Learning at Kedleston Hall

Child holding a moth — Hold a scary beast

They say that nature is the greatest teacher and we're so lucky to so much of it right on our doorstep here at Kedleston. From the wide open parkland to the depths of the woods we've got all the ingredients here to help you plan a trip for your school or club.

Something for everyone

We have all sorts of Educational workshops available here at Kedleston all of which an be tailored to suit your school or groups individual needs. We can offer educational outdoor workshops for primary schools with either KS1 or KS2 groups and sessions can be tailored to suit individual year groups.

Whatever the weather

We are an all weathers trip destination... and by that we mean that workshops go ahead whatever the weather, unless there are safety concerns. We don't have any indoor classroom space so all groups need to be ready for anything the British weather might throw at us!

Two little girls filling in trail sheets — A Kedleston adventure

School Visits

Schools can use our 800 acre historic parkland as an outdoor classroom for the day. You may choose to lead your visit yourselves or book one of our selection of workshops led by our team here at Kedleston.

Plan your school visit

An alternative evening out with your club

We have a range of evening sessions available to book for clubs and groups, all activities can be tailored to suit the ages and number in the group. Evening groups have the luxury of having the whole park to themselves after the gates have closed to the general public.

Scouts discovering the park — Scouts exploring what the park has to offer

Evening sessions for Scouts, Guides and clubs

We offer a variety of activities and workshops to clubs and groups such as Scouts and Guides. All are led by our experienced learning staff after the park has closed to the general public.

an evening adventure

Education Group Memberships

The membership scheme is open to not-for-profit groups, whose members, pupils or students are in full-time education. We recommend that your group joins the National Trust as an Education Group Member giving you the benefit of free planning and preparation visits, membership pack which includes the annual handbook and the seasonal magazine full of inspiration for future visits. Education group members also receive free entry to National Trust places during published opening times. Additional workshops and activities come at an additonal cost but at a discounted rate for Education Group Members.

Costs and categories

Home educating family - £43.25
Under 50 pupils - £43.25
51-100 pupils - £72.25
101-200 pupils - £87.50
201-500 pupils - £92.75
Over 500 pupils - £107.25
Tertiary field study - £137.00

Home educator?

The Trust extends Education Group Membership to home-educating families.This membership can be used during normal school hours during term time. Here at Kedleston we run a number of learning workshops thoughout the year aimed at home-educating familes. These outdoor workshops could cover anything from nature identification to knitting to bushcraft skills and are a great way to meet other local home-educating families.

Applying for Education Group Membership

Please contact our Supporter Services Centre, who will be happy to send you an application form:

The National Trust
Supporter Services Centre
PO Box 574
Manvers
Rotherham S63 3FH

Telephone: 0344 800 1895

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General Hazard Information

We will do everything we can to ensure your safety but please remember that the ultimate responsibility for the conduct, safety and welfare of your group remains with you. To help you to risk assess your visit we have prepared a downloadable hazard information sheet for our site.

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