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English Holiday Courses in the UK
English Holiday Courses in the UK
English language holiday courses in the UK for all levels
Would you like to learn English and get to know UK culture during the holidays? Whether you are looking to improve or freshen up your English, there are hundreds of short holiday courses to discover.

With so many courses available, how do I choose?
The EducationUK website is your starting point to search for British Council accredited English language holiday courses. You can search by type of course, location, type of accommodation and starting month.

Holiday courses for children
If you are looking for English holiday courses for children that combine English classes with other activities such as sport and cultural excursions, visit the EducationUK website.
Use the website's search tool with the following criteria: Junior English courses and provide a keyword e.g. swimming or tennis.

Not sure how to use EducationUK's course search. Download some guidelines:
Education UK course search user guide - English (PDF 358KB)
Education UK course search user guide - Dutch (PDF 358KB)
Education UK course search user guide - French (PDF 866KB)

Are you looking specifically for activity or sport camps for children and young people without English classes?
Read our Activity and sport camps for children (PDF 16KB)

Holiday courses in specialist subjects
Many universities in the UK also offer holiday courses in a variety of subjects (e.g. Law, business, performing arts, medicine and more).
Visit the EducationUK website to search for courses.

What does 'Accredited by the British Council' mean?
We inspect language institutions in the UK that offer English courses. If they meet high standards of quality, they are accredited by the British Council and can use our logo on their brochure.

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