Educational & School Trips
Educational Cruises and Tours for Schools and Colleges
We've been running educational cruises and tours for over 40 years
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Every trip includes a live commentary tailored to suit the age of the students.
The below themes have been designed to fit with the National Curriculum and can be adapted to suit your needs.
History
- Origins of the City
- Trade and Shipping
- Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Leisure and Tourism
Brunel
- SS Great Britain
- Harbour Engineering
- Great Western Railway
- Clifton Suspension Bridge
Regeneration
- City Regeneration
- Urban Development
- Changes in Land Use
- Economic and Social Impact
Future
- Tidal Energy
- Rising Water Levels
- Investment and Environmental Impact
- Current Development Projects
Fascinating for its rich maritime history, industrial archaeology, Brunel association & urban regeneration
This five mile cruise around Bristol's Floating Harbour in the heart of the City can be adapted to your needs and works well with a visit to other local venues such as the MShed, We The Curious and Underfall Yard.
- 60 minutesschedule
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- Recommended for All Key Stagesschool
Cruise down the tidal Avon in the wake of a 1000 years of shipping and beneath Clifton Suspension Bridge
Lock out of the Floating Harbour at Cumberland Basin as you learn about Brunel's iconic bridge and explore the history of the Avon Gorge and the importance of other riverside locations along the way.
- 2.5 hoursschedule
- Subject to Tidewaves
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- Recommended for Key Stage 2-5school
Travel through the City and cruise upstream onto rural stretches of the Avon keeping an eye out for wildlife
Cruise through the Harbour and upstream onto rural stretches of the Avon. See herons, kingfishers and other wildlife. A three hour trip can include a stop for games or a picnic at Eastwood Farm Nature Reserve.
- 2 or 3 Hoursschedule
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- Recommended for Key Stage 1 and 2school
Resources
We hope the below links will be useful in planning your next field trip or for use in your classroom.
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- Floating Harbour Mapmap
- History Theme Sample Factslocation_city
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