Cultural & Creative Study Holidays

How about studying English and exploring historic houses and gardens? Or art gallery visits combined with practical workshops in drawing and painting? Or a study holiday on the theme of Shakespeare, with trips to theatre performances in Stratford-upon- Avon and London? These themed programmes are offered to those aged 50+, and itineraries can be customised according particular interests and abilities.

Historic houses and gardens

Kentwell Hall, Suffolk

England is famous for its many grand historic houses and glorious gardens. Here in the east of England we are within easy distance of many fine houses, such as nearby Anglesey Abbey, Kentwell Hall in Suffolk, Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk, and Audley End House in Essex. And you may like to take a tour of the Royal gardens at Sandringham, and Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

In London, the world - famous Kew Gardens are a fascinating day out.

Your English tuition will be planned around excursions to these and other similar places of interest

Course fee: £950

One-week course includes:

Full-day and half-day guided trips to local historic houses and gardens, Ely Cathedral, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Kew Gardens;
All visits accompanied and guided by experienced and knowledgeable guides;
12 hours English tuition;
Airport transfers (Stansted only);
All travel + entry fees.

Please note, accommodation is not included. Homestay accommodation is available, or you can arrange to stay in a hotel, B&B, or choose self-catering options.

Kew Gardens, London

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English and Creative Study Holiday

If you're an art student, a professional artist or an interested beginner you could combine English lessons with practical workshops. The course will include visits to art galleries and museums in London and Cambridge.

Rosalind Lyons is a professional artist and will direct practical classes as well as conduct guided tours of famous art collections at galleries such as Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum and Kettle's Yard, and the Tate and National galleries in London.

Course fee: £950

One-week course includes:

Full-day and half-day guided trips to galleries and museums in London and Cambridge;
Practical workshops: examples include painting and drawing, stained-glass, ceramics and textiles;
12 hours English tuition;
All art materials;
Airport transfers (Stansted only);
All travel + entry to museums and galleries.

Please note, accommodation is not included. Homestay accommodation is available, or you can arrange to stay in a hotel, B&B or choose self-catering options.

Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

Tate Modern, London

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Discover Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is probably the most famous writer in the world and responsible for creating many words and phrases used in the modern English language. As well as English lessons, see Shakespeare's plays at the famous Globe Theatre in London and an outdoor performance in one of Cambridge University's college gardens. You can also visit his birthplace and the Royal Shakespeare Company's theatre in Stratford-upon Avon.

The specific schedule for this programme will depend on theatre performances and availability.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London

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One-week course includes:

12 hours of English tuition
Day trip to London including tour of Shakespeare’s Globe & performance
Day trip to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace and attend performance at Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Trip to Cambridge including punting & evening performance at Cambridge Shakespeare Festival with picnic
Free time for shopping and exploring
All course materials
Airport transfers (Stansted only)
All travel costs, tickets and entry fees for timetabled activities.

This course is for a maximum of 10 students.

Please note, accommodation is not included. Homestay accommodation is available, or you can arrange to stay in a hotel, B&B or choose self-catering options.

Study holiday with rowing

Cambridge is famous for many things, one of which is rowing. We have teamed up with the wonderful Cambridge Rowing Experience based at the Cambridge City Rowing Club to offer a special Study Holiday which includes four afternoon rowing sessions, taught by experienced and qualified instructors.

This one-week course includes:

4 specialist rowing tuition sessions with experienced and qualified staff at Cambridge Rowing Experience:

· Rowing taster session at Downing College boathouse

· Water session

· Land and indoor tank session

at Downing College boathouse

· Water session, including a short side-by-side race

15 hours of English tuition

Day trip to London

Free time for shopping and exploring

All course materials

Airport transfers (Stansted only)

Rowing activities

All travel costs for rowing activities and London excursion.

Please note: a minimum of 8 people (or multiples of 8) is necessary for this course to run, as each boat accommodates 8 rowers.

Dates

This course can run on various dates throughout the year, depending on demand

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These study holidays have been designed to suit particular interests - but what do you want? We are happy to plan bespoke study holidays according to individual requirements, so do get in touch and let us know what you would like to do!