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School Visits to Heligan

Bring your classroom outdoors. Our school visits are designed to spark curiosity, inspire creativity and give your pupils unforgettable, hands-on experiences in nature.

How would you like to visit Heligan?

Give your pupils the chance to explore, discover and learn at Heligan. Whether you want to lead your own school visit or have our Learning Team lead a hands-on workshop, we can help you create a memorable day that connects with your pupils and your curriculum.

Plan your visit

  1. Heligan-led workshops │ Let our Learning Team lead the learning.

    Bring your topic to life through engaging, hands-on activities led by our experienced Learning Team.

    Our workshops connect pupils with Heligan's gardens, wildlife, history and landscape, helping them learn through doing, exploring and asking questions.

    From £8 per pupil

  2. Self-led visits │ You lead. We support.

    Lead your pupils around Heligan at your own pace and create a day that works for your class.

    Explore the gardens, woodland and wider estate, follow your own interests and use our resources to support learning along the way.

    School-led visits are ideal if you want the freedom to shape your own day.

    From £6.50 per pupil

  3. Heligan Comes to Your School | Inspiring School Visits & Learning

    Bring the world of Heligan into your classroom.

    What can a beaver teach us about nature? Why are pollinators so important? And what can we learn from a gardener about growing food?

    Our learning team and garden experts bring stories and real experiences from The Lost Gardens of Heligan into schools, helping pupils discover the wildlife, plants, people and places that make Heligan special.

    Choose from a 30-minute whole-school assembly or an hour-long class workshop.

    Get in touch with our learning team to find out more about school visits, assemblies and workshops.

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Heligan-led workshops

Let our Heligan Learning team lead the way. We offer a wide array of unique, interactive workshops, inspired by our gardens and estate. These will:

  • immerse young people in nature
  • encourage mindfulness and reflection
  • nurture curiosity and creativity

Design the perfect day for your group - choose a full day of workshops or combine our Heligan-led sessions with teacher-led exploration.

Every workshop includes ideas for follow-up learning, so your Heligan experience continues back in the classroom. We also love to celebrate your work in our learning gallery.

All facilitated visits include exclusive use of the Den, a safe, engaging base for the day. This is where your class may enjoy lunch, play and re-group under the trees.

We’re delighted to announce that, from January 2026, we will welcome groups into our brand-new Lodge – a relaxed and engaging indoor, nature-inspired, learning space located in our Centre for Nature Futures.

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  1. School Groups

    Prices per person - Heligan-led workshops

    Experience Price
    Heligan-led half day with entry to Heligan, one morning or afternoon workshop and access to Heligan for the remainder of the day.  £8
    Heligan-led full day including entry to Heligan and two workshops.  £9.50
Toby And Beaver

Prefer to lead your own group? Discover Heligan at your own pace with a teacher-led visit that includes discounted admission for your group.

To make your visit stress-free, we offer:

  • a welcome briefing on arrival
  • a free teacher visit to Heligan (to enable you to plan and prepare a risk assessment)
  • downloadable worksheets and ID tools to support your learning (coming soon).
  • You can also book the Den for your exclusive use – perfect for lunch breaks, bag storage and time out from public areas.

Need help aligning your visit with your class topic? Our team is happy to suggest routes, activities or garden highlights that best match your curriculum. Please use the contact form below.

  1. Build With Heligan

    Prices per person - School-led visits

    Age Price
    Age 5 to 18 £6.50
    Under 5 No charge
    Use of the Den £100
Gorran School Beaver Naming

Bring Heligan to Your School

Inspiring assemblies, workshops and hands-on learning for your pupils. Our learning team and garden experts enjoy visiting schools to share stories, knowledge and a passion for the natural world. Whether it’s a 30-minute whole-school assembly or an hour-long class workshop, we can cover everything from  wildflowers and wildlife to gardening, farming and environmental science.

Some of our popular subjects include:

  • Beavers as “ecological engineers” – discover how beavers shape their environment, how they are adapted to their habitats, why they’re known as a keystone species and where they’re being reintroduced across the UK.

  • Heligan conservation – learn about our work with water voles, glow-worms and beavers, our rare breeds farm and future red squirrel plans.

  • Seasonal Cornish flora and fauna – explore the rhythms of local wildlife through the year: nesting, foraging, breeding, migrating and spotting wildflowers in the hedgerows.

  • Heligan harvest assembly - meet our gardeners and discover what’s in season, how fruit and vegetables grow in the UK and the importance of pollinators and healthy soil.

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