--- title: "Year 8 Reward trip to Ripley’s: Believe it or not, London" url: "https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2015-07-16-year-8-reward-trip-to-ripley-s-believe-it-or-not-london" school: "Riverside Secondary School" --- [Click here to apply for Riverside 6th Form](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12) # Year 8 Reward trip to Ripley’s: Believe it or not, London ![Image of Year 8 Reward trip to Ripley’s: Believe it or not, London](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/news/332.jpg) 16 July 2015 Friday 10th July saw 30 select year 8 students travel into Central London on the annual rewards trip for top merit earners and students with the best attendance. The trip involved a visit to Ripley’s: Believe it or Not on Piccadilly Circus followed by a leisurely picnic in Green Park. During our visit to Ripley’s, students were blown away by the collection over 500 exhibits from educational artefacts to the truly weird and wonderful, famed for its large collection of Marilyn Monroe personal belongings and interactive exhibits. Particular highlights were the 3m high rocking chair, the mirror maze and the Impossible LaseRace. The walk down Piccadilly to Green Park gave students lots to talk about as we passed the world famous Fortnum & Mason’s and The Ritz hotel. Students then settled down to a relaxing picnic in the park helped along by some complementary food from the legendary Mayfair restaurant Novikov! The perfect way to end a fantastic year. Congratulations to all those invited to attend the trip. ![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/332a.jpg)![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/332b.jpg)![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/332c.jpg) [ Yr9 Learners Massively Impress National Conference](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2015-07-13-yr9-learners-massively-impress-national-conference) [Summer School Timetable ](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2015-07-17-summer-school-timetable) ![Riverside Secondary School](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Riverside Secondary School Renwick Road Barking IG11 0FU 0203 946 5888 ### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/riverside_campus/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Riverside Secondary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://riverside-secondary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)