Figure 1.--Here we see a school group visting Dover Castle. It is an iconic Norman castle, commanding the gateway to the realm for nine centuries. During World War II Dover was in range of german shore batteries in France and targeted by the Lufwaffe as well as convoys entering the Channel. Dover became known as Hell Fire Corner. Bomb shelters were opened in the castle. This is a primary school field trip group. The photograph is undated, but looks like the early 1950s. We have not yet found evidence of field trips in England until after World War I.

We are unsure just when schools first began to organize outings. One advantag English teachers had was that thete ws no shortahe of fascinating places to visit. A factor here is that Britain did not begin to create a state school system for all children to attend fee free until the second half of the 19th century. We do not yet have any evidence from the 19th century or even the early-20th century. We think they began to become an established school activity after World War II, but our information is still very limited. we do nnot We are not yet sure of the chronolgy of the field trip image here, but would guess the 1950s (figure 1). Field trips are now fairly common, but as best we can tell this was a development that began in the 1950s. We have not yet found examples with definite dates before the War. The earliest images we have found so far look to come from the 1950s. The images are not dated, this is omly our estimate. We have found examples that look like both state schools and private schools. We are not sure how transport was handled. These are schools that unlike the United States would not have had school busses available for the trips.

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