Your Christmas market school trip to Amiens and Arras will see your students explore the largest Christmas market in northern France!
If you’re looking for a fun experience to get your French students talking, you’d be hard pressed to beat a school trip to the French Christmas markets. The one at Amiens has over one hundred stalls standing back to back, selling all kinds of wonderful things, including local delicacies including macarons d’Amiens!
You can combine your trip to Amiens with a visit to the beautiful city of Arras, once the heart of the historic Artois region, or one of the important WW1 battlefields sites nearby.
Suggested Itinerary (3 days, 2 nights)
Day | Morning Summary | Afternoon Summary | Evening Summary |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Morning departure from school
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing |
Arrive in Calais
Visit a traditional bakery
Arrive at accommodation |
Evening meal at accommodation |
2 |
After breakfast, head to Amiens
Visit the cathedral and enjoy a guided tour of the city |
Spend the rest of the day exploring the Christmas market |
Evening meal at accommodation |
3 |
After breakfast, head to Arras
Spend some time at the Christmas market |
Depart for Calais after lunch
Visit P&J Calais for a chocolate workshop Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing |
Arrive back at school in the early evening |
- 2 nights' half-board accommodation
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Detailed information pack
- Free staff place ratio 1:8
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
- Return Channel crossings
- Return executive coach travel
- VAT
Curriculum Links
A-Level
- Festivals and traditions
- Aspects of French-speaking society
- Cultural heritage
- Individual research project opportunities
GCSE
- Food, drink and eating out
- Customs, celebrations and festivals
- Travel and tourism
- Understanding French culture and identity
Key Stage 3
- Exploring the town
- Food and drink
- Cultural traditions
Primary
- Exploring the town
- Food and drink
- Traditional crafts
- Festivals and celebrations