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Top 2026/27 educational travel destinations for student learning

Words by Kate Erskine, Head of DGI Study Trips Educational trips continue to be one of the most effective ways to bring learning beyond the classroom. Students are presented with the opportunity to engage with real-world industries, cultures and global challenges that allows development of practical knowledge and valuable life skills through immersive experiences.  For 2026, five European destinations remain among the most popular choices:…

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TIMEWALK: London’s spectacular new immersive journey through ancient civilisations is now open

One of the world’s most spectacular immersive experiences has arrived in the UK, bringing human history to life like never before.   London’s newest immersive cultural experience, TIMEWALK, is now open at Immerse LDN at Excel Waterfront, inviting visitors to journey through 12,000 years of human history in a spectacular multi-sensory adventure.   Created by…

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Summer Holiday in a day: National Railway Museum announces summer programme packed with free family fun

This summer, the National Railway Museum in York is inviting families to collect the museum passport and embark on a summer holiday in a day. This summer, the National Railway Museum in York is inviting families to collect the museum passport and embark on a summer holiday in a day. Their programme of free activities will take visitors on a journey to explore the countryside, have…

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Families encouraged to nominate their school for a free residential trip, amidst national cost crisis

81% of parents believe no child should miss out on a school trip due to the cost of them  Yet cost does remain the biggest barrier, according to 82% of teachers and 77% of parents Hyundai calls on families to nominate their school to win a fully funded residential overnight trip through its Great British School Trip initiative, here Educating Yorkshire’s Headteacher Matthew Burton supports the initiative, backing equal…

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Experience Education launches new brand identity and new websites putting Where Learning is Lived at its heart.

Experience Education, one of the UK’s most trusted providers of school travel experiences, with more than 50 years’ expertise in educational travel, has unveiled a refreshed brand identity and a suite of new websites across its portfolio, bringing greater clarity, consistency and support to teachers planning trips that take learning beyond the classroom. More than…

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English Heritage Launches Largest Ever Replica of a Pre-Historic Building at Stonehenge as 7m-high Hall Arises from Salisbury Plain

– Built using flint axes, coppiced hazel and chalk daub, the Kusuma Neolithic Hall is based on nearby archaeological evidence – – Visitors can experience the Hall this summer before it becomes a learning space in September –   English Heritage has today unveiled a brand-new reconstruction of a 4,500-year-old Neolithic building at Stonehenge. Visitors…

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UK pupils missing out on school trips despite proven wellbeing and learning benefits, study finds

A new nationwide study reveals that cost is the biggest barrier to school trips, cited by 82% of teachers and 77% of parents 77% of children say a school trip is their best school day ever, with attention levels rising by 80% on trip days, compared with classroom learning Now, Hyundai Motor UK identifies how to optimise learning for children   29 April 2026: A new…

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School Trips / Days out

COMING VERY SOON…

New national analysis indicates North–South differences in school residential visits in England, and a decline in opportunities after the pandemic and financial crisis.

A new report published by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC), in partnership with eduFOCUS, highlights geographical differences across England, with levels of residential provision being offered by schools appearing to reflect measures of relative deprivation. The results also confirm that there have been fundamental changes in residential provision since the pandemic and financial…

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THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII: THE IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION

NOW OPEN AT IMMERSE LDN, EXCEL WATERFRONT BOOKING FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED PERIOD UNTIL 15th MARCH 2026  The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition is now open at Immerse LDN, Excel London Waterfront.   Running until 15th March 2026, the National Geographic award-winning exhibition makes its UK debut, taking visitors on an unprecedented journey through ancient…

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DYNAMIC EARTH TO JOIN SCIENCE CENTRES ACROSS SCOTLAND TO DELIVER WATER CYCLE WORKSHOP WITH SCOTTISH WATER

Dynamic Earth to deliver educational workshops as part of Scottish Water’s Generation H2O education programme.   Scottish Water has announced the expansion of its Water Cycle Workshop across science centres in Scotland, including Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth, as part of its Generation H2O education programme.    After creating the Water Cycle Workshop with Aberdeen Science Centre…

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DISNEY IN CONCERT: THE SOUND OF MAGIC UK TOUR 2026

    Tickets on-sale: Friday 14th March at disneytickets.co.uk / ticketmaster.co.uk Join the Novello Orchestra for a 8-date UK wide tour of Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic, a symphonic celebration of Disney music, animation and memories – a century in the making!  Your favorite characters and music from across the Walt Disney Animation…

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Dive into the senses and take a FIRST LOOK INSIDE world premiere exhibition Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You at the Science and Industry Museum

Brand new images released today unveil what visitors can expect from this sense-sational exhibition, ahead of its public opening on Friday 14 February – from poking around inside a giant eyeball and journeying through an ear canal to being sneezed out through sticky snot. Tickets for the exhibition are available now.   The photographs show…

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LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTIONS FOR 2024/2025

Highlights include: Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan directs Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Olivier Award-winning modern classic, Our Country’s Good, with the award-winning playwright revisiting the piece for this major London revival. Lorraine Hansberry’s American classic, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Lyric Artistic Associate Tinuke Craig in a co-production with Headlong, Leeds Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse. Play…

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DIVERSITY TRAVEL NAMED NUMBER ONE TRAVEL PARTNER BY SUPC

GLOBAL travel management company Diversity Travel has been ranked as the number one supplier for Academic travel by the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC).   This is according to the recently-announced SUPC travel framework.   Ranking first means that members of the SUPC, which includes universities, colleges and education charities in the UK, can now…

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Top of the class School Trips 2024

  School trips are not only one of the favourite activities of the school calendar for students but also proof that learning can be, in fact, a lot of fun. Whether practicing language skills or learning about History, these are our top of the class destinations for School Trips 2024: 1- SCHOOL SKI TRIPS Active school…

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HYUNDAI PLEDGES £1M FOR SCHOOL TRIPS TO REMEMBER

  Almost half of parents admit their fondest childhood memories include school trips With over a third confessing these outings impacted their future career path   Hyundai is investing £1 million in a programme of school trips in order to prevent children missing out on such experiences Bookings are now open for the initiative, which has launched…

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HYUNDAI TO OFFER 25,000 CHILDREN SCHOOL TRIPS IN 2023

  The Great British School Trip is open to all teachers across the UK by registering interest at https://greatbritishschooltrips.co.uk/  Hyundai is investing £1 million in a programme of school trips    The initiative launches today with Tim Campbell MBE as Hyundai’s Educator in Residence  Research shows that children are missing out on essential and accessible school…

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