Thanks to National Lottery players, Sheffield Botanical Gardens has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create an exciting programme of horticultural education, informal learning, and engagement activities, boosting the Garden’s profile as a regional Centre for Horticultural Excellence.

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What We Offer Visiting Schools

We offer an exciting Education Programme for schools. This Education Programme offers a fantastic range of bookable full-day or half-day led activities for schools for all Key Stages and cross-curricular subjects.

Why Choose Us for an Educational Visit

The Education Programme allows students to discover and experience the delight of Sheffield Botanical Gardens and enhance their curricular learning. Students will embed their classroom studies by being able to explore plants from all over the world in this incredible setting in hands-on ways.

Subjects and Topics Covered

We offer a range of bookable-led activities covering science, horticulture, plant exploration, pollination, habitats, air quality, world geography, history, creative writing, and art.

Accreditation and Awards

Green Flag Award.

Group Sizes Catered For

We can cater for up to classes (60 students) per day.

Itineraries, Resources, and Workshops

A full school visit day will last from 10am to 2pm, with one set of activities before lunch and one after lunch. More details on the workshops can be found here: https://www.sbg.org.uk/education-programme

We also offer a range of free resources here: https://www.sbg.org.uk/activities

Risk Assessment

All activities are risk assessed and information will be provided to schools before the session.

Education Department Information: Education and Engagement Coordinator – Laura Alston – laura.alston@sheffield.gov.uk

Pricing Information

Full day for up to 2 classes of up to 35 (2-3 activities) £200

Half day for up to 2 classes of up to 35 (1-2 activities) £120

Extra charges for additional classes: £100 per class full day £50 per class half day

Facilities

We have the wonderful Dorothy Fox Education Centre at the Gardens which provides 3 classroom spaces, screens and wifi as a base from which to take classes out into the Gardens to learn. There are also toilets and a café on site.

Accessibility and Disabled Facilities

Accessible parking is available on a first come, first served basis. There are accessible toilets on the Thompson Road drive, in the Dorothy Fox and outside the Café.

Opening Hours

School visits run from 10am-2pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every week during term time. The Gardens Summer Opening is the last Sunday in March to last Saturday in October: 8.00am – dusk/7.45pm and Winter Opening is the last Sunday in October to last Saturday in March: 8.00am – 3.50pm.