South West England School Trip Ideas

Regional educational visits


Learning outside the classroom in the South West of England

A school visit to the South West of England is likely to involve experiencing a rich mix of landscapes and a soaking up a wealth of historical sites. Every UK region is unique: the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol that make up the South West are no exception!

Planning a history South West school trip or cultural visit? How about Bristol's historic maritime heritage sites and world famous suspension bridge, Tintagel or Pendennis Castles or the perhistoric landscape at Cheddar Gorge.

The Jurassic Coast near Purbeck includes Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, Lyme Regis and Chesil Beach draws school groups from far afield, a perfect location for geological processes and physical geography. If Fieldstudies is your subject, The Feild Studies Council operate centres in Somerset and Devon, or we can help you get the most out of a trip to the spectacular Eden Project. While for Citizenship students, how about a Crime and Punishment school trip at Shepton Mallet Prison, from Victorian times to the present day.

Planning a residential adventure? the rural South West of England boasts some of England's best activity centres, promoting a mix of outdoor educational pursuits. Visit our dedicated South West Adventure page for more details.

Find plenty more inspiring school visits in the South West. See our pages for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

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School Day Trips
School Day Trips
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We provide a large range of outdoor physical activities, based around climbing and adventurous pursuits.

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Land & Wave Adventure School Trips in Dorset
Land & Wave Adventure School Trips in Dorset
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We offer Outdoor Instructor Training for ages 16+. We work with careers advisors to provide engaging Career Development Days to show how exciting and rewarding a career in the outdoors can really be....

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Stone Farm Study Centre
Stone Farm Study Centre
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Choose from exciting days out at local activity centres which offer a range of activities, including high ropes, archery, abseiling, climbing and watersports such as kayaking, raft building and sailing.

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Watersports Residential Trips
Watersports Residential Trips
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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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Outdoor & Adventure School Residential Trips
Outdoor & Adventure School Residential Trips
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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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Braeside Residential Adventure Centre
Braeside Residential Adventure Centre
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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...
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Cumulus Outdoors Tented Village - Corfe Castle
Cumulus Outdoors Tented Village - Corfe Castle
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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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Adventure Bristol Residential
Adventure Bristol Residential
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We provide a large range of outdoor physical activities, based around climbing and adventurous pursuits.
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Portland Outdoor Centre
Portland Outdoor Centre
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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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Cumulus Outdoors Residential Centre - Swanage
Cumulus Outdoors Residential Centre - Swanage
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Explore different habitats and visit sites around the Isle of Purbeck to learn about wildlife; Kimmeridge Bay for zonation, rockpools, fossils and rocks, Studland for habitats, succession and beach...
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Learning & Education
Learning & Education
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Explore Ocean Learning with the Ocean Conservation Trust. Our curriculum-linked programme at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth connects learners with the Ocean through aquarium visits, classroom outreach, and virtual experiences.
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Cumulus Outdoors Curriculum Day Trips
Cumulus Outdoors Curriculum Day Trips
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In today's world, environmental awareness is an essential topic to help children understand the environments they live in and how these are affected by the actions of the human race. Improve your...
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Shepton Mallet Prison - Education Behind Bars
Shepton Mallet Prison - Education Behind Bars
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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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Calvert Devon
Calvert Devon
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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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Fun Group Activities
Fun Group Activities
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Outdoor Education Focus Days, we offer a wide range of engaging and impactful activities designed to meet the unique needs of students at every stage. Whether you're looking to strengthen bonds, enhance critical skills, or simply provide an unforgettable experience, we've got you covered.
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Encompass Training
Encompass Training
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We offer a wide range of authentic outdoor education activities, both at Great Potheridge and throughout the beautiful Devon countryside. Our courses are led by a dedicated team of experienced and...
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Big School Camp Midlands
Big School Camp Midlands
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Big School Camps model to impacts greatly on each individual child’s ability to acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to make appropriate choices about their physical health and...
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Big School Camp South
Big School Camp South
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1. Feral Science deliver Wildlife sessions based on curriculum Biology from Upper KS2 to GCSE outdoors 2. We use a range of outdoor skills and bushcraft to reveal the curriculum science behind...
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Mendip Activity Centre
Mendip Activity Centre
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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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Hangloose Adventure Eden
Hangloose Adventure Eden
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At Hangloose Adventure, many activities are designed to aid personal development such as team building, problem-solving but also social skill development. Individuals will discover their own...
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