Aberdeen

If you’re looking to learn English in the unforgettable setting of Scotland but don’t feel like putting up with a city the size of Edinburgh or Glasgow, consider attending English courses in Aberdeen. With its outstanding set of 45 parks, its gardens and its floral displays bringing...

If you’re looking to learn English in the unforgettable setting of Scotland but don’t feel like putting up with a city the size of Edinburgh or Glasgow, consider attending English courses in Aberdeen. With its outstanding set of 45 parks, its gardens and its floral displays bringing colour to the grey-and-silver stone used to build its ancient buildings, Aberdeen is a city you won’t soon forget. With two of the oldest European universities, colleges and schools of art, the city has a vibrant student population that lends colour to a town growing rich on North Sea oil. With the beach to take a stroll on once your classes are over, and museums to suit all interests, whether it be fine art or the finer details of oil drilling in the sea, Aberdeen is unlikely to leave you bored. If you like flowers and gardens, there’s no better place – Aberdeen’s been winning competitions for decades, to the point that it was banned from the Britain in Bloom competition to give other cities a chance. Make sure not to miss the Aberdeen Student Show, an annual event going back to 1921, or any of the festivals that keep the city vibrant, including the Aberdeen International Youth Festival. And if you’re in the mood for some more low-key local atmosphere, just drop in to one of the pubs – many of them feature live music. As for exercise, don’t worry – with opportunities for rowing, golf, and swimming, there’s more than enough to occupy you. If you’re more of a spectator, then you’ll have a chance to learn the finer points of cricket, football and rugby. An English school in Aberdeen won’t just teach you the language – it will leave you with the discovery of an entire culture.