Schools and Groups Booking Form

May 6, 2026

Thank you for booking a visit with Ripon Museums Trust. To confirm your enquiry, please complete the form below. If some of the information requested can’t be confirmed now, please give estimates. If you are booking multiple visits, please complete one form per visit.

Schools and Groups Booking Form

May 6, 2026

Schools and Groups Booking Form

Thank you for booking a visit with Ripon Museums Trust. To confirm your enquiry, please complete the form below. If some of the information requested can’t be confirmed now, please give estimates.

If you are booking multiple visits, please complete one form per visit.

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About you and your group

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Job title(Required)

Contact Email(Required)

Organisation Name(Required)

Organisation Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City County Post Code

Contact telephone number(Required)

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Invoicing

Your invoice will be sent after your visit.

Organisation Name for Invoicing:(Required)

Finance Staff Name:(Required)

Email for invoice:(Required)

Order number if there is one:

Organisation info

Is your organisation a...(Required)

School, college or university, or home educators

Special Interest Groups e.g. WI, U3A, Coach Tours, or family/ friendship group - mixed ages

Youth Group, e.g. Cubs, Brownies, scouts and Guides

School Visit Information

This information helps us build your day and ensures we have all the information to meet your visit requirements

Date of visit

Please note, if you are visiting Ripon Museums for a full day school trip, to ensure you get the most out your visit allow at least 4 hours for your visit. (e.g. 10am – 2pm)

Arrival time (at coach park)(Required)

Departure time (at coach park)(Required)

Visit Leader/ Teacher(Required)

On the day contact

Mobile number(Required)

On the day contact

Number of students / learners?(Required)

Due to the size of our museums, we can only accommodate a maximum of 65 students at the WH, 35 at each of the PP and CH or a total of 100 individuals across all 3 museums per visit. Please contact us if you would like to bring a bigger group to the museum. (If you have more students to accommodate, please speak to the Learning team about other arrangements.)

Number of supervising adults(Required)

(includes teaching staff and parent helpers)

What year group are your pupils?(Required)

Please give info

What key stage are your class working at?(Required)

KS1

LKS2

UKS2

KS3

KS4 post 16

Post 18

Do any individuals in your group have any specific needs we should be aware of? If so, please select:

Let us know more

Please detail any specific ways in which we can help these individuals in your group:

Please do not include any identifying information, eg: names.

At Ripon Museums, we often tackle sensitive topics. Please indicate below if there are any areas that may be challenging for your pupils, i.e.: suicide, self-harm, knife crime, incarceration, criminal justice system, and poverty. We will contact you to discuss this.

Are you visiting at the beginning middle or end of a topic?(Required)

How much will the class know already?

How does this visit support your classroom teaching/ curriculum requirements?

For KS1 – 3 Do you have any key questions or ideas you would like to explore?

For KS4 and post 16 learners; What is your module/ topic and exam specification?

Any other information about your class or priorities for the day you wish to share?

Curriculum requirements – theme of visit, and workshops you wish us to deliver(Required)

For workshops listing multiple key stages, the visit will be tailored to your age group. Please check our website for a detailed breakdown of activities. Our workshops can be adapted for SEND groups. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Please select five of the following activities:

EYFS Sessions

Nursing

Call the Police!

Peg doll craft

Victorian Schoolroom

KS1 Sessions

KS2 Sessions

KS3 Sessions

Chores

Victorian Schoolroom

Laundry

Rag-Rugging

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child (equivalent to 2 activities)

Guardians’ Roleplay

Baking (available from Sept 2026)

Peelers and Poachers workshop plus Punishment Trail (equivalent to 2 activities)

Courthouse Trial Roleplay (equivalent to 2 activities)

KS4 Sessions

Victorian Schoolroom

Laundry

Rag-Rugging

Guardians’ Roleplay

Peelers and Poachers workshop plus Punishment Trail (equivalent to 2 activities)

