Cultural stays that bring history to life.

Why a cultural stay?

A cultural stay takes art, history and civilisation off the page and into the street. Pupils walk through the places they've studied — galleries, cathedrals, ancient sites — and understand them as never before.

We craft each itinerary around your subject, with guided museum visits, walking tours and cultural workshops. Travel, central accommodation and supervision are all taken care of.

• Guided museum and monument visits
• Themed walking tours with local experts
• Central, group-friendly accommodation
• Full insurance and supervision

Cultural destinations

From Bastogne's wartime memorials to Charlemagne's cathedral in Aachen, and from The Hague's international institutions to Málaga's Moorish heritage — Europe's past, made vivid.

Primary trips

Primary United Kingdom P5–P6 (ages 10–12) 5 nights / 6 days

Wiltshire & Oxford

Stonehenge · Avebury · Activity centre

Stonehenge, ancient hillforts, and a world-famous university city — adventure and history in the English countryside.

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Primary United Kingdom P5–P6 (ages 10–12) 4 nights / 5 days

London

Westminster · Greenwich · Brighton

Where every street corner is a lesson and every day is an adventure.

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Primary Belgium P5 (ages 10–11) 4 nights / 5 days

Belgian Ardennes — Farnières & Bastogne

Treetops · War Museum · Living history

From treetops to trenches: the Ardennes that will stay with them forever.

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Secondary trips

Secondary United Kingdom Ages 12–16 4 days / 3 nights

London

British Museum · West End · Camden · Natural History Museum

One of the world's great cities, packed into three unforgettable days — from ancient artefacts and royal palaces to world-class museums, West End theatre, and the electric energy of the streets.

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Secondary Netherlands Ages 12–15 4 days / 3 nights

The Hague

Scheveningen · Forest adventure · City tour

Politics, beaches, and adrenaline in the Netherlands' seat of power.

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Secondary Netherlands Ages 13–15 5 days / 4 nights

The Netherlands — Walibi, Giethoorn & Zwolle

Walibi · Canal village · Hanseatic city

Theme park thrills, car-free canals, and a city few tourists reach — the Netherlands beyond Amsterdam.

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Secondary Belgium Ages 12–14 3 days / 2 nights

Brussels

Parlamentarium · Grand-Place · Atomium

The capital of Europe — where students step inside the institutions that shape the continent, then lose themselves in a UNESCO old town of guildhalls, chocolate and comic-strip murals.

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Secondary France Ages 13–15 5 days / 4 nights

Toulouse & Carcassonne

Airbus factory · Cité de Carcassonne · Canal du Midi

Where aerospace engineering meets medieval legend — a French adventure that spans centuries, from the Airbus A350 assembly line to the walled city of Carcassonne.

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Secondary France Ages 13–15 5 days / 4 nights

Marseille

Île d'If · Calanques · MUCEM

France's most electrifying city — ancient port, wild coastline, and a cultural scene that refuses to stand still.

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Secondary France Ages 14–17 5 days / 4 nights

Aix-en-Provence & the Calanques

Cézanne · Calanques · Savon de Marseille

Cézanne's city, limestone cliffs, and the most dramatic coastline in France — Provence at its finest.

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Secondary France Ages 14–17 5 days / 4 nights

Bordeaux & the Arcachon Basin

Dune du Pilat · Bassins des Lumières · Basin boat tour

A UNESCO city, Europe's tallest dune, and a glittering coastal basin — southwest France at its most spectacular.

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Secondary France Ages 12–15 4 days / 3 nights

Paris

Versailles · The Louvre · Stade de France

The world's greatest city for school trips — art, history, architecture, and the Stade de France in four action-packed days.

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Secondary France Ages 12–16 4 days / 3 nights

Strasbourg & Alsace

European Parliament · Notre-Dame · Petite France · Colmar

The capital of European democracy, the most extraordinary Christmas market in France, and a Franco-German borderland where history is written in the architecture.

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Secondary France Ages 13–16 5 days / 4 nights

Nice & the French Riviera

Matisse · Chagall · Vieux Nice · Côte d'Azur

Mediterranean light, artists' museums, and the glamour of the Côte d'Azur — French immersion with a sea view.

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Secondary Germany / Belgium Ages 12–14 4 days / 3 nights

Aachen & the Belgian Ardennes

Charlemagne's cathedral · Kayaking · Rail bikes

Charlemagne's cathedral, kayaking on the Rur, rail bikes through the Hautes Fagnes — adventure and history on your doorstep.

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Secondary Germany Ages 13–17 4 nights / 5 days

Berlin

20th-century history · Museum Island

No city tells the story of the twentieth century quite like Berlin — Wall, memorials and world-class museums.

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Secondary Spain Ages 13–15 4 nights / 5 days

Málaga, Spain

Moorish fortresses · Picasso · Flamenco

Moorish fortresses, Picasso, flamenco and a beach around the corner — Andalucía at its most vivid.

