School Trips to York | Travelbound
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All travel by British touring coach**
Full board accommodation
Insurance
1 teacher place for every 8 students
24/7 emergency support on tour
York Castle Museum

York is one of the most beautifully preserved medieval cities in Britain and a really wonderful place for cross-curricular primary and secondary school trips.

Trip Highlights

The grandeur of York Minster

Three hundred years of railway history at the NRM

Viking experience at the refurbished Yorkvik Centre

Spooky tales on a Ghost Walk

Typical accommodation

Stableside (formerly York Racecourse Centre)

Why groups like it:

  • Specialises in providing accommodation for school groups
  • Located by York Racecourse – 10 minutes by coach or 20 minute walk to the city centre
  • Friendly and welcoming

Facilities:

  • Common room
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Gardens

YHA York

Why groups like it:

  • Fully refurbished Victorian building offering modern accommodation
  • 45 rooms, 32 with en-suite facilities
  • Riverside walk to the city centre

Facilities:

  • Private dining room and 24-hour café bar
  • Games room with pool table
  • Free Wi-Fi in communal areas

Itinerary suggestion

1 Depart school in your coach

2 Castle Museum

3 Evening meal

1 Breakfast and packed lunch

2 York Minster and city centre

3 Yorvik Centre

4 Evening meal. Optional ghost walk

1 Breakfast and packed lunch

2 National Railway Museum

3 Arrive at school

Learning outcomes

Subject focus

Students can:

  • Experience learning outside the classroom-history, culture, science, design and technology and the arts
  • Gain a deeper understanding of British history including Roman Britain, The Vikings, Medieval times, Henry VII, Richard III and Henry VIII, Victorian times and WWI and  WWII
  • Understand archaeology at DIG
  • See the design, engineering and technological achievements over 300 years at the National Railway Museum
  • See original artworks
  • Build confidence and learn to value the skills and techniques needed for personal and team success
  • Discover, explore and have fun with fellow students and teachers

Student outcomes

Students will have had an opportunity to:

  • Add context to their classroom studies in a wide range of subjects
  • Gain independence and self-confidence
  • Strengthen existing friendships and made new friends

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