School trips – Coach hire booking

SMC Coach Hire are a long established supplier of transport supplying schools, colleges and universities in all areas in the UK. We pride in our ourselves in educational minibus and coach hire, partnering with many schools in the county. We understand the restrictions that are placed on budgets for school trips and are always keen to provide the most cost effective transport by working closely with you.

Comfort and safety is paramount in everything we do but of course, when it comes to children, we are more conscious. All our vehicles have regular safety checks and meet with VOSA safety standards. If you have further safety requirements such as a DBS Checked Driver or three point seatbelts, just let us know and we will source this for you.

We can provide transport for all types of school trip. This could be recreational visits, swimming lessons, school holidays and sporting fixtures, at home or abroad. Below we have put together some popular bookings we receive for school trips, for specific subjects within the National Curriculum, based on location;

School trips to London and South East England

Paradise Wildlife Park – Hertfordshire
Subjects: Science, business, geography & biology
Years: Early years, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

Imperial War Museum – Greater London
Subjects: Citizenship, history & 20^th Century
Years: KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

The Sustainability Centre – Hampshire
Subjects: Science, geography, physical education, climate & field studies
Years: Early years, KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

School trips to East Anglia

Hilltop Outdoor Centre - Norfolk
Subjects: Geography, physical education & field studies
Years: Early years, KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

The RSPB: Minsmere – Suffolk
Subjects: Science, geography, chemistry, biology, human & field studies
Years: Early years, KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

Whitlingham Outdoor Education Centre - Norwich
Subjects: Geography, physical education & field studies
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

School trips to the South West

Goblin Combe Environment Centre - Bristol
Subjects: Science, geography, biology, climate & field studies
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

Bristol Aquarium - Bristol
Subjects: Science & biology
Years: Early years, KSI & KS2

Eden Project - Cornwall
Subjects: Science, geography, art, chemistry, biology, climate & field studies
Years: Early years, KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

School trips to the Midlands

Mount Cook - Derbyshire
Subjects: Science, geography, physical education, physics & biology
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

National Justice Museum – Nottinghamshire
Subjects: Citzenship, English, History & PSHE
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

Eden Project
Subjects: Science, history, geography, prehistory & field studies
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

School trips to the North of England

Camp Hill – North Yorkshire
Subjects: Physical Education
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

National Science and Media Museum
Subjects: Maths, science, design, physics, chemistry & biology
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

National Railway Museum
Subjects: Science, history, design & geography
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

School trips to Wales, Cymru

Conway Centres - Anglesey
Subjects: Science, geography, physical education, art, biology & field studies
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

Cardiff City Sleepover Urdd - Glamorgan
Subjects: Science, history, physical education, Romans, Tudors, industrial, Victorian & physics
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

Techniquest - Glamorgan
Subjects: Maths, science, physics & chemistry
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

School trips to Scotland, Alba

Atlas Adventure - Highland
Subjects: Geography & physical education
Years: KS4 & KS5

Galloway Activity Centre
Subjects: Physical education
Years: KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

New Lanark World Heritage Site - Lanarkshire
Subjects: Science, history, geography, industrial, Victorian, human & climate
Years: Early years, KSI, KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5

We can also take your pupils overseas. Whether you need transport for a couple of hours or a week, for a few children or the whole school, we can accommodate every requirement, even at short notice. We appreciate that no two bookings are the same, our quotes are tailored to your specific requirements.

Also remember that SMC Coach Hire provides discounted tickets for all Merlin attractions.

To get things rolling towards your trip, fill in online enquiry form today to make a booking. Alternatively you can email us at enquiries@smccoachhire.com or call us on 0333 200 7221.