Y11 Berlin GCSE History & German Residential Trip 2026
Please note that all of the details provided below are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The illustrations are taken from previous years’ trips and cannot be guaranteed.
| Audience: | Current Year 10 GCSE History & GCSE German (Priority to GCSE History students, ballot for remaining applicants) |
| Trip Organiser: | Mr G Mrashall - James (Teacher of History & Drama) & Mr J Pickett (Teacher of History) |
| Approx Cost Per Pupil: |
£520 - £605 (Excluding passports, visa and some meals. Parents are asked to provide their children with funds of approximately £10 a day for two days for their light midday meals. |
| Estimate Deposit: | £100 (Upon application, the rest paid in monthly installments) |
| Limited Places: | 40 - 80 (Missed opportunity criteria may apply for this trip) |
| Passport Required: | A British Citizen’s Passport must be issued less than 10 years before entering the EU country and valid for at least 3 months after the day intended to leave. Other none - EU nationals might require a visa or proof of UK residency. |
| Usual Month of Departure: |
December (Dates to be confirmed in the Trip Bulletin) |
| Opens for Applications: | Tuesday 14 April |
| Usal Days: | Wednesday - Sunday |
| Usal Duration: | 5 Days/ 4 Nights |
| Usual Departure Time: | Late Afternoon |
| Usual Departure Meeting Point: | School Hall |
| Usual Return Time: | Late Afternoon |
| Usual Return Meeting Point: | Front of School |
| Term Time or Holiday: | Term Time/ Holiday |
| Usual Method(s) of Transport: | Coach |
| Accommodation: | Meininger Berlin East Side Gallery, Berlin |
Final details will be provided upon confirmation that your child has been allocated a place.
SAMPLE ITINERARY
This trip will provide an excellent foundation for the GCSE History exam (Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939) and an invaluable lifetime experience.
Proposed activities:
- Olympic Stadium
- Reichstag
- Guided Walking Tour
- Brandenburg Gate
- Memorial to Murdered Jews of Europe
- Alexanderplatz
- TV Tower Berlin
- Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum
- Wannsee Conference Centre
- Topography of Terror
- Christmas Market
- The Wall Museum - East Side Gallery
- DDR Museum
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Stasi Prison-Hohenschonhausen Memorial
- Palace of Tears
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Executive coach
- Ferry
- Half board accomodation at the covenient location.
- Breakfast, packed lunch and dinner will be provided on some days.
- Students need to bring their own packed lunch for Day 1 and some money to purchase food on 2 occasions (Lunch on Day 2 and Lunch on Day 4).
- Entrance tickets to museums and the venues mentioned above.
- Personalised hoodies
- Evening entertaiment