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Priory Education Centre

From Vikings to Victorians, pond dipping to pre-school nature play, the St Osyth Priory Education Centre aims to create memorable and inspiring school trip experiences for children. The education programme focuses on the history of the St Osyth Priory Estate and its wildlife. The rich resources for outdoor learning on the estate include a historic deer park, wilderness garden and pond dipping platform, enabling children to become immersed in nature. Groups discover the Estate’s wildlife through meeting the rare breed farm animals or riding on a tractor trailer to view the rich and varied array of habitats within the grounds.

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Celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at St Osyth Priory!

Priory Education Centre

Inspired by the Queen's 70 years of service, St Osyth Priory Education Centre announces a school trip that celebrates the Estate's historic links to royalty through the ages. Set within spectacular sprawling parkland, St Osyth Priory is rich in history and tales of queens, princesses and royal rulers abound. Bring your class along to discover the stories that span the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the English civil war.

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What are you doing for International Women’s Day?

Priory Education Centre

On March 8th we will mark International Women’s Day at St Osyth Priory – and your class is invited! We have no shortage of outrageous, daring, and inspiring female stories to tell from the archives of St Osyth Priory’s rich history. Did you know that we owe our name to a fearless female martyr? Or that the Estate has connections to those famous rival Tudor queens Elizabeth and Mary?

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Priory Education Centre

Colchester Road

St Osyth

Clacton-On-Sea

CO16 8HA

Trip address

The Bury

St Osyth

Clacton-On-Sea

CO16 8NX

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Office: 01255 411747

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