Best of Bristol 45+

Many older learners prefer to study with people of a similar age. The group feels friendly and everybody brings rich life experience. On our Best of Bristol 45+ course, you live the local language and culture every day. For 2 weeks, you study English in small groups. You also enjoy many activities and trips and explore the best of our city and the area around it - together with your classmates and teachers.

Students love to learn and study English in Bristol

English levels

B1-C2

Minimum Age

45+

Maximum class size

Timetable

20 x 45-minute lessons/week
4 Afternoon activities/week
4 Evening activities/week
1 Saturday excursion/week

Maximum group size for afternoon, evening and weekend activities: 15

Lessons per week

Price

£1104

Registration

£62 admin fee

Materials

Included

1 Saturday trip to London or Oxford/week
4 afternoon activities/week
4 evening activities/week
Access to our online e-learning platform
Coursebooks and materials
Bus pass
1 excursion to Bath

Start dates

15th June (finish 26th June) 2026
10th August (finish 22nd August) 2026

Length of course

2 weeks

The best of British culture

After class, you can enjoy a daily afternoon activity and late afternoon/evening activity most nights. On Mondays, we start with a welcome lunch at school. Then we go on a walking tour of Bristol's Harbourside or Clifton Village & Suspension Bridge. Throughout the week activities include exploring Bristol's Aerospace Museum, Brunel's SS Great Britain, a harbourside walking tour and boat trip and graffiti tour. There are excursions on the two Saturdays to Oxford and London, and the option to visit the nearby UNESCO city of Bath.

In addition to the programme schedule, we have a variety of optional extra excursions such as wine tasting, brewery tours and a tour of the oldest working theatre in England.

Find out about living in Bristol

Night photography, taken of Bristol's park street.

Make the most of learning English

We focus on practical, effective and natural English. The classes are designed to build on any existing knowledge you already have. Our aim is to help you feel more comfortable using English at home and abroad. In class, we study topics connected to your activities and trips. This makes it easier to talk about them with your classmates.

Looking for more than 2 weeks in Bristol?

See our intensive English course

Senior students listening to the teacher intently, in a semi-circle

- 20 lessons per week (15 hours)
Students with English below B1 CEFR level can join our A2 General English classes in the mornings. After lunch, you can then join the Best of Bristol afternoon, evening and weekend activities. We can advise you when you have completed our online placement test.
Students who are close to native English level (C2+) can join our highest morning General English classes in the mornings. After lunch, you can then join the Best of Bristol afternoon, evening and weekend activities. We can advise you when you have completed our online placement test.
- 1 Saturday excursion per week to London or Oxford
- 4 Afternoon activities per week
- 4 Late afternoon/evening activities per week
- Friday afternoon conversation club to practice English with other students and teachers
- Access to our GEL online platform from the day your course is confirmed, to 3 months after you finish it
- Materials
- Course certificate
- Bus pass
- If you are studying with us over Bank Holiday, classes will be replaced by an excursion to Bath. Otherwise, Bath will be available as an additional optional Sunday excursion.
- Permanent open access to our Free Exercises
- Regular help with English pronunciation
- Daily homework (if you want it)
- Suggestions about how to learn more effectively
- Authentic materials (texts created for native speakers), so that you are learning real English
- Study room open from 3.30-5pm, with a tutor available for one hour every afternoon after classes from Monday to Thursday
- A huge range of resources or assistance from our tutors to help with your homework, explain English grammar and vocabulary you find difficult or give you advice about improving your English

Conversation Club

Conversation Club is an excellent way to practise your English with other students and teachers. Every Friday afternoon, all IH Bristol students come together to discuss a variety of topics and to use the English they have been learning through the week. Students interact with each other, listening and responding to what they say, exactly as they will do in real life.

It is also a fun way to finish the week!