Unique School Trips
discover something a bit different for your next group trip
What unique school trip ideas in the UK deliver memorable, out of the ordinary learning?
Unique trips feature escape rooms, VR experiences, and adventure challenges, offering fresh angles on curriculum while creating lasting impact.
Each week we see lots of wonderful day trip locations and school workshops, and hear from lots of teachers who say how much their children enjoyed the various experiences. But from time to time we feature a slightly more unusual school trip venue or a workshop provider, who do things a little bit differently.
Whether they have a different way of communicating their chosen subject, or simply offer something that to us, seems completely unique, we want to tell as many people as possible that these unique school trip experiences exist.
The school trip ideas below are also displayed on various subject and location pages throughout our website, but we wanted to highlight a few examples that really caught our eye. Quirky, unusual, different - we aren't sure how to refer to them, but if you fancy something a bit out of the ordinary for your next school trip, have a look below and ask for more information about any that catch your eye.
We will add more as we find them but feel free to drop us an email at the address above if you have taken your class on a unique school trip.
Who: Quidditch for Muggles
Theme: Harry Potter, Quidditch, Physical Education
Location: 
Your school
Would you describe yourself as a Muggle? Well this experience offers a truly unique opportunity to immerse your students in the enchanting world of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World. Instead of just reading or watching, children actively participate in a hands-on, magical adventure through Quidditch workshops. Beyond the fun, this Quidditch workshop helps develop a wide range of skills such as movement, agility, coordination, teamwork, and endurance.
Who: Roman Tours UK
Theme: Romans, History, Recreation Fort
Location: Clwyd, North Wales
Visit a Roman fort, you mean the site of a Roman fort? No an actual working fort, take a look at these photos! Park in the Past does not do things by halves. They have built a full size Roman fort for the first time in two thousand years. Your mini Roman pupils can step into the past, taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the Roman occupation of Britain brought to life. You will be shown around the fort by Roman soldiers, who will tell you about life on the frontier of the Roman empire.
Who: Shrewsbury Prison
Theme: Crime and Punishment, Prison, Victorians
Location: Shrewsbury
There aren't many places you can take a group of school children to see inside a prison. Shrewsbury prison was built in the late 1700s and operated as a prison for 200 years. The venue now presents a fantastic opportunity to learn about crime and punishment, the Victorians, and much more. The prison's Education Behind Bars Programme is designed around the National Curriculum and is a unique teaching aid for schools.
Who: Arc Adventures
Theme: Outdoor Challenge, PSHE, Puzzles
Location: Bannau Brycheiniog / Breacon Beacons
ARC Adventures take the traditional outdoor activity trip and make it so much more, with a series of build your own adventures. Their 'Forge' concept divides your group into teams, who then spend the week competing on tasks such as the puzzle park - a day of mud, trails, forest and navigation challenges. And their imaginative 'Storyline' adventure sets students on a quest involving puzzles, and problem solving as they canoe and climb their way across the beautiful and rugged Welsh countryside.
Who: Puzzle Locker
Theme: Augmented Reality, History, Team work
Location: Your school
This digital escape room concept is completely new. Children will use iPads and interactive puzzle mats to travel back in time to your historical period of choice and complete a series of tasks designed to challenge their communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This is a really fun way to learn primary history.
Who: Middleport Pottery
Theme: Pottery, Printing, Industrial Revolution
Location: Stoke on Trent
Ever watched the Great Pottery Throw Down on TV? This is where the filmed the first seasons. Stoke on Trent is world famous for its pottery and Middleport is at its heart. If you are learning about Victorian or Industrial history with your class, this place will bring the period to life for them. From a heritage trail and canal barge trip, to print making and clay workshops.
Who: Ackers Adventure
Theme: Skiing
Location: Birmingham
Heading off on a February ski trip to the Alps? Chances are most of your group have not tried their hand at skiing before. This experience could be just what you need to give them more confidence on your main trip! Located just outside the Middleway, close to the centre of Birmingham, is the impressive Ackers Adventure dry ski slope. With a nursery slope to build their confidence, and a bigger 100m main slope they will be flying down in no time!
Who: Language Fiesta Theatre in Education
Theme: Language
Location: Your school
Want to bring a French language theatrical production into your school? Run as a school assembly or individual classroom workshops, Voulez-Vous is completely in the French language making it an immersive experience for children. Pupils are encouraged to join in speaking and the themes cover subjects like geography, history, food and family! A really interesting way to teach French at KS2.
Who: Street Style Surgery
Theme: Urban Art, Graffiti, Rap, Breakdancing
Location: Schools across the UK
Street Style Surgery run this Urban Arts themed workshop which is designed to 'inspire, educate, and empower young people'. Activities that your class can get involved with include clothing design, music, street dance and more. Real world skills for modern creatives with concepts such as recycling and sustainability, voice development and performing arts. This workshop really shouldn't be in our 'unusual' section because it is so relevant to modern culture. Well worth checking out how they could run a workshop at your school.
Who: Spyscape
Theme: Spying, Team Building
Location: London
This day trip to SPYSCAPE is an immersive spy experience developed with MI6 experts. Your students will have to think critically, collaborate, and perform tasks under pressure. Using challenging hands-on activities like cracking codes, evaluating information, and making quick decisions, you will have to use a whole load of problem-solving and logical thinking. At the end of the day, each student receives a personal profile based on their approach to the challenges.
Who: The Forensic Experience
Theme: CSI, Crime, Science
Location: Your school
Forensic experience can bring this really engaging workshop to your classroom for an experience your children will never forget. Run by someone who worked as a Crime Scene Investigator for the MET Police, this is very interactive workshop where everyone get involved in solving the crime. Your mini Sherlock Holmes will search for finger prints and DNA using the same equipment as a real investigation. Workshops range from a shorter talk to a full day of CSI.
Who: The Wizard Walk of York
Theme: Magic, Spells, Drama
Location: York
Heading to York for a school trip? You are missing out if you don't visit the The Wizard Walk of York. Designed specifically for younger children and school groups, The Wizard wants to entertain your group with some spellbinding magic, a commotion of comedy and a dash of York's fantastic history. Visit many of the great sights of the city, from York's iconic Shambles, York Minster and St William's College. The Wizard Walk is an unusual, fun, unique and magical experience.
Who: IBT Travel
Theme: Business, Engineering, Design Technology
Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands
A trip to Alton Towers, what is unusual about that we hear you ask. This is a quite unique behind the scenes look at this popular British theme park, where your students are given a fantastic opportunity to view the park from an engineering, design, technological and business perspective. How do you get people into a theme park, how do you keep the roller coasters running, and how do you make money. Of course you get to go on the rides as well!
Who: The Fun Food Company
Theme: Food, Nutrition, Competition
Location: Your school
What a fun concept for a cooking and nutrition workshop. The Restaurant Rivals involves teamwork, communication, time management, task coordination, and public speaking, to develop employable skills while inspiring an interest in food, the restaurant industry, and possible careers. Your students will work in teams to design a restaurant concept, then create a healthy dish, and finally pitch their concept. To top it off there is a cook-off finale, where teams compete to prepare the best healthy meal using surprise ingredients, judged by VIPs, teachers, and a chef.
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