School Visits Wiltshire

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Are you a school group in Wiltshire, or looking to visit Wiltshire? We would like to give you some ideas about places to visit - real hands-on learning opportunities, and genuinely memorable experiences.


Wiltshire offers your school group opportunities in a variety of towns and cities throughout the county. Places like Salisbury with it's famous Cathedral, where your class can learn about medieval history, architecture, or religious heritages. The market town of Marlborough and the prehistoric Avebury stone circle, or nearby Stonehenge, where your class can link your Stone Age topic to something real and awe-inspiring. The town of Swindon offers school groups the chance to visit the Steam Railway Museum, where they can learn more about the Industrial Revolution and STEM-focused exhibits on topics linked to energy and transportation. While just over the border in Somerset, the old prison at Shepton Mallet has been converted into a National Education Programme for Schools where you can learn about modern day Citizenship, and Victorian Crime and Punishment.


Perhaps you are taking your Primary School children on a field studies outing, or on the annual mult-activity residential? Rural parts of Wiltshire feature an abundance of day and residential outdoor educational centres. Abundant local wildlife and varied physical geography, make opportunities to learn about environmental sciences in an engaging and memorable way.

Want to know where to take your school group in Wiltshire? Here are some fun educational trips from venues such as Braeside Residential Adventure Centre, Grittleton Manor House, Old Sarum, Stonehenge, and more.

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

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Popular Wiltshire school trip February 2026 !

Old Sarum

location icon School Trip South West
apple icon Subjects: Geography, Human Geography, History, Prehistory, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Medieval


Book a free school trip to Old Sarum, and explore this mighty Iron Age hill fort, a unique location where Iron Age people, the Romans, Saxons and Normans have all left their mark on an impressive landscape.

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Stonehenge
Stonehenge
map pin Salisbury SP4 7DE
Wiltshire

There have been many Myths and Legends surrounding Stonehenge and its construction. Learn more about these and create your own, in an expert-led MYTHS AND LEGENDS WITH LEGO ® EDUCATION STORYSTARTER workshop, perfect for KS2-3.
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Old Sarum
Old Sarum
map pin Salisbury SP1 3SD
Wiltshire

Old Sarum was once a mighty Iron Age hill fort. Use the ‘Hands-on Timeline’ and ‘Hidden Now Heard’ backpacks to investigate life during the Neolithic and Iron Age. Please let the Education Bookings Team know if you would like to use these resources when making your booking.
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Residential Trips Wiltshire

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

Grittleton Manor House
Grittleton Manor House
map pin Grittleton SN14 6AP
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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Braeside Residential Adventure Centre
Braeside Residential Adventure Centre
map pin Devizes SN10 2AP
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...
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Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace
map pin Woodstock OX20 1UL
Oxfordshire

Our KS1 Maths workshops involve your pupils taking a close look at the palace and examining different shapes, along with integrating aspects of addition and subtraction too.
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Land & Wave Adventure School Trips in Dorset
Land & Wave Adventure School Trips in Dorset
map pin Portland DT5 1HB
Dorset

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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At-Bristol
At-Bristol
map pin Bristol

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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Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge
map pin Cheddar BS27 3QF
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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YMCA Fairthorne Manor
YMCA Fairthorne Manor
map pin Southampton, SO30 2GH
Hampshire

Our immersive outdoor Bushcraft sessions and challenges focus on teaching students survival skills. Bushcraft sessions at Fairthorne can cover den building, fire lighting, camouflage and tracking, and...
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Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey
map pin Somerset

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
Shepton Mallet Prison - Education Behind Bars
map pin Shepton Mallet BA4 5FQ
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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Day Visits
The Sustainability Centre
map pin Petersfield GU32 1HR
Hampshire

We follow the permaculture guiding principles in everything we do focusing on Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. For citizenship we expand on these ideas to work on students personal development...
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Residentials
The Sustainability Centre Residentials
map pin East Meon GU32 1HR
Hampshire

We follow the permaculture guiding principles in everything we do focusing on Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. For citizenship we expand on these ideas to work on students personal development...
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Dorset - The Jurassic Coast
Dorset - The Jurassic Coast
map pin Ventnor PO38 3LT
Dorset

Discover the Jurassic Coast: an outdoor classroom brimming with adventure! Uncover millions of years of history, explore stunning cliffs, and engage in hands-on learning. Inspire your students with unforgettable experiences and create lasting memorie
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New Forest Activities
New Forest Activities
map pin Lyndhurst SO43 7HF
Hampshire

As well as offering a wide variety of fun and inclusive challenges, New Forest Activities can provide students with lots of opportunities to learn skills, realise their own limits and how to support...
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YHA St Briavels Castle
YHA St Briavels Castle
map pin St Briavels GL15 6SB
Gloucestershire

Over 800 years old, YHA St Briavels Castle is a Grade I listed ancient monument with a real wow factor, bags of character and a magical charm perfect for a school residential.
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Calshot Activities Centre, Hampshire
Calshot Activities Centre, Hampshire
map pin Calshot SO45 1BR
Hampshire

Our diverse range of activities encourage all core skills involved in PE, such as; Balance, Coordination, Stamina, Problem Solving and Strength. We have activities such as; Climbing, Archery, Sailing, Kayaking, Track Cycling and other more Team focussed activities too.
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UKSA
UKSA
map pin Cowes PO31 7PQ
Isle of Wight

Our aim is to encourage, support, and inspire young people by introducing them to the challenges, enjoyment, and rewards of watersports. We are based on the water’s edge, facing the navigable River...
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Mendip Activity Centre
Mendip Activity Centre
map pin Cheddar BS27 3LF
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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Tile Barn Outdoor Centre, Hampshire
Tile Barn Outdoor Centre
map pin Brockenhurst SO42 7UB
Hampshire

Our diverse range of activities encourage all core skills involved in PE, such as; Balance, Coordination, Stamina, Problem Solving and Strength. We have activities such as; Climbing, Archery, Orienteering, Mountain Biking and other more Team focussed activities too.
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Wiltshire School Workshops

Is your school located in Wiltshire? 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..

Brazilian Carnival Samba Dance workshops
Brazilian Carnival Samba Dance workshops
map pin In-school Workshop

Let's bring the extravagant colorful Rio carnival party to your school. Full of energy, party vibes, and no-stop dancing!!. We encourage all pupils to wear vibrant colors for the Brazil samba dance workshops.
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Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous
map pin In-school Workshop

A fun, interactive, and fully-immersive French-language theatre show for schools!
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Getting Started with Website Design and Development Workshop
Getting Started with Website Design and Development Workshop
map pin In-school Workshop

Our Getting Started with Website Design and Development Workshop is a great way to introduce your pupils to HTML, CSS and JavaScript. They will create their own website during this full-day workshop, led by real-world web developers.
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School of Noise
School of Noise
map pin In-school Workshop

Explore the wonderful world of sound with the School of Noise. Our fun and educational workshops are designed to investigate the science of sound and provide pupils with a hands-on opportunity to conduct their own experiments.
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In School Workshops

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