Book a learning visit

Self-led visits without use of the Garden Room: There is still good availability, please check availability before you complete the form, either by emailing us or call on 01223 331875. Check out our self-led resources.

• EYFS – KS2: Bookings are open for all terms in the 2025/26 school year
• KS3+: Bookings are open for all terms in the 2025/2026 school year

Booking form for 2025/26 school year

If you are booking a workshop led by a Schools Learning Officer, please explore the workshop pages before completing the booking form and note that we can accommodate a maximum of 36 pupils per workshop.

Unfortunately we cannot guarantee your preferred dates will be available. Once you have filled in the form we will be in touch to confirm a date with you.

Before you book please read our guidance notes, downloadable below, about visiting the Garden with a school group.

We offer a free pre-visit for teachers. You can either arrange a time to meet a Schools Learning Officer, or arrange a free entry into the Garden to plan your visit. Please contact us to arrange this.

Gatsby School Visit Grant 

Thanks to a generous grant to the Botanic Garden from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation, we are offering a new travel grant scheme for state schools to support visiting the Botanic Garden. We are able to reimburse travel costs for all state schools on taught visits (EYFS to Year 13).  We will also waive our usual fee for taught workshops for those schools with an at or higher-than-average pupil premium percentage. The grant will operate until the 2028/2029 school year.

Visit the grant page for further details.

Cancellation policy

We understand that there may be circumstances where you need to cancel your visit. If you need to cancel, please contact us by email as soon as possible so that we can offer the date to another school.

In rare circumstances, we may need to cancel or rearrange a workshop due to unforeseen events out of our control. In this case, we will contact you as soon as possible and offer an alternative date.

We are an outdoor venue and may be closed or partially closed in the event of dangerous weather without notice. Please keep an eye on Met Office forecasts and contact us if you have any concerns.

If the Garden remains open or is only partially closed due to weather, workshops will go ahead, but schools should be aware that we may need to adapt activities or provide an indoor alternative.