into battle, sail a slave powered ship, conquer Britannia and sell them as slaves. Is Julius Caesar getting too big for his boots? Beware the ides of March. Help Emperor Hadrian build a Great Wall in your school.
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Resourceful Romans
STEM Workshop
Bring education to life! Book your in school enrichment days with our fully trained Education Communicators ready to inspire the next generation of learners in science, technology, engineering and maths.
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STEM Workshop
WW2 Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Travel back in time with ‘Polly’ to the 1940′s and experience what it might have been like to be an evacuee during World War II. Pack your suitcase and get ready to leave your hometown for the country...
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WW2 Workshops
Onsite School Team Building Days
The Problem Solving Company offers a fully mobile collection of team challenges catering for groups of all sizes. Our activity days are the perfect way to engage your students with a day of hands-on activities without leaving the school grounds.
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Onsite School Team Building Days
A Christmas Story Workshop
Charles Dicken's will arrive at your school to spread Christmas cheer and explore the real meaning of Christmas. Using 'A Christmas Carol' for inspiration, the children will act out scenes from the story finishing with their very own performance.
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A Christmas Story Workshop
The Entertaining Egyptian
Professor Trimbold, the acclaimed Egyptologist will unlock the secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb, decipher the hieroglyphics, prepare priests to worship their Gods & mummify a Pharaoh. Why did they build pyramids? Who knows the riddle of the Sphinx?
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The Entertaining Egyptian
James Boffin - Secret Science Agent UU7
My name's Boffin. James Boffin. Secret Science Agent UU7. Licensed to carry out science missions at ANY SCHOOL on ANY SCIENCE. Operational out of SI6. That's Scientific Intelligence, Section 6 based at Science Headquarters. Experiment with UU7 soon!
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James Boffin - Secret Science Agent UU7
Stone Age Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Our Sticks and 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 StoneAge...
Stone Age Workshops
All Hail Macbeth
All Hail Macbeth. THEATRE WORKSHOP'S stunning & inspiring interactive workshop. From the moment you meet the Witches on the heath to the demise of Macbeth, the pupils are gripped with the plot and immersed in the characters, all played by themselves....
All Hail Macbeth
Dan Tastic History
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Dan Tastic Education brings history to life with incredible Wow Days!
Your pupils will be inspired to read, write & enjoy learning by having a 'real' historical character visit the school with a vast array of props & tales of exciting adventures!
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Dan Tastic History
Stone Age Workshops
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Travel back in time with our actor in role, the enthusiastic archaeologist Sally Spade, in order to explore this fascinating prehistoric period, discovering how it developed from the chaotic to the domestic.
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Stone Age Workshops
Viking School Days
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
In response to an increasing demand, Viking School Days provides an entertaining and interactive learning experience in schools across the UK. We bypass all the difficulties associated with organising trips and bring history to life in your classroom...
Viking School Days
The Great Fire of London
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Meet Thomas Farriner, the King’s baker, from Pudding Lane, who survived the fire to tell the story of what happened during those fateful days. Discover with help from him and later Samuel Pepys, what it was like to Live in London during this time....
The Great Fire of London
Victorian Workshop
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Travel back in time and experience the harsh life or the poor in a typical workhouse, run by the formidable Mr Bumble. Discover how Victorian England was transformed through innovation and the Industrial Revolution and meet Queen Victoria herself!
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Victorian Workshop
Pack UP Your Troubles
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES production has been specially written by our award winning writer Brian James. Set in modern times, this wonderful story flickers in and out of the past. Seeing a glimpse of what life was like during WWII. Must see production...
Pack UP Your Troubles
Mad Science
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Mad Science Workshops & Science Days
Make your school’s science week go with a BANG! Your pupils will be amazed and inspired by a visit from Mad Science. Choose a spectacular science shows and any of over 70 different hands-on workshop topics.
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Mad Science
Pirate Day
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Captain Dan Tastic brings history to life with incredible Pirate Wow Days!
Your pupils will be inspired to read, write & enjoy learning by having a 'real pirate' visit the school with a vast array of props and tales of exciting pirate adventures!
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Pirate Day
The Clockmakers Christmas Production
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
The Clockmaker's Christmas production is full of fun, music and of course a very naughty ELF. Add a bit of snow and you have the perfect Christmas treat for primary schools. You don't even have to book a coach, we come to you. Truly Amazing.
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The Clockmakers Christmas Production
The Very Elegant Victorian
Don't dare to talk in class, make sure your hands are clean or Miss Grimm our strict Victorian teacher has a cane and not afraid to use it. What job will you do in the workshop, be a Chimney Sweep, work in the mills, crawl down the mine or be a maid....
The Very Elegant Victorian
Healthy Workshops
We bring the Health & Wellbeing elements of the PSHE, Science and PE curriculum to LIFE with hands-on activities that are accessible for ALL ages/abilities. Our interactive activity stations cover healthy eating, exercise, teeth, sleep & hygiene
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Healthy Workshops
Immersive Experiences
Immersive Experiences is the UK's leading multi-diciplinary mobile planetariums and sensory learning experiences company. Over 15 subjects | National Curriculum & Common Entrance 13 level | Over 160 programs to suit all ages | SEN/SLD/PMLD
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Immersive Experiences
Saxon Workshops
Workshops need to take place in the school dining hall, gym or sports hall. Please allow a minimum of 2 Square Metres of space per student.
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Saxon Workshops
School Escape Rooms
Have you experienced the excitement of an Escape Room? We've turned it on its head for schools. Your pupils will have to solve a series of puzzles, locked up in a box, to find the key to stop the timer! Are yours pupils up for the challenge?
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School Escape Rooms
Arty-Fact Theatre
EUREKA is our latest all action, funny and captivating MATHS based show, featuring Archimedes and his pet goat Calculus. Can the King appease the Greek Gods and fight off the pirates? Does Archimedes need a bath? Get a free maths workshop.
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Arty-Fact Theatre
Preparing for Pantomime
Enter the magical world of pantomime, a Georgian invention. Guided by a familiar character from a well-loved tale, the children will learn various parts of Pantomime ‘stage business’, through song, role play and performance.
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Preparing for Pantomime
Oliver Twist Christmas Production
Arty-Fact Theatre proudly present this Amazing Christmas production of OLIVER TWIST. Our company visits you and takes the stress out of organizing a school trip. With wonderful acting, puppets and toe-tapping music. BOOK NOW. Available December.
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Oliver Twist Christmas Production
Maths Workshops
HANDS ON AND ENGAGING MATHS! Bring us to your school for an exciting day of maths, focusing on the core skills required to become great mathematicians without a pencil in sight. Watch your pupil's confidence grow and see their smiles as they succeed....
Maths Workshops
West End Workshops
Bespoke drama workshops which compliment curriculum studies, with particular reference to Performing Arts (Drama, Dance), English Literature, Citizenship, and PSHE, with additional programmes suited to Business, Travel, and Hospitality studies.
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West End Workshops
World War Two Workshops
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 artifacts and try on real period clothing...
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World War Two Workshops
Science Into Schools
Teacher Reviews: ★★★★★
Delivering interactive Science shows and workshops directly to your Schools and offering a varied experience of Science for all ages. Helping to enhance your students Mathematical and Scientific knowledge
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Science Into Schools
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