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History school trips to London: British History

2 days from £115pp

The wealth of opportunity for historical study tours in London is obviously immense but what makes it particularly appealing is the huge number of museums, galleries and national collections that have tailor-made programmes designed to suit your syllabus requirements. With our relationships with so many of these education departments, we can help you to maximise the coursework benefit of your London visit.

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Below, you’ll find an example of one of our most popular itinerary choices, but we can tailor-make yours from scratch to meet your exact requirements...

London - 2 days from £115pp*

Travelling in February 2012. Price includes executive coach transport from & to school & throughout your stay, 1 night's full-board accommodation at YHA Thameside, 24 hour assistance, extensive group travel insurance and a generous free place ratio of 1 in 8

And then add our most popular itinerary package below for £15pp*

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1	Morning departure from school Visit to the Tower of London looking at its uses as a prison for 900 years. Visit the Prisoners of the Tower exhibition. Time permitting visit the Museum of London Check in to your accommodation		Evening meal Jack the Ripper Guided Walking Tour
Day 2	Crime & Punishment workshop at the National Archives	Departure for return journey to school

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*Price shown based on 35 paying passengers departing in February 2012 from a departure point south of M62 & is subject to availablility. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown.

Our most popular visits in London for History school trips

Here are some of our most popular visits in London for groups studying British History. We can tailor-make an itinerary to your exact needs. Call 0845 688 8988 to create your itinerary from scratch today.

Britain in WWI & WWII

Imperial War Museum

Explore four floors of fascinating exhibits and narrative displays showing every aspect of conflict in the 20th century. Includes a separate audio tour for Year 9, GCSE and AS students.

Cabinet War Rooms

Visit the Cabinet War Rooms which Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet used during air attack.

Britain at War Experience

Recreating the sights, sounds and artifacts of the London Blitz, students can gain an insight into what life was like during this time.

Key Visits

The National Archives

The National Archives is the UK government’s official archive, containing over 1000 years of History. Located at Kew Gardens, they offer a range of educational workshops which bring History to life through taught sessions and online resources.

Imperial War Museum

With a mission to enable people to have an informed understanding of modern war and its impact on individuals and society, the Imperial War Museum hosts a series of excellent exhibitions that support many History topics covered in the curriculum.

The Holocaust

Gain a deeper understanding of the growth of anti Semitism and the planning and execution of the Holocaust through a wealth of visits in London. An excellent opportunity to take a Holocaust themed tour even if you have a small group or are on a budget.

Imperial War Museum - The Holocaust Exhibition

A rich learning resource for students in Years 9-13, visits include an orientation session to help prepare and focus students, a visit to the galleries and a feedback session to help students reflect on what they have learned.

National Archives Holocaust Workshops

Give your students a greater insight into the causes and effects of the Holocaust, covering topics such as the Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht, German Reich’s policy on immigration and the creation of ghettos.

Jewish Museum – Holocaust workshops

Explore the moral, spiritual and personal dimensions of the Holocaust, through the Jewish Museum’s tailor-made educational programmes. Topics include family separation, the refugee experience and human rights. Students explore artefacts, documents and photographs, both as sources of evidence and as a starting point for unravelling personal stories.

Living History - Meet a Holocaust Survivor

The Jewish Museum offers the rare opportunity to meet Holocaust survivors and hear their testimonies. To listen to Holocaust survivors relate their experiences can be an electrifying experience that few, whether student or staff, will ever forget.

Medicine Through Time

London offers a wealth of visits on the subject of medicine through time from 18th to 20th century covering public health in urban and industrial areas, the nature of epidemics, changing government attitudes to public health, the nature of poverty, social reform and the National Health Service.

The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret

Understand the nature of surgery before the barriers of infection and pain had been overcome with the reconstruction of an early 19th century operation. Also covers the role, status and training of surgeons before the advances in surgery and medical training in the later 19th century.

The Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

St Mary’s Hospital is home to the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum. As well as seeing Fleming’s laboratory, restored to its 1928 condition, students can explore the story of Fleming and debate his precise role in the development of penicillin.

Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons

Students will encounter key objects linked to the lives of leading figures featured in the GCSE course including Ambroise Pare, Robert Liston, Joseph Lister and James Young Simpson, giving your students a chance to learn more about the significant contributions they made to the history of medicine.

The Florence Nightingale Museum

Helping students to examine the role of Nightingale in the development of training for nurses and standards of care in hospitals, groups can see how the status of nurses was transformed, as well as how Nightingale’s work showed a new approach to the day to day running of hospitals.

Crime & Punishment

Crime, Punishment and Protest is one of the fastest growing GCSE history courses in England and Wales.

National Archives Crime & Punishment Workshops

Give students the opportunity to work with original historical material covering aspects on the nature of crime and punishment from the early modern period to the 20th century. Sources are available on prison records, census returns as well as original material on the Jack the Ripper case.

Jack the Ripper Walk

Discover at first-hand the historical context of Whitechapel in the late 19th century as well as in-depth historical knowledge on Jack the Ripper. Discover the problems and difficulties facing the London Metropolitan Police in trying to find the ‘Whitechapel Murderer’. The site is also near Cable Street so the study visit can include work on 20th century protest.

Tower of London

Help to develop students’ understanding on the nature of authority and attitudes to crime and punishment in the early modern period. As well as dealing with imprisonment, it also gives an ideal opportunity for a more in-depth study of Guy Fawkes and his attempt to destroy the Houses of Parliament in 1605.

Museum of London

Give students an understanding of crime and punishment in Roman Britain to the Middle Ages. It helps them understand the nature of change and continuity in law and order from the Roman period, to Anglo-Saxon Law and Order to the Norman period.

Media Through Time

Visits in London cover key topics on the curriculum including Media in the 20th Century - from the Age of Radio and Cinema, The Age of Television and the Digital, Interactive and Multi Choice Age - and the social and political impact of the mass media and how it has been controlled.

Kensington Palace

The Media Through Time workshop uses Kensington Palace’s rich history to take a chronological look at the mutually dependent relationship that has developed between the media and the monarchy.

The Newsroom - Guardian & Observer Archive and Visitor Centre

Investigate and reflect upon aspects of news and newspapers and the role of journalism with a combination of archive, education and exhibitions to preserve and promote the histories and values of the Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited.

Imperial War Museum

Exhibitions here cover mass media in times of national crisis including WWI, the Boer War and WWII.

Leisure Visits

We can arrange a huge range of enjoyable visits for your group including:

London Dungeon
Science Museum
Shakespeare's Globe
St Paul’s Cathedral
2012 Olympic Sites Guided Tour
Guided Bus Tour
EDF Energy London Eye
Madame Tussauds
Thames River Cruise
West End Show

Below, you'll find some of our most popular accommodation options for school groups.

This is just a sample of our full range, so for full details of all properties available, please call 0845 688 8988 to speak to one of our Educational Travel Advisors today.

Meininger Hotel London Hyde Park

Previously known as Baden-Powell House, this establishment was the birthplace of the scout movement. This 4 star classified hostel refurbished in 2011 is located in the historical heart of London in the direct vicinity of the major museums and Hyde Park.