School Trips and Visits in Somerset

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Somerset sits to the south of the Severn Estury and is the gateway to Devon, Cornwall, and the South West Peninsula. County towns include Yeovil and Taunton to the south, Bridgwater in the centre and Weston-super-Mare to the north.

With an extensive coastline to the north, and the Somerset Levels, this county is distinctly rural with a good helping of coastline.

Below you will find some great ideas for school trips in Somerset, with opportunities for students from early key stages to college and university groups. From exploring the county's rich history and heritage to discovering its stunning natural landscapes, history students can visit sites like Glastonbury or Cleeve Abbey and the medieval Wells Cathedral. The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton showcases an impressive collection of naval aircraft. While wildlife topics can take advantage of the Somerset Levels and Moors, a vast wetland area. If you fancy an underground adventure, the Wookey Hole Caves makes for a great school visit. Shepton Mallet Prison allows students to learn about the history of crime and punishment and other citizenship topics.

Wherever you choose for your Somerset school trip, combine learning with adventure and fun.

Want to know where to take your school group in Somerset? Here are some fun educational trips from venues such as Nettlecombe Court Field Centre, Shepton Mallet Prison - Education Behind Bars, Mendip Activity Centre, Cleeve Abbey, Farleigh Hungerford Castle, and more.

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

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Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey
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Welcome to Glastonbury Abbesy, once the grandest and richest Abbey in England. A great Glastonbury experience awaits you here!
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Shepton Mallet Prison - Education Behind Bars
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Somerset

Curriculum topics available: Crime and punishment, Laws and the justice system, Team building, Alcohol and drugs awareness, Gangs Awareness, Human rights and international law, Criminology. The...
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Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge
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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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school group visiting Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
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Somerset

Farleigh Hungerford Castle is fantastic inspiration for a creative writing activity back in the classroom.
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Cleeve Abbey
Cleeve Abbey
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Somerset

Use a school trip to Cleeve Abbey to expand your pupils' learning of history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.
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Residential Trips Somerset

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

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Mendip Activity Centre
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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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Nettlecombe Court Field Centre
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Somerset

Students will look at a variety of plants and common animals using age appropriate classification keys to identify living things we find in our woodland and in our pond habitats. Discover what...
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Grittleton Manor House
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Wiltshire

Grittleton House Adventure Centre is ideal for school groups wanting secure residential accommodation, set in acres of parkland and playing fields, on the edge of the Cotswold National Park. Access to Bath and Bristol is just half an hour away!
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Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle
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Glamorgan

Cardiff Castle has over 2000 years of hisory which makes it perfect for a historical school trip covering areas the both the English and Welsh National Curriculum.
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Calvert Devon
Calvert Devon
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Devon

Increasing physical activity increases concentration, improves information retention and releases vital endorphins for improving mental health. Having a fully accessible centre gives young people...
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Adventure Bristol Residential
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Bristol

We provide a large range of outdoor physical activities, based around climbing and adventurous pursuits.
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Outdoor & Adventure School Residential Trips
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Dorset

With over 96 acres at our disposal, we incorporate physical education throughout your stay, including evening entertainments such as organised criekt and football and field games.
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School Day Trips
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Bristol

We provide a large range of outdoor physical activities, based around climbing and adventurous pursuits.
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National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff
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Glamorgan

You can create your own visit or let us do it for you. We offer you a range of stimulating workshops which explore parts of our collections in more detail. All workshops are linked to the National Curriculum.
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National Coal Museum Wales
National Coal Museum Wales
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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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Watersports Residential Trips
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Dorset

All our activities promote a healthy lifestyle, from the food we serve to the activities we engage them in. As well as the listed activities, in the evenings we run games from Ultimate Frisbee to Volleyball.
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Cumulus Outdoors Tented Village - Corfe Castle
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Dorset

We use team challenges, our ethos of 'challenge by choice' and leadership skills in all of our physical activities. The activities can be physically challenging but all students are supported and...
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At-Bristol
At-Bristol
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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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school children in a line during an activity at braeside adventure centre
Braeside Residential Adventure Centre
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Wiltshire

Roundway Down History Walk: A full days walking with a morning focusing on map & compass work and the afternoon looking at the historic 'Mother Anthony's Well'. & 'Oliver's Castle' - the site of a...
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group of school children in the sea at portland outdoor centre
Portland Outdoor Centre
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Dorset

Possibly the prime location on the Jurassic Coast to reach the Dorset locations often visited by field studies groups. - Chesil Beach - Portland Bill - Lulworth and Durdle Door
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Somerset School Workshops

Is your school located in Somerset? 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

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