Grades 9–12 Educator-Guided Field Trips

Plan Your Visit

• Educator-Guided Field Trip Availability

  
  

  Educator-guided field trips are available select dates from Monday, September 9 through Thursday, October 31, 2024.

  Programs are 60 minutes in length and begin at 10:30 AM or 12:00 PM. 

  Requests for Spring 2025 educator-guided field trips open 10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

  
  

• Educator-Guided Field Trip Capacities

  
  

  A minimum of 15 students is required to request a field trip.  

  10:30 AM - 75 students maximum

  12:00 PM - 75 students maximum  

  150 students maximum per day.

  Maximum 300 students per school, per school year (September-June)  

  
  

• What is Included with Educator-Guided Field Trips?

  
  

  Educator-guided field trips are free for school groups with 15 or more students in grades pre-K through 12 (ages 4–18). We are delighted to make field trips accessible to all, keeping with our mission of bringing joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning.

  Field trips include complimentary admission for:  

  Students (ages 4–18)

  1 chaperone (ages 19+) for every 10 students attending the field trip

  Longwood Gardens requires 1 chaperone (19+) for every 10 students.  

  1:1 student support staff, school nurses (19+)

  Bus Drivers   

  Additional Chaperones

  Additional chaperones (19+) may use their Longwood Membership to enter the Gardens or must purchase timed tickets at tickets.longwoodgardens.org. Member Reservations may be required, see the Member section of our website for more details. Sell-out is possible.

  
  

• Transportation

  
  

  Groups must travel by bus.

  View directions and parking information.

  
  

• Lunch

  
  

  Café Tent 

  The Café Tent may be reserved for educator-guided programs at no charge. School lunches are permitted in the Terrace Tent. 

  Café Tent reservations are dependent on your selected program time. 

  10:30 AM program: Café Tent 12:15-12:45 PM

  12:00 PM program: Café Tent 11:30 AM-12:00 PM

  The Cafe

  Food is available for purchase in The Café.

  
  

• Weather

  
  

  Field trips occur rain or shine. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Bringing water bottles and wearing sunscreen and bug spray are recommended.

  To ensure guest safety, Longwood may cancel your field trip due to predicted severe weather conditions in the Gardens. Notification will occur up to one day prior to your field trip. Your field trip will be rescheduled based on current availability.

  
  

• Arrival to the Gardens 

  
  

  • All buses will park in the designated bus lot. 
  • Students should remain on the bus. The lead teacher will check in at the podium in the bus lot with the final student and chaperone count. Longwood staff will provide your group with further instructions. 
  • The lead teacher will distribute tickets to chaperones. All students will appear on one ticket. Students must enter the Gardens as a group.  
  • All personal belongings must be left on the bus. Longwood will not store any personal belongings including backpacks or coolers.
  • Restrooms are available inside the Group Visits entrance.
  • Connect to "FreeGardenWifi" during your visit.

  
  

• Cancellations

  
  

  Cancellation of a field trip less than three weeks prior to field trip date may affect a school’s ability to receive complimentary field trips in the future.