Bring learning to life
Bring your teaching of any time period, topic or theme to life at one of our 400 sites across England.
Whether you're visiting for free, or on an expert-led, Discovery Visit Workshop, give your class an unforgettable experience and stand where history happened.
With local and cross curriculuar learning opportunities, you can really make the most of your school trip.
Inspire your students
Our iconic sites, including Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall, Battle Abbey and Battlefield and Dover Castle, give your class the chance to stand where history happened.
They can experience for themselves what it was like to be a Roman soldier guarding the wild north-west frontier, or a Saxon or Norman soldier preparing to fight for the throne of England.
Our free teaching resources, developed by education experts, are full of historic information and fun activities to enjoy before, during and after your visit.
Prehistory
Top sites to visit and resources to inspire
Visiting a Prehistoric site is a great way for your students to better undertsand this topic and to see for themselves what it would have been like to have lived during this time period. Below are a selection of our top Prehistoric sites that you and your pupils can explore on a school trip, but wherever you are in the country, you can use our free Prehistory resources created by our historians and experts to support your teaching in the classroom and inspire your pupils.
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The Romans
Top Sites to Visit and Resources to Inspire
Let us inspire your students on a visit to one of our Roman sites. From the iconic Hadrian's Wall to the domestic side of Roman life at Lullingstone Roman Villa. We have a selection of Roman sites for you to explore, but if you're not close by, our free teaching resources are full of historical information and activities for your pupils to enjoy in the classroom.
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Anglo-Saxons and Normans
Top Sites to Visit and Resources to Inspire
Your pupils can stand on the battlefield where the Norman and Saxon armies clashed on 14 October 1066. They can marvel at the castles that were built by the Normans and even design their own using our free teaching resources. Let us help you engage your pupils with this important topic and bring the story of England to life.
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Medieval
Top Sites to Visit and Resources to Inspire
Let your pupils be amazed at the sheer scale of a castle and discover the lives of the people who lived and worked there in the medieval period. We've put together a selection of our top medieval sites for you and your class to explore as well as free resources for you to use in the classroom. Plus you can search for your nearest site, which you can enjoy on a free-self-led visit or an expert-led Discovery Visit.
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Tudors and Stuarts
Top Sites to Visit and Resources to Inspire
From Henry VIII's Deal Castle, which is one of the finest artillery castles in England, to Charles I trying to escape from the window at Carisbrooke Castle, our sites are where history happened. You can visit them with your pupils to bring their learning of the Tudors and Stuarts to life. Plus our free resources can support your teaching back in the classroom.
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Victorians
Top Sites to Visit and Resources to Inspire
What better place to learn more about Queen Victoria, than her palatial holiday home at Osborne, or discover the industrial side of the Victorian period at Stott Park Bobbin Mill. Our sites can be used to support your teaching of this topic, as well as cross curricular subjects, and immerse them in this time period. Plus our free resources are full of historical information and fun activities that can be used wherever you are in the country.
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20th Century
Top sites to visit and resources to inspire
Visit our sites to discover the 20th century, a period still within living memory. Uncover the roles of brave men and women during the First and Second World Wars and find out more about the technological and design changes that took place. Wherever you are in the country, you can use our free 20th Century resources to support your teaching in the classroom and inspire your pupils.
Discover our 20th Century resourcesTeaching Resources
Browse our wide range of learning resources and materials. Our resources have been designed to meet the needs of the curriculum, and are ideal for supporting learning in the classroom and at our sites. You can find our top resources curated by theme, and see a full list of all available resources.
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London & East
From 'Number One London', the home of the first Duke of Wellington, to the hidden gem of Kenwood House, our sites in London will enable learners not only to stand at the places where history happened, but to delve into an immersive, sensory learning experience like no other.
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Midlands
From the Roman town of Wroxeter to the medieval castle Elizabeth I herself visited in Kenilworth, the Midlands in full of sites to explore as part of a free self-led visit with your class.
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North
Organise a visit to one of our many sites in the north of England and let your pupils experience an unforgettable, curriculum-aligned trip.
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South East
From the iconic Dover Castle situated on the White Cliffs of Dover, to the most famous battlefield in England at 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, there are a multiple sites in the South East to explore as part of a free self-led visit with your class.
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South West
Whether it's Stonehenge in Salisbury, or Tintagel in Cornwall, your class will be inspired by our awesome sites in the South West. Visit for free, or let us lead the way with a great-value, expert-led Discovery Visit.
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Search for trips across the country
Search our 400+ sites across the country to find your perfect school trip. From Roman forts and Victorian halls in the north, to cliff top castles and the iconic Stonehenge in the south, you're never far away from one of our sites, which cover a range of historical periods and topics.
Book A School Visit
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Book online
Make an enquiry or amend your existing education visit booking using our online form and booking portal. Please note, your visit request is only confirmed once you receive a booking confirmaton email.
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By Email
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By Phone
Bookings are best made online, but if you'd prefer to speak to a member of the team, please call 0370 333 1181