Booking Information
Primary bookings will be opening after the summer for 2026/27, sign up to our mailing list to be in the know.
After submitting your form, a member of our team will be in touch with more information and confirmation of place.
Our interactive programmes are curriculum-linked and usually last for 90 minutes.
Programmes are led by one of our Learning Team and mostly take place out in the Garden, you can check our individual Teacher Sheets for more details of what to expect on the day.
Our interdisciplinary approach connects with the meta-skills framework, Learning for Sustainability, and Rights Respecting Schools.
If you plan to extend your visit and stay at the Garden for the day, we have a mix of learning resources and plant adventures available for lower and upper primary children; secondary and young adults; educators; and families.
You can view these resources here.
Outdoor learning offer: 10th March - 24th June
Rainforest Connections: 2nd - 26th February
We are only able to work with one class at a time, most programmes will allow us to take one group in the morning and one group in the afternoon. Special themed programmes however run with only one group per day.
Workshop Times:
AM: 10:00am – 12:00pm
PM: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
We generally follow the Edinburgh City Council school term times. School visits are available Monday – Thursday.
Our max class size is 35 children, there is a minimum charge applied to classes of less than 18 children.
The price of the programme is £5 per child per workshop.
There is a £90 minimum charge per class, per programme.
There is no charge for adult helpers. Any adults present on the day, will be expected to help support children on the visit.
You will be charged after the visit for the number of children who attend (or the minimum charge).
If your local council will be paying the invoice, please include your Purchase Order number in the booking request form.
Thanks to the kind support of the John Horseman Trust, we have limited funding available in 2026 for schools that find it hard to access trips. This can support you with programme and/or transport costs.
Schools can request this at the time of booking.
Please be aware that we can only support up to 2 groups from one school with our funding. Any additional groups would be charged at our regular rate of £5 per child, minimum of £90.
Cancellations within 4 weeks of the date of visit may be subject to a £45 cancellation fee per class per programme. If you must cancel for any reason, contact us via schools@rbge.org.uk as early as possible to discuss your options.
Some programmes may not be able to run if the Garden must close due to high winds or other severe weather. If weather warnings are issued in advance of your visit, we will aim to contact you the day before to decide whether the visit will be cancelled or not. You are advised to telephone 0131 552 7171 before leaving school if in any doubt on the day of your visit.
Where possible we will try to reschedule any cancelled visits for a future date.