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Secondary France Ages 13–17 3–4 nights

Normandy & the D-Day Beaches

Omaha Beach · Bayeux Tapestry · Mont-Saint-Michel

The landscape where the Second World War turned, a history trip that leaves no student unchanged.

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Secondary France Ages 13–16 4 days / 3 nights

Lyon

Gastronomy · French Immersion · History & Heritage · UNESCO

France's gastronomic capital, Roman ruins, Renaissance secret passageways and a UNESCO old town, with French immersion on every corner.

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Secondary France Ages 13–16 5 days / 4 nights

Rouen & Normandy

French Immersion · History & Heritage · Art & Culture · City Discovery

A lively French-immersion week in the medieval capital of Normandy, where oral lessons, Joan of Arc history and Gothic streets bring the language to life.

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Secondary United Kingdom Ages 13–15 4 nights

South-East England: Brighton, Canterbury & the Kent Coast

History · Arts · Adventure · Team-building

Seaside, cathedrals, and the white cliffs, a classic English journey with something for every curriculum

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Secondary United Kingdom Ages 14–17 4 nights

Oxford, Bath & Bristol

History · Arts · Team-building · Adventure

Three of England's most distinctive cities in four days, ancient universities, Roman ruins, and the world's most famous street artist

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Secondary United Kingdom Ages 15–18 4 nights

Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow & Loch Lomond

History · Nature · Arts · Adventure · Team-building

Castles, cathedrals, highland lochs, and ghost stories after dark

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Secondary Ireland Ages 13–15 4 nights

Dublin

History · Citizenship · Arts · Adventure

History, literature, adventure, and the warmest welcome in Europe, Ireland's capital delivers on every front

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Secondary Spain Ages 14–17 4 nights

Madrid & Castile

Spanish immersion · History · Arts · Adventure

Royal palaces, flamenco, ancient cathedrals, and the soul of Spain, all within reach of Europe's highest capital

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Secondary Spain Ages 14–17 5 nights

Costa Brava

Spanish immersion · Arts · History · Adventure · Nature

Where Dalí's dreamscapes meet sun-drenched Mediterranean coves, a Spanish adventure that blends surrealist art, ancient cities, and watersports

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Secondary Spain Ages 14–17 4 nights

Valencia

Spanish immersion · History · Arts · Nature · Adventure

Sun, sea, science, and street art, Valencia is Spain at its most vivid and varied

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Secondary Portugal Ages 14–17 4 nights

Lisbon & the Portuguese Coast

History · Nature · Arts · Adventure

Trams, palaces, surf, and pastéis de nata, Portugal's Atlantic capital and its extraordinary coastline

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Secondary Spain Ages 13–17 3–4 nights

Seville & Andalucía

Spanish immersion · History · Arts · Music · Citizenship

Flamenco in its birthplace, the world's largest Gothic cathedral, and a city that has been the meeting point of three civilisations for a thousand years

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Secondary Portugal Ages 13–17 3–4 nights

Porto & the Douro Valley

History · Arts · Nature · Science · Citizenship

Azulejo tiles, port wine, one of the world's most beautiful bookshops, and a river valley that has been shaped by human hands for two thousand years

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Secondary Spain Ages 14–17 3–4 nights

Granada & Córdoba, Andalucía

History · Arts · Citizenship · Spanish immersion

The Alhambra and the Mezquita, two of the greatest buildings in the world, in two cities that tell the story of Islamic civilisation in Europe

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Secondary Spain Ages 14–17 6 days / 5 nights

Burriana & the Valencian Coast

Spanish Immersion · Watersports & Sailing · Mediterranean Coast · Regional Culture

A Spanish-immersion week on the Mediterranean, where language learning meets the sailing club, the marina and a wide sandy beach.

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Secondary Spain Ages 13–16 5 days / 4 nights, residential

Alicante

History & Heritage · Spanish Immersion · Coast & Mediterranean Culture · Geography

A Moorish castle above a sweeping bay, palm-lined promenades and warm Mediterranean days, Spanish immersion on the Costa Blanca.

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Secondary Italy Ages 14–16 3 nights

Bologna

History · Arts · Science · Team-building

Italy's oldest university city, underground secrets, porticoed streets, and the birthplace of good taste

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Secondary Italy Ages 14–17 4 nights

Turin

History · Arts · Science · Adventure

Where Baroque grandeur meets industrial cool, Turin rewards curious minds at every turn

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Secondary Italy Ages 15–18 4 nights

Naples & the Bay of Naples

History · Science · Nature · Arts

Where an ancient city sleeps under a volcano, and the coast takes your breath away

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Secondary Italy Ages 14–17 5 nights

Sorrento, Pompeii & Rome

History · Arts · Science

Volcanoes, ancient ruins, island paradise, and the Eternal City, southern Italy at its most magnificent

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Secondary Italy Ages 14–18 6–7 nights

Lombardy & Northern Italy

History · Arts · Nature · Adventure · Science

From the rooftops of Milan's cathedral to the shimmering villages of Lake Como, the Roman ruins of Sirmione, and the opera arena of Verona, a grand sweep through the art, landscape, and gastronomy of northern Italy

