School visits to RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon

Get gardening in this enchanting setting and discover an inspiring garden where children can let their imagination grow

Book now for visits throughout the academic year. School visits are free, and we offer a travel grant of up to £100 per school trip towards your coach costs. To book your visit or for more information, please email us on [email protected].

School workshops

Our exciting workshops offer hands-on sessions for children at Foundation Stage and in Primary and Secondary schools (KS1-4), including those with special educational needs (SEN). Download our brochure to see the diverse range of workshops we offer for schools at Rosemoor.

PRIMARY / SECONDARY SCHOOL BROCHURE

For additional EYFS, Secondary School and SEN workshops, see our Guided school visits page.

Rosemoor school workshops brochure

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About visiting the garden

With a wide variety of environments to explore across 65 acres, Rosemoor has a lot to offer school groups. A fruit and vegetable garden, woodland, lake, stream, play areas, and fantastic learning facilities all help students learn about gardening, wildlife, wellbeing and much more. All our activities are interactive and practical with a focus on learning through play, exploration, working together and asking questions.

Guided and self-guided visits

As well as our guided visits, with workshops for Primary and Secondary schools, we also have a range of resources for self-guided visits covering many parts of the school curriculum including art, numeracy and the natural world.

Guided visits

Guided visits

Bring your students for a guided school visit and enjoy educational workshops in our adaptable learning spaces

Guided visits
Self-guided visits

Self-guided visits

Use our resources to enjoy the self-guided part of your visit or to bring smaller groups of children

Self-guided visits

Our learning facilities

Rosemoor also has a teaching garden with a vegetable patch, a sensory garden and three dipping ponds, all adjacent to the Peter Buckley Learning Centre. The area surrounding the teaching garden is open to visitors and includes the Rosemoor Edible Forest Garden, our allotment area and lawn – where children can release some energy. There is also an impressive cob shelter, which can be used as a classroom.

Our Teaching Garden

Rosemoor also has a teaching garden with a vegetable patch, a sensory garden and three dipping ponds, all adjacent to the Peter Buckley Learning Centre. The area surrounding the teaching garden is open to visitors and includes the Rosemoor Edible Forest Garden, our allotment area and lawn – where children can release some energy. There is also an impressive cob shelter, which can be used as a classroom.

Our base for all education visits, the Peter Buckley Learning Centre at Rosemoor offers two large classrooms, cloakrooms and toilet facilities, alongside a covered outdoor space. The centre is a unique and modern learning space where we can work and teach whatever the weather.

The Peter Buckley Learning Centre

Our base for all education visits, the Peter Buckley Learning Centre at Rosemoor offers two large classrooms, cloakrooms and toilet facilities, alongside a covered outdoor space. The centre is a unique and modern learning space where we can work and teach whatever the weather.

Rosemoor also has a teaching garden with a vegetable patch, a sensory garden and three dipping ponds, all adjacent to the Peter Buckley Learning Centre. The area surrounding the teaching garden is open to visitors and includes the Rosemoor Edible Forest Garden, our allotment area and lawn – where children can release some energy. There is also an impressive cob shelter, which can be used as a classroom.

Our Teaching Garden

Rosemoor also has a teaching garden with a vegetable patch, a sensory garden and three dipping ponds, all adjacent to the Peter Buckley Learning Centre. The area surrounding the teaching garden is open to visitors and includes the Rosemoor Edible Forest Garden, our allotment area and lawn – where children can release some energy. There is also an impressive cob shelter, which can be used as a classroom.

Our base for all education visits, the Peter Buckley Learning Centre at Rosemoor offers two large classrooms, cloakrooms and toilet facilities, alongside a covered outdoor space. The centre is a unique and modern learning space where we can work and teach whatever the weather.

The Peter Buckley Learning Centre

Our base for all education visits, the Peter Buckley Learning Centre at Rosemoor offers two large classrooms, cloakrooms and toilet facilities, alongside a covered outdoor space. The centre is a unique and modern learning space where we can work and teach whatever the weather.

Rosemoor also has a teaching garden with a vegetable patch, a sensory garden and three dipping ponds, all adjacent to the Peter Buckley Learning Centre. The area surrounding the teaching garden is open to visitors and includes the Rosemoor Edible Forest Garden, our allotment area and lawn – where children can release some energy. There is also an impressive cob shelter, which can be used as a classroom.

Our Teaching Garden

Rosemoor also has a teaching garden with a vegetable patch, a sensory garden and three dipping ponds, all adjacent to the Peter Buckley Learning Centre. The area surrounding the teaching garden is open to visitors and includes the Rosemoor Edible Forest Garden, our allotment area and lawn – where children can release some energy. There is also an impressive cob shelter, which can be used as a classroom.

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Things to consider before your visit

  • All of our programmes include outdoor experiences in the garden
  • Please ensure that the students and accompanying adults are dressed sensibly for the weather, with suitable footwear and appropriate clothing
  • It is advisable that pupils visiting the garden have up-to-date tetanus inoculation, particularly if a hands-on gardening activity is planned

All pre-booked educational visits are free of charge. If you feel able to give a donation to the RHS to help support our educational work this would be much appreciated; we ask you to consider a donation of £3 per child for your visit.

Key information for school visits

Booking a visit

To arrange a school visit or if you have any queries, please contact the Schools Team at Rosemoor by email or phone and they will be happy to answer your questions.
 

Call: 01805 626855
Email: [email protected]
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