Brixham Harbour educational trip

Brixham Harbour

This is a service for maintained schools and academies. Brixham Harbour boasts one of the largest fishing fleets in the UK, plus a thriving fish market to support it. Our tour gives an insight into this fascinating industry, and of course we also have the old heritage sailing trawlers usually on hand to show how far this business has come in such a short period of time.

Service description

• Your school group will be hosted by the Deputy Harbour Master based at Brixham harbour.
• Our tours last for 60 minutes and pupils will visit the Harbour Masters Office as an introduction, explaining the role of the Harbour Master and the estate management function.
• The tour will cover the history of the harbour including the heritage sailing trawlers built in Brixham. The team will explain how different fishing boats are used for different types of fishing.
• Pupils will learn about fishing equipment, fish species and boat construction.
• The tour would not be complete without a visit to the fish market where pupils will be given an overview of fishing industry methods including quotas, fish processing and grading in a working port environment.
• If your tour coincides with the fish auction, pupils will learn about the process in real time.
• Our team will answer all your questions as you tour the harbour.

Benefits to your school

• Value for money tours offering children the opportunity to see the industry in action.
• Tailored to age groups to ensure pupils get maximum benefit from their visit.
• Information presented by experienced industry professionals.
• Opportunity to ask questions first hand and relate examples to school lessons.