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Secondary Italy Ages 15–17 2 nights

Lake Como

History · Arts · Nature

Renaissance gardens, a boat across one of Europe's most beautiful lakes, and the legacy of Alessandro Volta

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Secondary Italy Ages 13–17 3–4 nights

Florence & Tuscany

History · Arts · Nature · Science

The cradle of the Renaissance, art, architecture, and the Medici story told through the buildings and paintings that changed the world

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Secondary Italy Ages 14–16 (adaptable across secondary) 5 days / 4 nights, residential (extendable to 5 nights)

Sicily

Ancient History & Classics · Volcanoes & Geography · UNESCO Baroque · WWII History · Italian Immersion

A crossroads of Mediterranean civilisations, Greek temples, Roman mosaics, golden Baroque cities and Europe's most active volcano, all on one island.

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Secondary Czech Republic Ages 14–16 4 nights

Brno & Beyond

History · Science & Nature · Arts · Adventure · Team-building

Central Europe's hidden gem, a city of underground wonders, Modernist masterpieces, and wild karst landscapes

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Secondary Czech Republic & Poland Ages 15–18 6 nights

Prague & Kraków

History · Arts · Citizenship · Science

Two of Central Europe's most magnificent cities, united by a shared history of empire, occupation, and remarkable resilience

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Secondary Romania Ages 14–16 4 nights

Bucharest & Brașov

History · Nature · Arts · Adventure · Citizenship

Palaces of power, Carpathian castles, and a capital that defies every expectation, Romania delivers

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Secondary Denmark & Germany Ages 14–17 5 nights

Copenhagen & Hamburg

History · Arts · Science · Nature · Citizenship

Two great northern cities, one extraordinary journey, maritime history, Viking heritage, and Tivoli

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Secondary Austria Ages 13–17 3–4 nights

Vienna

History · Arts · Music · Science · Citizenship

Imperial grandeur, Mozart, Klimt, and the city that shaped European civilisation, Vienna delivers at every level

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Secondary Hungary Ages 14–17 3–4 nights

Budapest

History · Arts · Nature · Adventure · Citizenship

Royal castles, thermal baths, bullet holes in the walls, and a river that splits two entirely different cities, Budapest is Central Europe's most dramatic capital

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Secondary Austria Ages 13–17 2–3 nights

Salzburg

Music · History · Arts · Nature · German immersion

The birthplace of Mozart, the setting of The Sound of Music, and one of the most perfectly preserved Baroque cities in Europe, Salzburg delivers culture at every turn

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Secondary Germany Ages 13–15 4 days / 3 nights, residential

Frankfurt

Economics & Finance · History & Heritage · Art & Culture

Skyscrapers and the euro alongside an emperor's cathedral and the home of Germany's greatest writer, where finance meets deep history.

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Secondary Switzerland Ages 14–17 3 days / 2 nights, residential

Zurich

Art & Design · Finance · Lake & Nature

Lakeside elegance, world-class art and design, and the thunder of Europe's largest waterfall a short hop away.

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Secondary Greece Ages 14–17 5 nights

Crete & Athens

History · Nature · Arts · Adventure

From Minoan palaces to the Acropolis, two civilisations, one unforgettable week

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Secondary Greece Ages 13–17 3–4 nights

Athens

History · Arts · Citizenship · Science

The birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and Western civilisation, Athens brings the ancient world to life in streets still used today

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Secondary Croatia Ages 15–18 (adaptable from age 14\) 6–7 days, typically 4–5 nights in Croatia, residential

Croatia: Zagreb & the Dalmatian Coast

History & Heritage · UNESCO World Heritage · Coast & Nature · Culture & Art

From the medieval capital to the Roman heart of the Adriatic, a sweeping journey through Croatia's history and dramatic coast.

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Secondary Croatia Ages 14–17 5 days / 4 nights, residential

Dubrovnik & the Southern Dalmatian Coast

History & Heritage · UNESCO World Heritage · Coast & Islands · Culture

The "Pearl of the Adriatic", walk the great medieval walls of a city-republic, then sail out to the islands of the southern coast.

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Secondary Malta Ages 13–16 4 nights

Malta

History · Citizenship · Nature · Arts · Adventure

Seven thousand years of history on one sunlit island in the middle of the Mediterranean

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Secondary Germany / Belgium Ages 12–14 3 nights / 4 days

Aachen & the Belgian Ardennes

Charlemagne's cathedral · Kayaking · Rail bikes

Charlemagne's cathedral, kayaking on the Rur, and rail bikes through the Hautes Fagnes.

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Secondary Germany Ages 13–17 4 nights / 5 days

Berlin

20th-century history · Museum Island

No city tells the story of the twentieth century quite like Berlin — Wall, memorials and world-class museums.

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Secondary Spain Ages 13–15 4 nights / 5 days

Málaga, Spain

Moorish fortresses · Picasso · Flamenco

Moorish fortresses, Picasso, flamenco and a beach around the corner — Andalucía at its most vivid.

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