Learning

Our learning programme is available for primary and secondary schools

A warm welcome awaits you here in beautiful Bath Abbey - a place of Christian worship, fascinating history and exciting learning experiences.

Featured Bath Abbey Learning Events

Little Abbey Explorers (for children aged 0-4 years and their carer)

Looking for something inspiring to do with your children?
Join experienced facilitator Holly Dabbs for an interactive Little Explorers session at Bath Abbey.
From drama and singing to crafting and story time, the morning sessions are specially designed for children and their carers. A unique opportunity for your child to explore and enjoy an historic and inspiring place. Limited places – book now.
2026 Dates:
23 February,  30 March, 27 April, 18 May, 29 June, 28 September, 19 October,  23 November
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Guided tours and workshops

Bath Abbey offers a range of Early Years to KS4 interactive workshops and tours covering a range of curriculum-linked topics.

For KS 2 - 4, one of the topics is 'Bath Abbey’s Monuments and Colonialism', which explores the stories of people memorialised at the Abbey and their links to the transatlantic slave trade.

Discover more about our secondary schools offer.

Email our Learning Manager, Polly, for more information: pandrews@bathabbey.org

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Teacher feedback

"The welcome and tours were fantastic. Thank you so much for having us. We all greatly enjoyed the visit, and I’ve already heard great things from parents of the students."

Year 9 teacher, 'Highlights of Bath Abbey tour', May 2024

"Thank you so much for hosting us, the children loved it and retained a lot of interesting information."

Year 5 teacher, ‘A Monk’s Life’ workshop, June 2024

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