Your 2024 School Travel Awards winners

Thank you to everyone who nominated, voted and entered.

The winners were announced during the School Travel Awards ceremony, which took place Friday 29th November at the five-star Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.

Below, see the outstanding attractions, companies, experiences, schools and individuals who picked up this year’s trophies:

Best Historic Attraction or Venue

This category is presented in partnership with Conway Centres.

• Bletchley Park
• Hever Castle
• Ironbridge
• Leeds Castle
• The Roman Baths (winner)
• Tower of London

Best Sporting Venue

This category is presented in partnership with LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort.

• Lee Valley VeloPark
• The London Stadium
• Manchester City Educational Tour Experiences
• Manchester United Foundation’s Skills Lab
• Snozone (winner)
• The Wave

A special thank you to our 2024 Awards Partners…

Best Theatre Production for Schools

This category is presented in partnership with Gravity.

• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• The Lion King
• Mamma Mia! 
• Matilda The Musical
• SIX The Musical
• Wicked (winner)

Best UK Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Camps International.

• Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
• Go Ape
• LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
• National Memorial Arboretum
• Shakespeare’s Globe
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter (winner)

Best International Destination or Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Equity.

• Barcelona, Spain
• Berlin, Germany
• CERN, Switzerland
• Disneyland Paris, France (winner)
• Normandy, France
• Washington DC, USA

Best Provision for SEND

This category is presented in partnership with YHA.

• Hampton Court Palace
• Royal Air Force Museum London
• Winchester Science Centre
• Jorvik Viking Centre
• Science Museum, London (winner)
• Tate Britain

Best Museum Visit

This category is presented in partnership with Visions in Education.

• Black Country Living Museum
• British Motor Museum
• Imperial War Museum, London (winner)
• King Richard III Visitor Centre
• Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
• World Museum, Liverpool

Best Education Workshops

This category is presented in partnership with Halsbury Travel.

• Black Country Living Museum
• Chessington World of Adventures Resort
• LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort (winner)
• Paultons Park
• Powell-Cotton Museum
• The Royal Mint Experience

Education / Learning Team of the Year

This category is presented in partnership with Jordan Tourism Board.

• International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln (winner)
• Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), Warwickshire
• Royal Museums Greenwich, London
• Stratford Butterfly Farm, Warwickshire

>> Find out about each of these finalists in our special feature about them

Best Venue for STEM Learning

This category is presented in partnership with Experience Education.

• Jodrell Bank
• Science Museum, London
• Silverstone Museum
• Techniquest (winner)
• Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
• Winchester Science Centre

Best Geography Learning Experience

This category is presented in partnership with EVOLVE Advice.

• Field Studies Council
• The Living Rainforest (winner)
• Lost Earth Adventures
• Nene Park, Peterborough
• Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
• Zip World

Best Venue for English Learning

This category is presented in partnership with Kingswood.

• BeWILDerwood
• Jane Austen’s House
• Royal Shakespeare Company
• Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books
• Shakespeare’s Globe (winner)
• The Story Museum

Best Wildlife Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Scout Adventures.

• Chester Zoo (winner)
• The Living Rainforest
• SEA LIFE Centres
• RSPB Nature Reserves
• Whipsnade Zoo
• West Midlands Safari Park

Best School Tour Operator (Small / Medium)

This category is presented in partnership with Disney On Stage.

• Edventure Travel
• Galloway Coach Travel
• MSG Tours
• Operation Wallacea
• TCBC School Tours
• Visions In Education (winner)

Best School Tour Operator (Large)

This category is presented in partnership with LeShuttle.

• Camps International
• Equity Travel
• Halsbury Travel
• Next Generation Travel Group
• NST
• Select School Travel
• Travelbound (winner)

Best Residential Experience

This category is presented in partnership with Imperial War Museums.

• Conway Centres
• The Bushcraft Company
• JCA
• Kingswood
• The Outward Bound Trust
• PGL (winner)
• YHA

‘My Best School Trip’ Award

This category is presented in partnership with Go Ape.

• Carisbrooke College (IWEF), Isle of Wight, (Year 10/11 trip to Vietnam) (winner)
• Heathfield Knoll School, Worcestershire (Year 6/7 residential to the Boundless Outdoors Centre in Malvern)
• Salusbury Primary School, Brent (Year 5 trip to Turkey)
• Southill Primary School, Weymouth (Year 4 residential to London)
• Stoke by Nayland Primary School, Colchester (KS2 trip to the Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk)

You can read about this year’s finalists and see photos by clicking here.

Outstanding Contribution to Learning Outside the Classroom

This is the first time that this special award has been presented, going to someone who has made a significant impact to the school travel sector.

• Peter Carne OBE (winner)

School Trip Champion Award

This category is presented in partnership with Next Generation Travel Group.

• Matt O’Grady, West Horndon Primary School, Brentwood
• Glynis Pattison, Conyers School, Stockton-on-Tees (winner)
• Viki Thexton, St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School, Kent
• Tim Waites, Baxter College, Kidderminster

Read our special feature by clicking here, which details this year’s finalists and why they are such superstars.