Study Holiday

Combined Programme 2 Weeks

2-week combined course: Peterborough (week 1) and Newcastle (week 2) with London, Cambridge, Edinburgh.

2 weeks

Duration

9–17

Age Range

14h

Tuition/week

Peterborough

United Kingdom

A student group in front of King's College, Cambridge

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The quire and choir stalls of a cathedral interior

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Students working round a table in a bright room with a tall window

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A student group round a large animal sculpture in a park

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About This Course

Experience two of England's finest cities in one course! Week 1 in Peterborough includes Cambridge walking tour, London day trips, Stamford visit, and Cathedral exploration. Week 2 in Newcastle features Edinburgh, York, Durham, and Tynemouth excursions. The best of both English cities.

What's Included

Included

Return flight for students and groups arriving from Spain, Morocco, Portugal or Italy, with Ryanair, Vueling or Jet2

One 10kg item of hand luggage and a bag, on the flight-inclusive course

Boarding cards — we check the group in and email them a few days before you travel

Airport transfers, to and from, within the UK

The train between Peterborough and Newcastle, halfway through

24-hour assistance

Host family accommodation with full board in both cities — breakfast, a packed lunch or meal voucher, and dinner — in shared rooms of two to three students

14 hours of English tuition a week

Educational material, and a certificate at the end of the course

A full day in Cambridge, two full days in London, and half a day in Stamford

Full days in Edinburgh and York, and half days in Durham and Tynemouth

Durham Cathedral, entry included

Peterborough Cathedral, with a photo pass, and a guided tour of the Newcastle Castle Keep

Every activity and excursion in the course, and all the train tickets for them

Not Included

Entry to Burghley House — the gardens and the village are included, the house is not

Entry to Westminster Abbey and the London Eye

Lunch and dinner on the London days

Personal spending money

The optional extras listed below

Visa fees, where a visa is needed

Upcoming Dates

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What Makes It Special

Week 1 in Peterborough with Cambridge and London

Week 2 in Newcastle with Edinburgh and York

Two full day trips to London

Cambridge walking tour

Edinburgh Castle visit

York city tour

Durham and Tynemouth half day trips

Day-by-Day Itinerary

See what each day has in store

Day by day

Your trip based in Peterborough

15 days · 7 days of English · 11 excursions

All 15 days

Week one

Days 1–7 · 3 afternoons of English · 6 excursions

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Day 1 · Week one
Arrival in Peterborough
- 13:00–17:00
  Flight arrival and airport transfer
  A Roseworth representative meets the group at the airport and travels with them to Peterborough by train or coach.
- 17:30
  Host families collect from the meeting point
- 18:30
  Host family evening meal
TravelMeal
2
The programme presentation, the city tour and lessons
09:00–13:00Programme presentation and Peterborough city tourThe city tour until 11:30 and the museum until 12:30, then free time.
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–18:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition.
19:00Host family evening meal
ExcursionMealLesson
3
The whole day out
Full day in Cambridge
09:00–17:00 Cambridge18:30 Host family evening meal
4
Stamford, Burghley and lessons
09:00–13:00Half day in StamfordThe Burghley House gardens — entry to the house is not included — and the village of Stamford. Back in Peterborough at 13:00.
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–18:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition.
19:00Host family evening meal
ExcursionMealLesson
5
The whole day out
Full day in London
08:45–19:15 Full day in London20:00 Host family evening meal
6
The whole day out
A second full day in London
08:45–19:35 Second full day in London20:00 Host family evening meal
7
The cathedral, sport and lessons
10:00–11:15Peterborough Cathedral, with a photo pass
11:30–13:00Sport activities, if the weather permits
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–18:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition.
19:00Host family evening meal
ExcursionActivityLesson

Week two

Days 8–15 · 4 mornings of English · 5 excursions

8
Lessons, and the train to Newcastle
08:50Host families drop off at the meeting point
09:00–13:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition.
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–17:30Train to NewcastleDeparts Peterborough at 14:18, arrives Newcastle at 16:39.
17:30Host families collect from Newcastle Central Station
18:30Host family evening meal
StayLessonTravel
9
Lessons, the programme presentation and the Castle Keep
09:00–13:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition.
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–17:30Programme presentation and Newcastle city tourCity highlights, the Millennium Bridge, the Cathedral, and a Castle Keep visit with a guided tour.
18:30Host family evening meal
LessonMealExcursion
10
Lessons and Durham
09:00–13:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition.
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–18:00Half day in DurhamA city tour and the Cathedral, entry included, then free time.
18:30Host family evening meal
LessonMealExcursion
11
The whole day out
Full day in Edinburgh
08:15–19:30 Full day in Edinburgh20:00 Host family evening meal
12
The whole day out
Full day in York
09:00–18:40 Full day in York19:00 Host family evening meal
13
A free day with the host family
A free day with the host family
Alnwick Castle visitPriced per person, in place of the free day.
Free timeActivity
14
Lessons, certificates and Tynemouth
09:00–13:00English lessons4 hours of English tuition, and course certificates.
13:00–14:00LunchPacked lunch provided by the host family.
14:00–18:00Half day in TynemouthTynemouth highlights and free time on the beach if the weather permits.
18:30Host family evening meal
LessonMealExcursion
15
Departure
08:00Host families drop off at Newcastle Central Station
08:30–23:00Train to the airport, and the flight home
StayTravel

Three generations of a host family together at home

Arrival in Peterborough

Travel · Meal

13:00–17:00
Flight arrival and airport transfer Travel
A Roseworth representative meets the group at the airport and travels with them to Peterborough by train or coach.
17:30
Host families collect from the meeting point Travel
18:30
Host family evening meal Meal

Representative sample of the two-week (14-day) Combined Programme split across Peterborough (Week 1) and Newcastle (Week 2), with 12 hours English tuition per week. Repeating weekday classes are shown once; arrival, inter-city transfer, named excursions and departure are shown individually.

Where You'll Stay

Host Family

A host family in Peterborough for the first week and another in Newcastle for the second, both with full board — breakfast, a packed lunch or meal voucher, and dinner — in shared rooms of two to three students. A hotel is available instead in Peterborough, and a hotel or the Northumbria University residence in Newcastle.

A family in each city

Full board — breakfast, packed lunch and dinner

Shared rooms, two to three students per family

Hotel alternative in Peterborough

Hotel or the Northumbria University residence in Newcastle

24-hour assistance

How accommodation works, and how host families are checked

Optional Extras

Added on enquiry — the office confirms what each one costs with your quote.

Full English Breakfast experience

English cream tea experience

Tower of London

Madame Tussauds and a River Thames cruise

River Thames cruise

London city tour bus

London Eye

An extra day in London

Punting in Cambridge

Priced per boat, up to twelve people.

Burghley House in Stamford

Available from March to October.

Study Destination

Discover Peterborough

Historic cathedral city with excellent learning facilities.

Weather

Peterborough has a temperate maritime climate, one of the driest areas in the UK.

Getting There

Peterborough is on the East Coast Main Line with fast trains to London Kings Cross (50 mins) and Cambridge (50 mins).

Explore Peterborough

Peterborough

United Kingdom

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