FAQs for school trips

We do our utmost to ensure that your school visit is fun, worthwhile and safe. Please download our health and safety guidelines to support you in your risk assessment process.

We welcome facilitated education groups at Eden from Monday to Friday during term time. As Eden can be very busy at peak times of the year, you may find visiting outside the main tourist season more rewarding.

In our experience, many schools find they have not allowed enough time to explore Eden when planning their visit.

Our site is large and four hours or more is best for a worthwhile exploration. If you book your class onto one of our workshops, we’d recommend you allow extra time to explore the site as well.

We do not have accommodation at the Eden Project. However, there are plenty of options for school residentials across Cornwall including campsites, hostels and hotels.   

Our suggested adult/pupil ratios are as follows: Early Years Foundation Stage, 1:3; Key Stage 1, 1:6; Key Stage 2 and 3, 1:10; Key Stage 4, 1:15; Key Stage 5, 1:20). You’re welcome to bring more helpers if you’d like, who will be charged at our group booking rate.

Students and staff should bring:

• equipment such as clipboards, pens and pencils (if visiting independently)
• a packed lunch (including a drink and, we recommend, an additional bottle of water)
• layers of clothing, including appropriate outdoor clothing, to help cope with the variations in temperature between our indoor Biomes and outdoor gardens
• hats and sun cream on sunny days (you can even catch the sun inside our Biome!)

We try our best to offer all education groups space to eat lunch and store bags. 

We recommend that you bring a packed lunch. We try our best to offer all education groups space to eat lunch and store bags. 

All education groups will be met by one of our friendly Education Team, to help orientate you and set you up for the day.

We are committed to supporting visits for those with special educational needs. We aim to create equal opportunities for everybody to experience, learn about and get involved in the Eden Project.

You might find our Accessibility Guide helpful. Please tell us your requirements when you make your booking.

All school visits should be booked in advance by filling in our schools booking enquiry form. Your school will be invoiced after your visit.

Please note that education groups without a confirmed booking will unfortunately not be able to benefit from our discounted education rates.

Home educator rates are offered on weekdays, in term time only, to young people of school age and charged at £7.20 per child. There is a maximum of one accompanying adult per child at £7.20 per adult. All additional adults will be charged the full entry price.

To book your discount please contact our Education Team using the email address at the top of this page, including your name, group size (children/adults) when you would like to visit and attach proof of your home education status. 

Bookings must be confirmed a minimum of 14 days in advance of your visit to claim this discount.