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We are proud to have been open for face-to-face courses and exams since early March 2021 after some periods of enforced countrywide lockdown in the UK: we love having our students, trainees and exam candidates in the buildings! Many of our English courses are still taking place in hybrid format to allow maximum flexibility for students studying or arriving from outside the UK. See here for an overview of all upcoming courses at IH Bristol or if you are looking for something in particular contact us and we'll be happy to help you.
Travel restrictions are slowly being eased but remain in place for the UK, so make sure to check our latest updates and full COVID-19 safety measures & FAQs here. If you still need to self-isolate for 10 days (see here for the rules) we can provide accommodation during your self-isolation period, and you can join your classes remotely to make the most of your time.
We are offering FREE postponement for all face-to-face courses in case your plans or the situation changes, or normal cancellation fees apply - see our Terms & Conditions here
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On successful completion of the course you will obtain the exact same, internationally recognised qualification as our face-to-face course.
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Flexible courses and booking
IH Bristol is open and running face-to-face, online and hybrid classes - we hope you'll decide to join us!
Please note the government is operating a "traffic light" system for international arrives to the UK - you can find more details on our COVID-19 guidance & FAQs page here.
We want you to book with confidence, so we are offering FREE postponement on face-to-face courses in case your plans or the situation changes. Normal cancellation fees apply - see our Terms & Conditions here, and our up-to-date
Click here to see our full range of English courses or for any enquiries, please contact info@ihbristol.com
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Free Exercises
Practice your grammar, vocabulary and use of phrases, or answer questions as they will be presented in the Cambridge ESOL exams. You won't find these anywhere else. See our Free Exercises
Test your English level
This test will tell you about your English level and what your strong and weak areas are.
Useful Expressions
Check out IH Bristol’s extensive list of commonly used (and useful!) English expressions available for free to beginners up to advanced users. See our Useful Expressions
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Online Learning
When you join an IH Bristol course, we will give you access to our online materials from the moment you enrol until 3 months after the end of your course.
Find out moreInternational House Bristol (IH Bristol) is primarily an English language school in Bristol, in the south west of England, UK. We have 2 buildings, both located in the picturesque neighborhood of Clifton, in easy walking distance of all Bristol’s main sights and attractions. While some students come from the local area, the vast majority travel from their home countries to study English with us: in 2019 we welcomed students from 41 countries around the world!
We offer a range of English language courses both online and for face-to-face learning for adults and juniors. In addition to General and Intensive English, we offer Cambridge English Exam preparation (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE), IELTS English Exam preparation and OET Exam preparation. If you wish to study English in Bristol, we have the course for you. Adult English courses are year-round.
Our Cambridge summer courses are extremely popular and since we are also an exam centre, you can prepare for and take your Cambridge exams for adults and juniors all in one place. For juniors, we run summer schools in Bristol from June-August, as well as winter and spring programmes in January and April. We are the only independent English school in Bristol for juniors.
We are a CELTA teacher training centre, so not only can you be sure our teaching quality is unmatched, but we are also able to offer free English courses in Bristol at certain times of the year, taught by our teachers in training at our Queens Avenue building.
In addition to English, we offer other foreign language classes: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Polish, Welsh, Portuguese, Greek, – and more!
IH Bristol: Bristol’s international language school!