Every year, there are approximately 140 trips and expeditions for boys to enjoy. In this section, you can find the dates for trips, additional information about some of our upcoming trips, and other useful information.
Dates for trips
The school operates a broad range of trips, from hill walking days in Shropshire to expeditions abroad. Our provisional trips programme for the 2025-26 academic year is displayed below. More trips will be added as the year goes on.
Please note that the list of trips may change and the cost of a trip is not fixed until the letter is sent out about it. It is possible that a few trips will be added to, or removed from, the list but we hope that this list will help parents in making decisions about trips in which they would like their sons to take part.
Trips planned for 2025-26 academic year
| Date | Purpose / Destination | Years | Cost |
| Sep-07 | Hill walking – Shropshire | Shells | £35 |
| Sep-14 | Cycling – Shustoke | Shells | Free |
| Sep-18 | CCF training – Peck Wood Outdoor Centre | Fourths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | Free |
| Sep-18 | Royal Navy Expedition Weekend | Fourths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | Free |
| Sep-18 | Sixths Geography Fieldtrip | Sixths | Free |
| Sep-18 | Cadet Training | Fouths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | Covered by CCF subscription |
| Sep-21 | Cycling – Wombourne | Shells | Free |
| Sep-24 | Observational Drawing – Lapworth Museum | Fourths | Free |
| Sep-28 | Abseiling – Derbyshire | Rems | £25 |
| Oct-9 | Shell Residential – Castleton | Shells | £245 |
| Oct-15 | Flying Training – RAF Cosford | Fifths, Divs | Covered by CCF subscription |
| Oct-17 | Walking – Wasley Hills | Fourths | Free |
| Oct-19 | Fishing – Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery, Warwick | Rems | £12 |
| Oct-20 | David Walliams visit – Wolverhampton Grand Central Station | Shells | £10 |
| Oct-21 | Spanish Trip | Fourths, Fifths | £1050 |
| Oct-23 | CCF Army Section – Seal Brook Woods | Fifths, Divs | Covered by CCF subscription |
| Nov-4 | Foundation EDI Student Committee – Handsworth Woods Girls’ Academy | Fourths, Sixths | Free |
| Nov-9 | Hill Walking – Shropshire | Shells | £25 |
| Nov-10 | ESU Mace Heat 1 – Birmingham University of Law | Fouths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | Free |
| Nov-11 | Physics Lecture Day – University of Warwick | Divs | £35 |
| Nov-11 | GCSE and IB Theatre Trip – The Hippodrome | Fifths | £32 |
| Nov-13 | Maths Challenge – King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys | Divs, Sixths | Free |
| Nov-23 | Fishing – Tunnel Barn Fishery, Warwick | Rems | £12 |
| Dec-8 | Religious Education – Birmingham Cathedral, Singers Hill Synagogue | Rems | £15 |
| Dec-10 | Religious Education – Oratory Church, Singers Hill Synagogue | Rems | £15 |
| Dec-10 | Language and Culture Trip – Boulogne, France | Fourths, Fifths, Divs | £895 |
| Dec-11 | Two Cities Book Award Ceremony – Wolverhampton Grammar School | Rems, UMs, Fourths, Fifths | Free |
| Jan-4 | Navy Training – Portsmouth | Fourths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | Free |
| Jan-11 | Duke of Edinburgh Training – Long Mynd | Divs | £395 |
| Feb-13 | Arctic Adventures – Lapland, Findland | Rems | £1,900 |
| Mar-11 | Theatre Trip – The Hippodrome | Fourths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | £21 |
| Mar-13 | Hadrian’s Wall Visit | UMs, Fourths | £235 |
| Mar-24 | German Exchange – Hamburg | UMs, Fourths | £560 |
| Mar-29 | Cricket Tour – Dubai | UMs, Fourths | £2,600 |
| Mar-30 | Duke of Edinburgh Training – Brecon Beacons | Divs | Covered by CCF subscription |
| Apr-13 | Tennis Tour – Vale de Lobo, Portugal | Rems, UMs, Fourths, Divs | £1,400 |
| Apr-18 | Cycling – Barnt Green | UMs | Free |
| Apr-22 | Religious Education – Visit to Birmingham Central Mosque | UMs | £15 |
| Apr-23 | Religious Education – Visit to Birmingham Central Mosque | UMs | £15 |
| May-6 | Biology Field Trip – Slapton Ley | Divs | £250 |
| May-7 | Theatre Trip – Birmingham Rep Theatre | Fourths | £25 |
| May-18 | Rems Week – Lake District | Rems | £535 |
| May-25 | Climbing and Abseiling – Derbyshire | Shells | £260 |
| May-26 | Visit the ancient sites in Sicily – Italy | Rems, UMs, Fourths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | £1,275 |
| May-28 | Caving and Walking – Yorkshire | Rems | £280 |
| May-29 | French Cultural Enrichment – Nice, France | Fourths, Divs | £900 |
| Jun-1 | Duke of Edinburgh Assessment Expedition – Lake District | Sixths | Covered by CCF subscription |
| Jun-8 | Shells Camp – Staffordshire | Shells | £300 |
| Jun-8 | German Cultural Enrichment – Rhineland, Germany | Rems | £600 |
| Jun-9 | Caving and Walking – Yorkshire | Shells | £250 |
| Jun-9 | Biology and Spanish Trip – Costa Rica | Fourths, Fifths, Divs, Sixths | £3,200 |
| Jun-12 | Multi-activity Trip – France | Shells, Rems | £1,850 |
Make a payment
When a trip becomes available we will e-mail parents in the year group(s) who the trip is for. Not all trips are available at the start of the school year – some are launched later on.
The best way to pay for a trip is at www.schoolgateway.com. All parents receive log on details for this when their sons join the school. You can pay by debit or credit card. We encourage debit cards since they cost us slightly less to process; however there is no charge to parents.
If you struggle with the gateway please contact the finance office and we will help. However, we are not able to accept cash payments.
Sending payment (or for trips abroad, the deposit) for a trip is not a guarantee of a place – some trips are oversubscribed, and in the event that we cannot find a place for your son, we will return your deposit.
Outdoor shop discounts
All King Edward’s pupils and staff get 15% discount at Cotswold Outdoors shops. For details, please visit Firefly (all boys have a username and password) and go to Trips > Outdoor Shop Discounts.
