How the UK-France Summit Will Affect Group Travel for School Trips in Future

Introduction Exciting news for UK school groups looking to travel to France! The UK-France Summit in March 2023 between Macron and Sunak has resulted in a new commitment to expand cooperation and policy exchanges on school education, most importantly with regards to school trips and exchanges. Both countries have also agreed to set up a bilateral commission to redefine key areas of educational cooperation, such as learning languages, vocational education, and combatting inequalities, all of which will be explained below. Contact our Travel Adv ...

Why Normandy is a Perfect School Trip Destination

There are few school trip destinations abroad that hit as many subject areas as Normandy in France. It's ever popular with schools because they are able to combine multiple learning experiences within the rich cultural and historic landscape, along withthe ease of access to the UK, and the fact that children can travel at an accessible cost. The subjects that are possible include: French language, history, art and design, geography, food technology and RE. Normandy is also extremely popular as a first residential trip for years 5/6 in Primary. ...

French Trips to Normandy: Why Choose our Château

One of the main benefits of choosing our Château du Baffy as a base for your next school trip to France is its fantastic location. The Château du Baffy is on the doorstep of two of the major French trip school excusions of Bayeux and the D-Day Landing beaches (only fifteen minutes drive). The château is also located only ten minutes’ drive from the picturesque seaside town of Courselles-sur-Mer with its harbour and sandy beaches. It's the perfect base for groups to enjoy the many excursions and educational experiences on offer in this historic ...

School Trips to France: Adventure in Normandy!

Our chateau in Normandy is a great location for a French trip, but if you're looking for some team-building fun, then an adventure school trip to Normandy, France, is perfect for your primary residential trip or for a secondary school trip to Normandy. Groups stay at our Chateau du Baffy which is centrally located just fifteen minutes from Bayeux and the beach. The chateau is owned by The chateau benefits from a secluded location with some great on-site facilities, including a sports hall, an outside all-weather games court, a large lawned are ...

A-Z of school trip ideas

An A-Z of school trip ideas A - Andalucia School trips to Spain offer rich cultural experiences and a vibrant artistic heritage. Andalucia has a range of destinations for Spanish trips with many beautiful cities to explore Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Seville and a must see is the stunning Puente Nuevo of Ronda. We also offer a food technology trip to the region. B - Berlin School trips to Germany remain popular and historic Berlin has a variety of key sights that will give students an understanding of the city's history as well as the chance to ...

D-Day 75: The Chateau du Baffy during WWII

On the week of the 75th anniversary of D-Day we look at the Château du Baffy's history during this period: Thursday 6th June marks the anniversary of the D-Day Normandy Landings. The Château du Baffy had an incredible history during WWII and is located only 15 minutes from the landing beaches. The following account of the chateau during WWII is translated from eye-witness accounts, and tells a little of its story... During the war, the town of Colombiers sur Seuilles and those surrounding it, were occupied by the Germans. However, in June 1944 ...

A Teacher's Perspective of the Château du Baffy

I have had the pleasure of taking my students (Y8 boys) to the Chateau du Baffy for the past 5 years. Within days of returning from each visit, I book again for the following year. I do this because the chateau's staff are so welcoming, helpful and take the stress out of what has the potential to be a very stressful few days! When we arrived at the chateau for the first time on our inaugural trip to Normandy, we walked up the drive, through the beautiful grounds and looked at the building in front of us and I thought the bus driver had made a ...

Our Château trip to Normandy by Students and Teachers of Sir Frederic Osborn School

At the end of September, Year 10 and 11 students departed on a trip to Normandy to the Chateau Du Baffy, a trip won by Mr M Broad, Subject Leader of Humanities. It was an action packed couple of days and the students and staff had a fantastic time. What better way to find out about their experience than in their own words: "Absolutely brilliant! I have never done anything like this before. I got to try goat’s cheese and loved visiting Honfleur.” Kelly “This was the best weekend of my life!" Anon "What I liked about the trip was that everyone b ...

It's all about the personal service

Our team has over 200 years’ collective experience taking school trips abroad (we’ve stopped counting!), so you’re in capable hands. We strongly believe in the personal touch, which is why we have a team of travel advisors situated around the UK to visit you at your convenience, and to be on the end of a phone or email when you need. We’ve asked one of our fabulous team, Sarah Booth, to tell you more about what she does for schools, and how she can help make your trip organisation as smooth as possible: “I am from Bristol, born and bred, and I ...

Key Historic places to visit in Normandy

Key Historic places to visit in Normandy If you’re looking to explore historic sites in Normandy there’s a fantastic selection to choose from. With so many options, it’s no wonder that Normandy has long been a favourite destination for UK schools looking to link to their history curriculum. The D-Day Beaches The D-Day beaches are the historic site of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Western Europe during World War II. Utah, Omaha, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach were stormed by Allied soldiers in the morning of June 6th 1944. ...