"With more than three thousand young people visiting the Centre every year, booking early is essential.  We aim to make booking as easy as possible."

Dr Anjali Das,  Head of Learning at The Centre for Computing History

This section will provide you with information about:

• booking the date for your visit to The Centre for Computing History
• group sizes, charges and duration
• accompanying adults
• the Centre
• changing your booking details and cancellation

Booking a date for your visit

We welcome education group visits to the Centre on Wednesdays to Fridays, 10am to 5pm, during Cambridgeshire's academic term times.  

Please explore the Learning section of our website to fully understand what we offer and our terms and conditions, before making a booking.

Booking a visit to the Centre is a three step process.

Step 1

To secure a provisional date, please send us two or three alternative dates that are suitable for you, along with:

1. your name
2. the name of your organisation
3. intended group size
4. age or year group of the students you wish to bring
5. your choice of workshop

Your request for a provisional date should be sent to:  education@computinghistory.org.uk

Step 2

We will respond by confirming the availability of your suggested date. At this point you will be asked for a non-refundable deposit to secure the date. The deposit amount will be 20% of your visit charge or £100, whichever is higher (+VAT, where applicable). An invoice will be raised. On receipt of the funds a provisional booking will be created and you will receive a link to our booking form.

Please note that due to demand we may need to ask you for alternative dates.

Step 3

You must complete and send the booking form no later than 6 weeks before your visit. On receipt of the completed form, an invoice for the balance will be issued. This is payable within 30 days.

Once your deposit is received, your visit date is secured and you have a confirmed booking. You will then receive a booking summary.

A confirmed booking is subject to our terms and conditions, downloadable at the bottom of this page.

Thanks to our generous sponsors Citrix and Mathworks, we are able to reduce the cost of educational visits to our Centre in 2025/26.

For eligible schools, the charges described above will be discounted by £4 per student

To find out more with example charges, please click here.

Our recommended minimum visit times ensure all students receive a high quality learning experience. Supervising adults for the visit are included in the costs quoted within the accepted ratios as detailed below and in our terms and conditions.

The prices shown do not include any VAT that may be applicable.

For groups of more than 60 students, please contact us (email: education@computinghistory.org.uk ) . We may be able to accommodate you but this would only be possible with prior agreement. Groups of this size would be subject to a different charging structure.

Bookings for groups of less than 15 students are also acceptable for students with additional needs or where a larger group would cause difficulties. These are subject to different arrangements and discounted charges, so please contact us by emailing education@computinghistory.org.uk to discuss your requirements.

We get an equal number of small, medium, large or very large group visits. While we enjoy visits from many local schools, we have also welcomed organisations from the Midlands, East of England, south coast and west of the M25. 

Supervising adults

Your education group visit is accepted on the condition that there is a ratio of students to supervising adults of not more than:

• 6:1 if your students are in Years 1-3
• 10:1 if your students are in Years 4-6
• 15:1 if your students are in Year 7 onwards

For example:

A 'medium' sized group of 27 Year 6 students:  27/10=2.7  So would require 3 supervising adults.

A 'large' group of 42 Year 11 students:  42/15 = 2.8  So would require 3 supervising adults.

University (HE) groups need only to offer a named adult responsible for the visiting group.

Supervising adults within these ratios are offered free places.   

Changing booking details

Group sizes and charges are agreed using the online booking form and our arrangements are made based on the details in your form.

If there are any reductions to the number of students visiting and this affects the group size band your visit falls into or you decide to cancel either the planned activities or your booking, the Centre must be informed in writing at least 6 weeks before the date of your visit.

You can increase student numbers for the visit provided the change does not increase your band size by more than one band and if you inform the Centre no less than 14 days from your visit date. An increase in the number of students attending the visit may result in an increase in the charge for the visit, in accordance with our charges for educational visits detailed on our website.  Please allow enough time to tell the Centre about any changes in numbers. 

Cancellation of your visit is acceptable up to 6 weeks prior to the date of your visit.   Cancellation within the 6 week period will not result in any refund.  Please read our terms and conditions carefully.  They can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. Deposits are non-refundable. 

The Centre

The Centre for Computing History is based in Cambridge and directions to help you find us are here.

Why not download and print the PDF 'directions to get to us' and give them to your coach or minibus driver.

We can accommodate mini-buses or a coach at the Centre as transport for your visit, but ask that you inform us of your choice through the online booking process.

The arrangements for the day include a short lunch break and space will be provided for your students to eat their lunch.  Some refreshments are available through the shop at the Centre.

The Centre is accessible for wheelchair users and includes a dedicated toilet for the disabled. Please inform us of any special needs that you think we should be aware of or that you’d like us to make additional arrangements for.  

Preparing for your visit

Once you are ready to book, do please click and checkout our suggestions to help prepare for your visit;

Help for teachers to prepare for a visit, including our Terms & Conditions.

Help for students to prepare for a visit.