Fifty Plus Courses

This course is for adventurous mature students who want to learn English and explore British culture.

Colchester English Study Centre offers two-week Fifty Plus courses. These give students an exciting combination of an intensive English language course, together with activities and excursions to make their time in England more fun. These courses provide the perfect opportunity to get to meet like-minded people from all over the world, brush up your English, learn about British art and culture, and get to know what life in Britain is like.

The two-week Fifty Plus courses can be taken on fixed dates in May and September, in international groups of no more than 13 students.

A typical schedule looks like this:

Monday to Friday – 4 x 50-minute lessons each morning in international groups no greater than 13 in size.
Monday – welcome pub lunch and a drink. Discover Roman Colchester. Afternoon guided tour with entrance to Colchester Castle and museum.
Tuesday – visit to Wilkins Jam Factory followed by tea at the Tiptree Jam Museum.
Wednesday – afternoon excursion to Constable country with tour guide, including famous English
villages and the birthplace of John Constable, England’s best-known landscape painter.
Thursday – talk about London to prepare for Saturday excursion. Evening barbecue and party at the Centre including food and a drink.
Friday – fish and chip lunch and a drink
Saturday – whole day excursion to London with a guide. Walking tour of central London – Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square
and Covent Garden.

Sunday – whole day excursion to Cambridge. Guided walking tour by Cambridge guide with entrance to colleges
Monday to Friday – 4 x 50-minute lessons each morning in international groups no greater than 13 in size.
Monday – visit to Colchester Town Hall. Evening at Mercury Theatre.
Tuesday – half day visit to Ipswich
Wednesday – visit to Beth Chatto gardens
Thursday – visit to Wivenhoe quay by train.
Friday – certificate presentation. Tea at the George Hotel