Your 2025 School Travel Awards finalists revealed - vote for your winners

We have some amazing finalists that have made the shortlist, so it is now over to you to choose the winners by casting your votes.

Have your say and tell us which of the finalists deserves the ultimate recognition from across this very special sector. 

You have until Thursday 31st July to cast your votes and only need to vote in the categories relevant to you.

Voting form

The winners will then be revealed at the 2025 School Travel Awards ceremony on Friday 21st November at the five-star Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.

For more information about the ceremony and booking tickets, click here.

Here are your 2025 School Travel Awards finalists…

Best Historic Attraction or Venue

This category is presented in partnership with Conway Centres.

• Bletchley Park
• Hever Castle
• HMS Belfast
• St Paul’s Cathedral
• The Roman Baths
• Westminster Abbey
• Windsor Castle

Best Sporting Venue

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

• AirHop Adventure Parks
• Gravity Active
• Lee Valley VeloPark
• Manchester City Educational Tour Experiences
• Snozone
• Wembley Stadium

Best Theatre Production for Schools

This category is presented in partnership with Gravity.

• Back To The Future The Musical
• The Lion King
• Mamma Mia!
• Matilda The Musical
• SIX The Musical
• Wicked
• The Woman in Black

Best UK Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Camps International.

• Go Ape
• Ironbridge
• LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
• Madame Tussauds London
• National Memorial Arboretum
• Up at The O2
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter

Best International Destination or Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Equity.

• Barcelona, Spain
• Disneyland Paris, France
• Futuroscope, France
• In Flanders Fields Museum
• Kraków, Poland
• Puy du Fou, France

A special thank you to our 2025 Awards Partners…

Best Provision for SEND

This category is presented in partnership with YHA.

• Brooklands Museum
• London Transport Museum
• Royal Air Force Museum London
• Science Museum, London
• Shuttleworth
• Winchester Science Centre

Best Museum Visit

This category is presented in partnership with PGL Beyond.

• Black Country Living Museum
• Eden Camp Modern History Museum
• Imperial War Museum, London
• Natural History Museum, London
• Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
• Twist Museum
• Young V&A

Best Education Workshops

This category is presented in partnership with Halsbury Travel. 

• Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
• Disney on Stage
• LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
• National Marine Aquarium
• Powell-Cotton Museum
• The Royal Mint Experience
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Education / Learning Team of the Year

This category is presented in partnership with Experience Education.

Rewarding staff and volunteers at attractions and providers, finalists will be confirmed in due course. For more information about this category click here.

Best Venue for STEM Learning

This category is presented in partnership with Visions in Education.

• Jodrell Bank
• LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
• National Space Centre
• Science Museum, London
• Techniquest
• We The Curious
• Winchester Science Centre

Best Geography Learning Experience

This category is presented in partnership with Imperial War Museums.

• Canal & River Trust
• Cheddar Gorge & Caves
• Field Studies Council
• Heights of Abraham
• The Living Rainforest
• Lost Earth Adventures
• Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

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Best Venue for English Learning

This category is presented in partnership with TCBC School Tours.

• British Library
• Jane Austen’s House
• Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
• Royal Shakespeare Company
• Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books
• Shakespeare’s Globe
• Shrek’s Adventure London

Best Wildlife Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Scout Adventures.

• Chester Zoo
• Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens
• The Living Rainforest
• Monkey World
• SEA LIFE Centres
• West Midlands Safari Park
• Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Best School Tour Operator (Small / Medium)

This category is presented in partnership with Disney’s Hercules.

• Diverse School Travel
• GB Sports Tours
• Operation Wallacea
• The School Travel Company
• TCBC School Tours
• Visions in Education

Best School Tour Operator (Large)

This category is presented in partnership with LeShuttle.

• Camps International
• Equity
• Halsbury Travel
• Next Generation Travel Group
• NST
• Rayburn Tours
• Select School Travel
• Travelbound

Best Residential Experience

This category is presented in partnership with EVOLVE Advice.

• Conway Centres
• JCA
• Lost Earth Adventures
• The Outward Bound Trust
• PGL
• Scout Adventures
• YHA

‘My Best School Trip’ Award

This category is presented in partnership with Go Ape.

Open to schools and with a £2,000 prize, we are currently assessing entries for this category. A selection of the strongest entries will be presented to the 2025 judging panel and the finalists revealed in September. To find out more about this award click here.

School Trip Champion Award

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

This award comes with a £2,000 prize for the winner’s school and shines a spotlight on EVCs, teachers and school staff for the important role they play in organising trips that help pupils benefit from learning outside the classroom. The finalists will be revealed in late August / early September. To find out more about this category click here.