 Educational School Trips in Bristol
Noah's Ark 'Schools Programme' recognised with top national Education award
 Noah's Ark Zoo Farm has been awarded the Quality Badge from the national 'Learning Outside the Classroom’ scheme, a benchmark recognised by schools and colleges as a indicator of quality teaching available for educational school trips.
In keeping with this Quality Badge status, Noah's Ark offers a comprehensive Schools Programme of National Curriculum based workshops and learning resources, catering from KS1 to A Level.
We are now one of only a handful of zoos with the Quality Badge.
Free teacher visits
If you're planning an educational school trip in Bristol or the South West, why not join us for a free familiarisation visit? You'll have the chance to take a tour of the site and see all the facilities on offer, whilst discussing your personal requirements with our Education Officers. Please ring for more details.
School trip ideas – education and fun at the zoo!
 Educational field trips are a great way to learn, and a day out at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol, can provide lots for all ages and learning abilities. Children can learn from experiencing and exploring the countryside and animals in a safe environment with the facilities and amenities a class trip requires.
A school trip to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol, can encourage and consolidate learning in many areas of the National Curriculum.
 Children benefit hugely in their learning and understanding of knowledge and skills through a range of environmental contexts that are of interest to them. 
- NC Science KS1/2 Breadth of study 1a
What's on offer for your school trip...
Free educational Animal Show in indoor arena, featuring live animals and a chance to bottle-feed lambs.
Selection of KS1 and KS2 workshops designed in conjunction with National Curriculum guidance in the indoor classroom. Workshops can be tailored to individual requirements.
Keeper talks including a Big Cat feeding talk and impressive Birds of Prey flying display.
Fun, bumpy, educational tractor rides at £2 per adult and £1 per child.
Hands-on approach to the animals. Children can hold chicks, ducklings and rabbits. Or why not buy some animal food from the shop and feed our animals?
 Farmyard animals as well as the big zoo animals... giraffes, rhinos, bison, red deer, lemurs, gibbons, birds of prey, camels and many, many more.
Noah's Ark Zoo is a genuine working farm set in acres of crop fields.
Visit the many educational displays around the zoo which teach about food and farming.
Educational workshops
A comprehensive range of educational workshops, delivered with a hands-on focus; introducing key concepts and ideas using real, live animals. Discuss your own school trip ideas with our Education Officers or find out what to expect for individual workshops by clicking below.
Key Stage Level 1
Key Stage Level 2
Our facilities:
- Huge adventure playgrounds, indoor and outdoor.
- Free Coach Parking, free entry and complimentary £5 cafe voucher for the driver.
- Souvenirs and refreshments from shop and cafe.
- First Aiders always available.
- Free familiarisation visit for teachers.
- Large indoor and outdoor picnic areas.
- Risk Assessments.
- Health and Safety Guidance Notes.
- Free teacher in a ratio of 1:5.
School outreach in the South West
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm also offers an outreach programme called 'zoos in schools' where we will bring a selection of smaller zoo animals into schools to lead assemblies or half/full day workshops. To discuss this service further or tailor it to your needs please contact the Education Team.
Guided tours and zoo trails are also available subject to demand.
Don't just take it from us!
Just a handful of the many encouraging comments that we have received from teachers who have visited us recently...
- "A very smooth educational visit due to well-organised helpful staff. All of the children loved the farm and learnt a lot." Emmaus School
- "The trip was informative, educational and fun. We were all impressed with the friendly staff, the excellent facilities and the welfare of the animals. They are clearly loved and well looked after, resulting in happy, healthy animals." Rogerstone Primary School
- "Our visit was too short, we could have stayed a lot longer!" Redland Primary School
- "We had a very enjoyable visit and the children came back full of enthusiasm. Lots to do and plenty to see - a great day!" Hafod Primary School
- "Absolutely brilliant day! All the children thoroughly enjoyed it!" Lucie, Tysign Primary School, Newport
What to do next...
How to book
To book a school trip at Noah's Ark, or for more information please contact the Education Department.
You can also download & print out our Risk Assessment and Health & Safety Guidance Notes complete with information & guidelines for teachers/leaders concerning group visits. We can also post you an Education Pack on request.
Resources to download for Teachers and Group Leaders:
To view the Risk Assessment and other resources you will need Adobe PDF Reader, which is a free download.
To save one of the files below to your desktop, right-click the link and choose 'Save Target As...'
 Risk Assessment
Health & Safety Guidance Notes for Group Visits
More educational resources
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