Planning a London School Trip? Or looking for ideas for your next educational visit to the capital? Here’s our complete guide with key tips to help you plan your trip, plus 15 of our featured London school trip ideas.
All to help you take the stress out of the planning process and ensure you have the best London school trips possible!
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About The School Trip
We take the faff out of planning school trips. We provide you with EVERYTHING you need to know to plan your next school trip in London and beyond. We also support your educational visit with workshops and free teaching resources you can use back in the classroom.
School trips offer a unique opportunity to bring your students’ learning to life. A great educational visit is the highlight of a school year, providing invaluable experiences and the chance for your students to be inspired by something they may not usually have the opportunity to do.
Our school trip ideas section (including our London school trip ideas below) provides you with all the information on exclusive school trip discounts, subject links, Key Stage suitability and complete venue information.
Our school workshops section features hundreds of at-venue workshops to make the most of your school trip. We’ve also got hundreds of in-school workshops and online workshops that you can use to bring your next trip to you!
Our teaching resources section has everything you need to support the school trip back in the classroom. We have a vast collection of education packs, lesson plans, schemes of work, educational videos and other teaching ideas – all available for free!
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Tips for planning a London School Trip
Scroll through our tips for planning a school trip to London or jump to the relevant section in the links below.
Have a question or looking for some personalised ideas? Let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll send you back some school trip ideas, workshop options and teaching resources that are ideally suited to your needs.
Send us an email (tom@theschooltrip.co.uk), give us a call (020 8064 0974), complete our quick ideas form, drop us a message on WhatsApp (020 8064 0974) or get in touch using our live chat (click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner).
1. Finding the best school trip for you
Okay, it’s the obvious one, but what type of school trip are you looking to book? Who does it need to be suitable for? What subjects or topics does it need to link to? These are all questions that I’m sure you’ve already thought about or are about to look into.
Each of our London school trip ideas features all this information so you can quickly and easily find exactly what you’re looking for. Each of the educational visits below outlines what they offer. Each profile then includes all the information you need – subject links, topic links, age suitability, venue information, school trip prices and more!
Jump straight to our London school trip ideas section in the link below, or get in touch and we’ll send you back your personalised ideas for your next school trip to London.
Jump straight to our London School Trip Ideas.
Get in touch to get your personalised ideas.
2. What’s your budget?
Budget and the cost of a school trip is often the most significant thing to consider. However, London has so much to offer, so there are always loads of options for every budget.
Every school trip on our site has exclusive pricing and discounts for schools.
These prices are heavily discounted compared to the usual rate. Each of our trips also includes free places for teachers!
We work directly with the venues, so we will always offer you the best price, seats, and availability.
Struggling to find something within your budget, or want to discuss pricing? Get in touch – we’re here to help!
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3. Getting there
We know that a school trip to London can sometimes feel daunting. The idea of getting your whole class into central London can feel like the biggest challenge.
However, it doesn’t need to be.
Getting to your school trip destination can be easy and cheaper than you think!
Travelling by coach
There are coach drop off points at or close to all West End shows, museums, galleries and attractions.
Take a look at TFL’s map to see all the coach parking, coach bays, and drop off areas in London. Or speak to your school coach operator, who will have the expert knowledge of the best location to drop your class off.
Take a look at TFL’s Coach Parking & Drop Off Map.
Travelling by train
Getting into London by train gives you a quick and easy way to get within walking distance of your school trip destination.
Each of our London school trip idea profiles has a map to see the closest station. Or get in touch and we’ll happily tell you the best option for each venue.
Travelling by tube
Travelling by London Underground gives you a fast way to get around the city. With a tube station next to all major London school trip destinations, you’re sure to be within a close walk to the nearest stop.
Travelling by bus
Travelling by bus will also give you a direct and easy way to get to the venue. Buses (especially off-peak) can also be less busy than tubes and trains, so they are an excellent option for younger students.
Travelling by boat
Travelling by boat along the Thames is a brilliant way to get into the heart of the city – it’s also a lot more affordable than you think! Uberboat by Thames Clippers has services from Putney and Battersea in the east to Greenwich and Woolwich in the West. With stops at Westminster, Embankment, London Bridge and other convenient central London locations along the way.
Travelling by Uberboat by Thames Clippers keeps your students safely all in one place and provides a brilliant sightseeing element to your educational visit.
You can also travel by coach, park at The O2 or Battersea Park, and take the boat to the centre for even more convenience. This offers a really easy way to combine both means of transport.
Find out more about Uberboat by Thames Clippers.
4. Considerations for SEND
We want to make sure your next school trip to London is accessible for all your students.
Each of our London school trips has a link to their access details.
We’re here to answer any questions or considerations you have to take into account for any students with SEND.
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5. Making the trip educational
Each of our London school trip ideas has its subject and topic links to help you connect the educational visit to your curriculum.
We also feature workshops that you can use to support your school trip and teaching resources to use before, during or after the trip back in the classroom.
Looking for a London workshop? Take a look at all our options or get in touch to get your personalised ideas.
See all our London Workshops.
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London School Trip Ideas
RSC’s Matilda The Musical
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.
With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Winner of over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical, Matilda has been playing at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End for over a decade, where it continues to delight audiences of all ages.
As well as offering great rates for schools, the Royal Shakespeare Company have created a free online resource to give schools insights into the process of staging this award-winning musical at matildaschoolresources.com.
These include teacher notes full of ideas for how to prepare your students for seeing the production, and a programme of work which aims to give young people the inspiration, confidence and skills to develop their own writing.
Photography by Manuel Harlan © the RSC
Find out more about RSC’s Matilda The Musical.
The City of London in a Nutshell
London is full of surprises. It’s a city that was built throughout history layer by layer.
First the Romans, then the Anglo Saxons, Tudors and Stuarts and now our generation is still shaping this wonderful city. It had been burnt down, lost 15% of its population during the plague, bombed, yet it still stands proud and beautiful.
Join Take Me To London for a half day walk through the city of London and discover it’s secrets. You will see ruins of the old roman city, hear stories of secret gardens and lost churches, the great fire and the Blitz and marvel at the views of the city from Rooftops.
Meeting at St. Paul’s Cathedral by Queen Anne’s Statue and the tour ends around by Tower Hill.
Find out more about The City of London in a Nutshell.
Summary
A school trip to London offers so much for your students. From seeing a West End show to visiting a world-class museum – there are options for every subject, topic and budget.
You can see all our London school trip ideas in the link below and our London-based workshops.
Don’t forget to also sign up for our free teacher events – giving you a chance to see the best shows, museums, galleries, exhibitions and attractions.
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And finally – we’re always here to help! Please get in touch any time to find school trips in London or beyond. Or options for workshops and resources you can always use for free in the classroom.
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