Educational Visits
Every young person should experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning and personal development, whatever their age, ability or circumstances.
Learning beyond the classroom is the use of places other than the classroom for teaching and learning. It is about getting children and young people out and about, providing them with challenging, exciting and different experiences to help them learn.
It is about raising achievement through an organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience is of prime importance. This is not only about what we learn but importantly how and where we learn. It is not an end in itself but rather a vehicle to develop the capacity to learn. Good quality learning beyond the classroom adds much value to classroom learning.
Educational Visits 2026-2027
October:
- EYFS Bedale allotments
- Y5 Reeth
- Y3 Bedale visit
September:
- Y2 Farmers Day
- Y2 Fountains Abbey
EYFS
Y3 Bedale visit
The children of Year 3 ventured out into Bedale. We headed to the oldest and one of the newest parts of Bedale to investigate the similarities and differences of the environments. They noticed that when we were in the high street, it was much busier, with lots of cars and people moving around It was great to see that they could spot how this changed as we moved away from the bustle of the shops and restaurants and headed towards the residential parts of the town. Well done, Year 3. We had a really lovely first trip of the year and we look forward to more adventures outside of the classroom.
Y2 Fountains Abbey
Year 2 have had such a super, sunny day at Fountains Abbey. We explored all of the ruins and learnt about life as a monk, trying on their outfits and trying to be silent as we walked around the cloister. We have a lovely picnic in the sunshine and finished the day with a play in the park.
Y2 Farmers Day
Year Two have had such a super Farmer's Day! We have been busy planting flowers and making apple crumbles. Seeing the tractor was a huge highlight of the day! It was wonderful seeing how engaged the children were and how knowledgeable they were about farming.
Educational Visits 2025-2026
July:
- EYFS Fire station visit
- Y3 Hancock Museum
- Y1 Captain Cook Museum
June:
- Y6 Robinwood
- Y5 Wilderness
- Harlow Carr
- Y5 Hopetown
- Y1 St Gregory's Church
May:
- EYFS Monk Park Farm
- Y3 Himalayan Gardens
April:
- Y5 visit to Mosque
March:
- Y6 Marsden Rock
- Y1 visit from Braithwaites
- Y4 visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park
- EYFS Age UK and Herriot Hospice
- Y1 Science trip the Bedale Park
February:
- Y5/6 Visit to Sunderland Empire Theatre - Matilda
- Y1 DT visit to Bedale
- Y2 Fire station
- Y3 Bedale Library
January:
- Y4 Bedale high street
- EYFS St Gregory's church
- Y1 Aquatic Finatic visit
December:
- Pop choir
- Live Nativity
November:
- EYFS Dales centre
- Y4 Hindu temple
- Y6 Crucial Crew
- Y3 Beamish
October:
- Y6 Bedale Library
September:
- Y2 Fountains Abbey
- Y5 Reeth
- Y4 visit to the Ice House (Bedale)
EYFS Fire station visit
Y3 Hancock Museum
Our Year 3 pupils had a fantastic time exploring the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle! This trip was a brilliant way to consolidate all of our recent science and history learning. The children stepped back in time as they explored the fascinating Ice Age to Iron Age rooms. They also got up close with incredible dinosaur replicas and amazing animal exhibits!
Y1 Captain Cook Museum
Y5 Wilderness
What a few days we have had! The children were so brave and threw themselves into rock climbing, abseiling, archery, tree climbing and crate stacking, showing excellent teamwork and encouragement from all. We have also been making fire the old fashioned way, including bonfire bread and team building games. Well done Year five.
Y6 Robinwood Residential
Year 6 had an amazing time at Robinwood, from nightline, leap of faith, canoeing, trapeze and archery to caving and climbing. Everyone gave it a go, we are very proud.
Harlow Carr
School council had a wonderful time at Harlow Carr last Friday! We joined in with workshops on the 5 ways to wellbeing, pond dipping , planting , and dental care. We also got to join in making quorn wraps, fruit caterpillars and badges at lunch time! Well done to all of the school council for all their hard work this year.
Y5 Hopetown
Y5 have had the best day at Hopetown museum in Darlington today! We have enjoyed a workshop learning about the Darlington to Stockton railway, explored the museum and enjoyed the amazing playground called Wagon Woods!
Y1 St Gregory's Church
In History last half term, Year One were learning all about St Gregory’s Church with a focus on how it was used in the past . The children visited the church to see which special historical features they could identify! Reverend Simon kindly shared lots of interesting information about the history of the church and how it has changed over time. All of the children even got to have a go at ringing the bell! They asked some brilliant questions about the church and had a great time finding out more about this piece of local history! Thank you to Reverend Simon for welcoming us!
EYFS Monk Park Farm
Our EYFS children had an amazing day at Monk Park Farm , from riding on a barrell train to piglet cuddling. Everyone showed great manners and we are very proud of them all.
Y3 Himalayan Gardens
Y5 visit to Bradford Mosque
Year 5 have had an amazing day visiting the Madni mosque in Bradford. We had a tour around the outside as well as the inside and learned lots of facts about life as a Muslim. The children behaved impeccably showing respect and asked lots of interesting questions.
Y6 Marsden Rock
Y1 visit from Braithwaites
Year One were excited to have Ben from Braithwaites Garden Centre come and visit us! He shared lots of great information about plants which strongly supported our Science learning! The children loved the hands-on learning experience, listened well and asked some fantastic questions.
Y4 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
EYFS
Our Early Years children visited Age UK and Herriot Hospice in Bedale. We have been reading the Julia Donaldson book ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ so we wanted to visit a real charity shop to consolidate our learning and give something back to the community. We took some donations and were able to look around the shop and talk to the volunteers. Thank you for a wonderful visit.
Y1 Science trip to Bedale Park
In Science, Year One have been learning about deciduous and evergreen trees. We went on a walk to Bedale Park to see which different types of trees and local flowers we could identify! The children were so well behaved and even had chance to enjoy the play area before heading back.
Y5/6 Sunderland Empire Theatre - Matilda
Y1 Bedale
The children in Year 1 had a very exciting, DT filled day! In the morning we walked to Bedale high street to visit Co-op and the greengrocers to buy our fruit! Before going, we learnt about the different places our food comes from and the fairtrade logo which the children enjoyed trying to spot in the shops!
Y2 Fire station
Year 2 have had a very busy week. We headed out in the rain to the fire station . The firefighters showed us around the fire engine and talked about all the equipment they used. We also got a chance to use the fire hose! We compared using the hose to using buckets of water like they did in the Great Fire of London. We loved sitting in the fire engine and listening to the siren! Thank you to the fire fighters at Bedale Station for your time today.
Y3 Bedale Library
Our Year 3 children enjoyed a wonderful visit to the library where they spent time exploring the shelves, talking about their reading interests, and carefully choosing books to take home and enjoy. They also had a sneak peek at the exciting new Roman artefacts from the museum, which will be opening again in April.
