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Language School Immersion Activities

See Scotland learning English

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Language School Activities… Differently!

This page gives you an overview of our language school immersion activities.

To find our schedule of courses – go here

At Blue Noun Language Hub, our English targets are for you to fall in love with speaking English, while gaining fluency for professional contexts.

Imagine for an instant, just how that would feel.

Feeling confident and enjoying speaking open the doors to a lifetime of language learning.

Achieve this goal by exploring Scotland with us, as our passions become your passions too.

All our English immersion holidays are a curated mix of Perthshire’s best touristic activities and more private invitations for conversations with our region’s artists and makers.

(Find our artist & makers directory here.)

 

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Language School Immersion – Activities Menu

Here, find a list of our favourite regional activities.

If you want to add something particular to your schedule, let us know and we’ll do our best to arrange it.

Please note that none of these experiences are guaranteed on your holiday. Rather, this page is to show the range of activities we dip into to make your experience special and bespoke to you. 

Active Scotland

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Go Mountain Biking

Enjoy an afternoon of thrilling down-hilling with the amazing Comrie Croft – including a meal at their very special Tea Garden café. 

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Learn Survival Craft

Have an afternoon with Iain at Do it Outdoors – and learn Fly Fishing, Archery, or Wild Survival Bushcraft.

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Play Golf

Golf Pro David Murchie will introduce you to the game.
Want to try one of Scotland’s top-rated inland courses?
Why not have an afternoon at Crieff Golf Club?
We have different options for novices and players – including a 9-hole round of golf.
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Kayak the River Tay

Perth City Tours instructor Chris will take you on a tour of the city – by boat!

A bespoke river Kayak Tour.

Chris will tell you about the river’s wildlife and show you the sights of the city as you paddle the river – no experience necessary

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Walk Perthshire

Perthshire has thousands of miles of footpaths.

Crieff, perched high on its hill, overlooks a gorgeous landscape rich in nature and history – and there are trails and footpaths for every level of walker to explore.

Historic Scotland

Learn English and Scottish History Our Language School Scotland celebrates St Andrew’s Day

Visit Scone Palace

The historic home of Scotland’s ‘Stone of Destiny,’ is a wonderful visit. 

Take the fabulous guided tour to discover remarkable art – and explore beautiful gardens (don’t get too lost in the maze!).

Scone Palace is a superb visit. 

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An Afternoon at Innerpeffray

Including a guide to Scotland’s first lending library and its historic books.

Scotland’s first free public lending library founded in 1680. 

Used by people from the local community until 1968, today you can still read the rare books in its diverse collection.

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Huntingtower Castle

Explore the castle where Mary Queen of Scots stayed.

Huntingtower Castle has a fascinating layout as its 17 C.  owners altered their medieval castle to try to make it look more like a regular country mansion. Discover one of the oldest painted ceilings in Scotland and highly unusual castle architecture. 

English Language School Scotland activities menu visit Cultybraggan POW camp Scotland

Tour Camp 22

One of the best-preserved WW2 POW camps in the UK.

Cultybraggan also has a fascinating contemporary social history.

Discover how Community Ownership Trust has transformed it into a melting pot of micro-businesses and eco-businesses – and a co-working space.

Food & Drink

English Language School Scotland activities menu Iain Campbell Bakery Crieff

Bake Bread 

Practice your English in a fun and tasty way!

From time to time, Campbell’s Bakery invites Blue Noun English language learners to take their breadmaking workshop. Taught by the award-winning baker, Iain Campbell – an entertaining and excellent teacher.

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 ‘Care no More!’

Visit the Scottish winery, Cairn O’Mohr for a guided tour!

Find out how their award-wining organic wines and ciders are made and sample the range in a very generous (and fun) tasting session. It’s a completely bonkers visit.

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The Glenturret

Superb design: when Scottish tradition meets Lalique glassware.

Visit the local Glenturret Distillery for their award-winning tour, taking you through the traditional art of whisky making – and the new contemporary bottle designs by Lalique.

English Language School Scotland activities eating our in Crieff

Dine Out

For anyone who not choosing off our outdoor activity list – we will treat you to dinner in a local bar restaurant and have a fabulous evening together. 
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Curry Night 

Our favourite night!

While enjoying our local Scottish culture, let’s celebrate that we are also a nation shaped by other cultures  – and in the tastiest of ways! Our local Nepalese restaurant The Gurkhas is fantastic!

English Language School Scotland activities Whisky tasting at Blue Noun English Language School

Whisky Tasting

Taste the Scottish nectar!

You will always be invited to take part in weekly whisky tastings at Blue Noun.

Be guided through a selection (of well-researched favourites) from our local (amazing!) whisky shop J.L. Gill.

It’s a fun evening!

Plants & Gardens

English Language School Scotland activities menu Tomnaha Market Garden

Explore Tomnah’a Market Garden

Such a relaxing place to be an English speaker!

Tour this market garden and learn how food production can support indigenous ecology. 

There are some opportunities for flower arranging / other workshops too.

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Tour Drummond Castle Gardens

“The best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland.”

Drummond Castle Gardens is a fabulous formal ancestral garden – rated one of the best in Europe.

If it looks familiar it has been filmed many times – most recently for the popular series Outlander.

Scottish Wildlife Experiences

English Language School Scotland activities menu Red Deer on Clathic Deer Farm

Red Deer Encounter

Visit Clathic Farm to see deer being fed.
Hear from the farm owners about the production of the wild range venison they rear and sell through the butcher counter of their shop – The Crieff Food Co., a treasure trove of local & specialist produce! 
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Take a trip to Argarty to see Red Kites feed

Argarty (in Stirlingshire), is one of two sites in Scotland managing the reintroduction of red kites. See the birds fly down to feed – and learn how a working farm can be a wildlife sanctuary.

Travel Scotland

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Coach Trip to Oban

A trip to explore Oban is offered every Wednesday on our Immersion English holidays, 2024.
Be an English speaker while exploring the ‘Capital of the Highlands.
 
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Sir Walter Scott Steamship, Loch Katrine

Take a trip back in time, and travel Loch Katrine by steamship.

Experience stunning views of this part of Loch Lomond National Park, and learn the history of the loch.

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Maid of the Forth 3 Bridges Tour

This boat trip is a popular English immersion activity as gives opportunities to speak English about the built environment and the natural world (we regularly see seals and puffins). 

Travel the River Forth, passing under the remarkable engineering of the 3 bridges.

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NB: Tickets for this do sell out every summer, so book your English immersion holiday early! 

The Jacobite Steam Train AKA ‘The Harry Potter Train’

We organise something very special for L2 English speakers spending 2 weeks with us.

The Jacobite steam train is a wonderful way to see Scotland and experience it at its very friendliest. 

Your Language School immersion activities really matter!

No one wants to feel the disappointment of an unfulfilling holiday.  Your holiday time is precious. It should be filled with pleasurable, interesting experiences.

But the range of activities offered by a language school should be more than entertainment.

Language School immersion activities must have demonstrable educational targets intertwined throughout the holiday course.

Relaxing and having fun with English is a valid target! Many people have the mindset with language learning that if it’s fun, it can’t be useful.

We’re working to change that mindset!

Still have questions about our language school immersion activities?

It’s easy, just shoot us a message from the ‘contact’ page here.

Further Information

Check out the Visit Scotland Website to plan activities around your English language holiday.