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School trip to Manchester

Manchester was the engine of the Industrial Revolution. Your students discover industrial heritage, economic renewal and a world-famous football culture.

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Type of trip
Study trip
Target group
Upper secondary and vocational schools
Duration
3 to 4 days
Price
Price on request

About this school trip

Manchester is an ideal destination for a study trip on industrialisation and economics. The Science and Industry Museum stands on the site of Liverpool Road Station, the terminus of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway: according to the museum, the world's first steam railway between two cities to carry both passengers and goods. In the textiles gallery you see historic textile machines, including an Arkwright water frame from 1775, and hear how cotton made the city great. Around the canals of Castlefield and the former Great Northern Warehouse you see how warehouses and railway arches have been given a new lease of life.

For sport, Manchester is every bit as fascinating. Both Manchester City and Manchester United offer stadium and museum tours, which open up a discussion of the economics behind top-level sport. In this way you combine history, economics and current affairs in a single trip for upper secondary and vocational students.

We are happy to take care of the transport to Manchester for you and your students. You travel in a comfortable coach with an experienced driver, including the ferry crossing or the journey through the Channel Tunnel. Once there, the coach remains available for your excursions. For the United Kingdom every traveller needs a valid passport; also check in good time whether a UK ETA or a visa is required.

Highlights

  • Science and Industry Museum
  • Castlefield's canals and warehouses
  • Stadium tours at City and United

Included

  • Return travel by coach
  • Experienced driver

Not included

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Entrance tickets and excursions

Day programme

  1. Day 1: Outward journey and crossing to England

    Departure from your school by coach to the ferry port or the Channel Tunnel. After the crossing you continue to Manchester with rest breaks.

  2. Day 2: The Industrial Revolution at the Science and Industry Museum

    A visit to the museum, with its textiles gallery and the story of the first railway. In the afternoon, a walk along the canals and warehouses of Castlefield.

  3. Day 3: Sport and economics, then the return journey

    A stadium tour at Manchester City or Manchester United, with a focus on the economics of football. Then the return journey begins, via the Channel crossing back to your school.

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