Introducing... Primary School Trips with Equity
Equity has long been trusted by secondary schools and colleges to deliver well-organised, curriculum-focused travel experiences. Now, we’re bringing that same expertise, structure, and support to primary school trips.
We know that residential experiences for younger pupils carry a different kind of significance. For many children, it's likely to be their first time away from home, presenting an opportunity to build confidence, resilience, and social skills in ways that stay with pupils long after they return to the classroom.
Our primary trips are carefully designed to balance reassurance with adventure, through educational and activity-based experiences aligned to the KS1 and KS2 curriculum.
Whether it’s exploring history through immersive visits, developing geography skills in real-world settings, or encouraging cultural exploration abroad, our goal is simple: to help younger learners grow in a safe and well-supported environment.
Here are some of the fantastic options available for primary groups, whether you’re planning your first visit abroad or looking for fresh ideas that deliver both learning and enjoyment.
Opal Coast, France
Just a short coach journey across the Channel, the Opal Coast is an ideal first residential experience for primary students. Here, young learners can explore pretty coastal towns, learn about marine life at Nausicaá, Europe’s largest aquarium, and engage with local food culture.
Visits to traditional boulangeries, chocolate makers, biscuit factories and even a snail farm offer tactile, memorable moments where children learn through doing, tasting and asking questions.
Disneyland® Paris
For many primary pupils, a visit to Disneyland® Paris is a dream come true, but it can also be an experience shaped around storytelling, costume design, and technology.
Beyond the rides and shows, students can practise independence, collaboration, and communication as they navigate the parks with their classmates. While Disneyland® Paris is known for its magic and fun, it’s also a chance for pupils to see how themes like creativity, performance, and even engineering can be applied in the real world.
Normandy, France
A Normandy trip gives primary pupils a gentle, immersive introduction to French culture and history, through exploring markets and artisan food producers, or discovering historical landmarks like the Bayeux Tapestry and medieval cathedrals.
Students can also brush up on their language skills in authentic settings, understand French farming and food traditions through farm visits, and explore coastal towns and beaches that connect geography, history and daily life.
York, UK
Not all primary trips need to cross borders to have an impact. A long-standing destination for Equity, York is a brilliant option for primary groups, and with a little adaptation, our popular History and Geography school trip itineraries are perfect for younger learners too.
From Viking heritage and medieval walls to hands-on museum experiences and river landscapes, York gives pupils the chance to touch, see and question the past and present.
Book a primary school trip for your students
Through hands-on exploration, real-world language practice, and safe, shared discovery, primary school trips give young learners the opportunity to build confidence, develop independence, and experience the world beyond the classroom walls.
For many children, these first residential experiences become defining school memories — moments that shape not only what they learn, but who they become.
If you are considering a primary residential trip for your students, get in touch with our team by calling us on 01273 961834 or filling out our webform, and our school trip experts will get back to you as soon as we can.
