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Club 50+ Culture Language and Customs
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An exciting alternative to an English study course!
Kent – rated as the “most culturally advanced in Europe in AD” by the Romans!
This is a specialist programme that Concorde runs on request. Typically, the syllabus and social programme are designed around the needs and expectations of its clients.
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For senior students aged 50+
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15 hours of themed English classes
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One full day excursion and one half-day excursion each week
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Local visits with English guide
Combine informal English lessons with an enjoyable tour of Kent, and discover castles, manor houses and gardens with your Tutor.
Accommodation is arranged with selected homestay families in nearby villages. Alternatively, you may select a city centre bed & breakfast or budget hotel, and enjoy Canterbury’s historic environment.
Local public transport is used to explore the lovely countryside around Canterbury with its charming villages, or walk along the famous White Cliffs of Dover, or explore the medieval town of Sandwich.
The County of Kent – known as the “Garden of England” – with its vineyards, cherry orchards, and hop farms for beer making, has so much to offer visitors, from ultra-modern art galleries to world famous heritage sites – architecture, history, horticulture, literature, music, pilgrimage, and tradition -all to be found here!
Pick and choose your visits and excursions
Full Day Excursions
- London Capital Sights: “National Galleries and Curiosities”
- Greenwich World Heritage Site: “Royal and Maritime”
- The Weald of Kent: “Oast Houses and Castles”
- Rye and Winchelsea: “Ancient Cinque Ports and cream teas”
Half Day Excursions
- Whitstable seaside town: “Oysters and Beach Huts”
- Broadstairs and Thanet: “The Dickens Festival in costume”
- Leeds Castle: “Medieval Queens and a Maze”
- Sandwich, Walmer
Local visits
- Canterbury City Guided Tour: “Roman and Medieval”
- The Cathedral and its Precincts: “Choir and Cloisters”
- The Museum, Walls and Wesgate: “The story of Canterbury, its heritage and people”
- The Crab and Winkle Way: The route of the world’s first passenger railway service between Canterbury and Whitstable Harbour; now a traffic-free “must-do” for cyclists and ramblers.
Accommodation
Accommodation is arranged with selected homestay families in nearby villages. Alternatively you may select a city centre bed & breakfast or budget hotel, and enjoy Canterbury’s historic environment.
Accommodation in Canterbury
