School sessions

School bookings for 2025-6

Bookings for the autumn term 2025 will open on Monday 30 June.

Bookings for spring and summer terms 2026 will open on Monday 20 October.

Please wait until these dates to submit a booking enquiry form for the relevant term.

The Royal Observatory schools programme will begin in January 2026 due to the upcoming site regeneration project. Our brilliant Astronomy Education team will be working on an exciting refresh of our schools offer, and a temporary programme based at the National Maritime Museum.

There are no astronomy school workshops or Planetarium shows available until later in 2026.

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Royal Observatory Greenwich

Royal Museums Greenwich offers schools sessions supporting history, art, geography, astronomy, science, technology, numeracy and literacy and programmes led by experienced facilitators and real astronomers.

We host workshops and learning programmes across all our sites, including the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, Queen's House and Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre.

The Royal Observatory Schools programme will resume in January 2026, based at the National Maritime Museum due to a site regeneration project taking place at the Royal Observatory.

Pre-booking school visits is essential, and we are happy to help and advise if you make an enquiry.

To keep up to date about our school programmes and to get a reminder about when bookings are open, we recommend signing up to our mailing lists:

National Maritime Museum, Queen's House, Cutty Sark and The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre Schools programmes: sign up here.
Royal Observatory Greenwich: sign up here.

School trips and workshops

Tap the arrows to explore the sessions and activities available across all our museum sites

Royal Observatory schools programme

Digital resources, ways to get involved and keep up with what's new - find out about the Royal Observatory Greenwich's school programme and offers

National Maritime Museum and Queen's House - for primary schools

Interactive, hands-on sessions to support learning in History, Art, Literacy and more

National Maritime Museum and Queen's House - for secondary schools

Historical enquiry days and practical art sessions

Cutty Sark school sessions

Tours and interactive sessions aboard a Victorian sailing ship

Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre schools sessions

Cross-curricular discovery in a unusual behind-the-scenes location. Each session includes a special visit to the Museum stores.

SEND school sessions and resources

Inspiring cross-curricular experiences to support language and communication and social and career skills development

Self-guided school visits

Key information for school groups visiting our sites independently

Schools Hub

All you need to know about bookable sessions, resources and opportunities for teachers and pupils at the National Maritime Museum, Queen's House, Cutty Sark and Prince Phillip Maritime Collections Centre