Courthouse Trial Roleplay (equivalent to 2 activities)

Colleges, universities, adult learning groups

Rag-Rugging

Guardians’ Roleplay

Peelers and Poachers workshop plus Punishment Trail (equivalent to 2 activities)

Courthouse Trial Roleplay (equivalent to 2 activities)

Visit information - groups

Date of visit

Please note, if you are visiting the Workhouse allow 1.5 hrs, Prison & Police 1.5 hours and Courthouse 1.25 hours

Arrival time (at coach park)(Required)

Departure time (at coach park)(Required)

Visitor Leader/ Coach Driver Name(Required)

Day of the visit contact

Mobile number(Required)

Day of the visit contact

Number of visitors over 18(Required)

If none, put '0'

Number of visitors under 18(Required)

If none, put '0'

Approx age of Children(Required)

Tour options

Guided Tour

Workhouse only (guided tour and/or workshops)

Prison (includes object handling and storytelling)

Courthouse (costumed trial reenactment)

Workhouse and Prison

Workhouse and Courthouse

Prison and Courthouse

Workhouse, Prison and Courthouse

Unguided Visit

Workhouse only

Prison only

Workhouse and Prison

Workhouse and Courthouse

Prison and Courthouse

Workhouse, Prison and Courthouse (annual pass given at discount)

Please let us know if you want to participate in a particular session or activity in addition to your tour

(e.g. Rag Rugging, Poor Law role play, object handling)

Visit information

Date of visit

Please note, if you are visiting the Workhouse allow 1.5 hrs, Prison & Police 1.5 hours and Courthouse 1.25 hours

Arrival time (at car/coach park)(Required)

Departure time (at car/coach park)(Required)

Group Leader/ Main Contact(Required)

Day of the visit contact

Mobile number(Required)

Day of the visit contact

Due to the size of our museums, we can only accommodate a maximum of 60 visitors at the Workhouse, 30 at each of the Police and Prison and Courthouse or a total of 90 individuals across all 3 museums per visit. . Please contact us if you have a larger group size.

Number of visitors over 18(Required)

If none, put '0'

Number of visitors under 18(Required)

If none, put '0'

Ages of children(Required)

Tour options

You can choose 3-5 from the following activities to make a day’s visit:

Workhouse Sessions

Self-led trail (equivalent of 2 activities)

Victorian Schoolroom

Rag-Rugging

Chores/ Laundry

Guardians’ Roleplay

Victorian Toys ( 4- 7 yrs)

Victorian Games (available from Sept 2026 age 6- 9yrs)

Baking (available from Aug 2026)

Prison and Police Museum

Peelers and Poachers workshop and a punishment trail (½ day)

Artful Dodgers workshop and Punishment Trail (½ day)

Courthouse

Courthouse Trial Roleplay (equivalent to 2 activities or ½ day

Mix of museums/Bespoke Options

If you require something bespoke, please let us know here

Additional Information

Additional support

At Ripon Museums, we want everyone to have an accessible and enjoyable visit. Please let us know if any of your group would like the following:

Lift access

A wheelchair

Quiet spaces

Amend session timings (we will contact you to talk this through)

Reduce the length of visit

More frequent breaks

Visual stories prior to your visit

Additional parent or staff helpers for free

Other

Let us know what support is required

Please do not include any identifying information about visiting individuals, e.g. names

Would you like to visit the shop?(Required)

Yes, Workhouse

Yes, Prison and Police Museum

No thank you

Maybe

Would you like a pre-prepared goody bag?(Required)

Yes £5 Crime and punishment

Yes £5 Workhouse theme

How did you hear about us?

Ripon Museums Website

Google search

Educational Visits UK guide

Word of mouth

Visited before

www.ukschooltrips.co.uk

www.educationalvisitsuk.com

Social media

Other

If you selected ‘Other’ please tell us where.

Terms & Conditions(Required)

I have read and agree to the terms and conditions

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