Primary Visits Key Stage 2
Our Primary visits to Longdendale and Crowden and our Secondary and A-level days are open for bookings for the 26/27 Academic Year. If you would like to visit please complete and send us an enquiry form (40kb).
If you are interested in booking a visit at the Moorland Discovery Centre please contact the centre directly: mdc@nationaltrust.org.uk
We are saddened that at the end of July 2025 we had to close our educational centre at Macclesfield Forest. We are in the process of updating our website to reflect this change.
If you would like any further information please contact learning.discovery@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Days for schools
We offer a broad and exciting range of outdoor and environmental educational activities for Key Stages 2. All our programmes support a creative curriculum to inspire and engage pupils. The habitats and landscape surrounding our learning centres and fieldwork localities across the Peak District National Park provide a stimulating back drop to learning and adventures.
What teachers say about us:
"Fantastic day, ALL children engaged, thank you! Lots of questions asked and answered, very informative!" Spire Junior School
"It was really valuable to be able to experience our learning in the classroom in real life. The children were able to gain a much better understanding of abstract concepts such as erosion, deposition and the journey of a river. All the students really enjoyed the visit. One student said, 'best trip ever!' Another said he liked all the new information he had learned, like what the confluence was." Trinity croft Primary School, River Study
We strive to make our visits accessible to all. Days can be tailored to your group’s needs. While many of our sites are accessible to people with limited mobility, it is recommended to discuss your particular needs with us before booking.
What we offer
Key Stage 2 programmes
- Rocks and Soils
- River Study
- Habitats
- Peak District Explorers - Map Skills
- Mountains and Valleys
- Discover the Peak District
For more details please contact the Learning and Discovery Team:
Email: learning.discovery@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Tel: 01629 816373
Follow up work, results and other resources
Many of our programmes generate data and can followed up in the classroom - please visit our peak curriculum resources page for further help with data sets, spreadsheets, using fieldwork apps and links to further information, such as our State of the Park report.