Autumn Adventures in English
Slow Down for the Season with an English Coaching Holiday in Scotland
English, Naturally!
Let the autumn breeze take the stress out of speaking English.
This outdoor English coaching holiday gives you a healthy, active way to step out of the classroom and into the season. English travels with you through movement, shared experiences, and real conversations — without pressure.
Somewhere along the way, you stop worrying about your English and start enjoying using it.
An outdoor English coaching holiday designed around movement, nature, and relaxed conversation.
This is our most outdoors-based English holiday, with lighter speaking demands than our other coaching weeks. English support is woven through walks, visits, shared meals, and seasonal activities — without classrooms or pressure.
(Approx. 30% English focus, 70% experiencing a Scottish autumn.)
Dates: from mid-September to October.
One week offers a powerful reset. Two weeks allow the experience — and your English — to settle more fully.
For adult second-language English speakers (intermediate level and above) who:
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enjoy being outdoors and moving at a steady pace
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want to take the pressure off speaking English
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prefer learning through real experiences rather than classrooms
You don’t need to be super-fit, but you should be comfortable walking 8–10 km in a day and taking part in gently active days.
Perthshire, Scotland.
This holiday takes place in outdoor settings across the region, with days spent walking, exploring, and moving through different landscapes as the season changes. Much of the week happens outside, with activities adapting to weather, light, and autumn conditions.
How’s This for a Classroom?
Autumn is a short, vivid season in Scotland — with days that invite you outside and landscapes that change from week to week.
October is an especially good time to be out in it: misty mornings, rich colours, and bright night skies.
This holiday uses the season itself as the setting for English — something you experience by moving, sharing, and celebrating.
Why English Feels More Comfortable Here
English support is present throughout the week, but it isn’t the main event.
Conversation happens alongside movement and shared experiences, which makes speaking feel more natural and less effortful.
Price per person
per week, 2026
The Story of this Holiday
One day you might find yourself standing under an oak tree, watching autumn leaves loosen and fall.
Another day could begin with mist lifting slowly from the hills, or a walk that stretches longer than planned because the light is too good to rush.
Days are active and outdoors-focused — walking, exploring, visiting places, and spending time in nature as the season shifts around you. English is part of these moments, woven into conversation as you go, rather than something you stop to practise.
There are shared meals, local produce, and time to warm up after being outside. Some days include cultural visits or seasonal events; others are simpler, shaped by the weather, the light, and how the week is unfolding.
By the end of the day, you’ll have moved, talked, noticed things — and often be surprised by how much English has quietly found its way into the day.
What People Notice By The End Of The Holiday
By the end of the holiday, many people notice they feel different — not just about English, but in themselves.
Days feel more spacious. There’s more ease, more presence, and less sense of rushing.
Locally, this is sometimes described as Perthshire time — a slower, more spacious way of moving through the day. It’s not something you aim for; it’s something that happens when you spend time outside, walk more, and let the season set the pace.
English becomes part of that shift.
It feels healthy and calm.
What to Know About Our English Holidays
Before you decide if you want to book a Zoom chat, you may find it helpful to explore how we design our English holidays and support your experience.
→ Real-World English
How English develops through lived experience, conversation, and everyday moments — not classroom performance.
→ Discover the Mix that Makes a Blue Noun Holiday Unique
A simple visual diagram showing how activities, schedule and support combine across a week.
→ What’s Included
Practical details, support, and what your holiday fee covers.
A Simple Next Step
If you’re wondering whether this holiday will suit you, the next step is a short Zoom call.
It’s a chance for us to talk things through together — for you to ask questions, share what you’re looking for, and get a feel for whether this way of working (and working with me) feels right for you.
The call also helps make sure expectations are aligned, so everyone arrives knowing what kind of week they’re stepping into.
These holidays aren’t designed to be booked on impulse — the Zoom call gives us both space to check that it’s a good match.
If this sounds like the kind of English experience you’ve been looking for, let’s talk it through.
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