Each year students from across the College have the opportunity to visit places in the UK, Europe and beyond. Some trips are with their course, others are organised by the Students’ Union.

Visits and trips

Visits and trips are an important part of the Weston College learning experience. There are many opportunities to travel and participate in a range of activities that are designed to broaden students’ understanding and experience beyond the boundaries of the College. Below are examples of the kind of trips you may have the opportunity to go on, depending on your chosen subject.

Travel opportunities in the UK

Students from across the College have had the opportunity to go on various UK-based trips to places including:

• Cardiff Bay - Techniquest science centre
• Bath
• Warwick Castle
• Windsor Castle in London
• Stratford upon Avon (the cottage of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife, and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
• Exmoor National Park
• Crufts’ dog show
• Badminton Horse Trials equestrian event, South Gloucestershire
• RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, the large Royal Air Force station
• Goblin Combe, an education and environmental charity in North Somerset.

Locally

Care and Early Years students took a trip to Charlton Farm Children’s Hospice in Wraxall, while law students visited the North Somerset Courthouse (Magistrates’ Court) in Weston-super-Mare.

Bristol

We have a variety of Bristol trips to places like Bristol Zoo, @Bristol science centre, the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, plus specialist trips including:

• St George’s Bristol concert hall, Performance and Recording Day - Performing Arts
• Avon and Somerset Police Forensic Science Laboratory - Applied Science
• Her Majesty’s Prison Bristol - A Level
• Bristol Magistrates’ and Crown Court - A Level
• Bristol Old Vic theatre company - Performing Arts
• Bristol Climbing Centre - Public Services
• Bristol Royal Infirmary Hospital, Pathology Laboratory - Applied Science

London

There are a variety of trips to London including visits to Madame Tussauds and the Tower of London. Students visited hair and beauty events in the city to make contacts and learn more about their field.

Art and Design students visited galleries and exhibitions including the Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and studios at the Barbican arts and conference venue.

Music Technology students were invited to the BBC Maida Vale Studios, where many acts including The Beatles have performed.
Hospitality students visited the famous Hotel Olympia and ESOL students visited the Houses of Parliament as part of an educational day out.

South-west England

A Level students spent a week studying the geography and geology of Devon, including Exmoor National Park and the coastline.

Art and Design students visited Penzance for a week to paint, draw, take photos and enjoy the natural environment. Trips included a visit to the house of sculptor Barbara Hepworth.

Scotland

Performing Arts students performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival following successful auditions.

Travel and Tourism students went to Glasgow to attend the SECC Travel and Tourism Show.

Wales

Sport and Public Services students visited Chepstow Army Camp and went mountain walking in Snowdonia.

Travel opportunities throughout Europe and beyond

Bulgaria

Travel and Tourism students visited Bulgaria to investigate the impact of tourism development on this new tourist destination.

Berlin

History students visited famous sights to improve their knowledge for their course.

Tunisia

Travel and tourism students organised a one week trip to Tunisia and visited the Great Mosque of Sidi Ogba and went trekking in the Sahara Desert.

New York

Students from the Business, Management and IT Department Faculties visited New York to learn about business in America. They attended the New York Business conference and visited some famous landmarks including the Empire State Building, Central Park, Ground Zero and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Students from the Creative Arts Faculty, including people from Music Production, Applied Art and Design, and Broadcast Media and Graphics, also visited New York taking in famous sights such as the Statue of Liberty, the Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan and Broadway.

HE visits and revision days

We offer various course specific revision days in different universities for A Level students. All Level 3 students have the opportunity to visit the University of the West of England.

Team building days

Students from a range of courses attend team building days at the beginning of their course to help everyone get to know each other and work effectively as a group.

Exciting activities

All of our students have the opportunity to participate in a range of exciting activities and visits throughout the year, including paintballing, and visiting Alton Towers theme park.