English Language Holidays
Explore Scotland through Great Conversations
It’s Time for Adventure
Transforming your English can feel like work – or feel good.
If your English is going nowhere, it’s time for adventure.
Only targeted language practice and active engagement lead to fluency (but that really shouldn’t be in a classroom!)
Choose real-world English.
Choose a holiday exploring Scotland through great conversations.
✅ Have an English coach by your side (6+ hours of targeted language practice per day).
✅ Meet people, share stories, discover places (active engagement).
More classrooms? 😱 😱 😱
You could choose, cheese, forests, whisky, wildlife, rivers & castles instead.
Book now for 2025
Let’s Talk!
I’d love to answer your questions about our English coaching holidays in Scotland.
You’ll get to see our hub – and tell me (Ruth) 3 things you’d like to see/do in Scotland.
Booking our holidays starts with a Zoom call to say hello.
Your 10 Point Transformation
1. Speak more freely in English
and feel calmer when conversations don’t go as you expected.
2. Build English stamina
so using English for hours at a time feels normal, not overwhelming.
3. Successfully start and maintain a natural conversation in English with a new person.
4. Lose the freeze
participate in group discussions—sharing opinions and asking questions without panic.
5. Describe your work, interests, and plans clearly in English.
6. Feel calmer and more present when speaking English
and notice your wins instead of only your mistakes.
7. Handle a challenging conversation—like giving feedback or expressing disagreement—in English.
8. Tell a personal or professional story in English that you feel proud to share.
9. Experience using English in real situations—both formal and informal
and learn strategies to keep going if you get stuck.
10. Feel prepared to keep improving your English independently after your immersion.
Our Main Offer
1:1 Language Holidays in Scotland
English language coaching holidays exploring Scotland.
Max 3 guests per week. Couple/friend offer available.
Language level: intermediate and above.
When
May, June, July, August & September
Course fee: £1,600 per per person per week (max 2 weeks) plus £25 night homestay host accommodation.
Themed Solo Traveller Language Holidays
1:1 Dip into English
A beginner-level English language immersion holiday.
Max 3 guests per week.
Language level: beginner.
When
April 2026
Course fee: £1,600 per person per week (max 4 weeks), plus £25 night homestay host accommodation.
1:1 English Language Holidays in Scotland for Seniors
English language coaching holidays exploring Scotland for travellers 60+
Max 3 guests per week.
Language level: intermediate and above. Couple/friend offer available.
Book: 1:1 or as a couple for a private holiday.
When
May 2026
Course fee: £1,600 per person, per week (max 2 weeks) plus £25 night homestay host accommodation.
1:1 Sketch Scotland - A Language Holidays in Scotland for Art Lovers
A 2-week English language coaching holiday for amateur artists & art lovers.
Max 3 per group
Language level: intermediate and above.
When
September 2025
Course fee: £3,600 per per person plus £25 night homestay host accommodation.
1:1 An Outdoor-Themed Adult English Holiday
An English coaching holiday with a health and rest focus, exploring Autumn, nature and Scottish wildlife through walking.
Max 3 per group
Language level: intermediate and above.
Book: 1:1 or as a couple for a private holiday.
When
October 2026
Course fee: £1,600 per person, per week (max 2 weeks) plus £25 night homestay host accommodation.
Our Family Language Holiday in Scotland
Bring the Squirrels | A Family English Language Holiday
An English coaching holiday for the whole family.
Adults & kids (max 4 per group), single-parent rates available.
All language levels
Course fee: £1,600 per adult per week (max 2 weeks), plus £500 per week accommodation (private apartment).
When
August 2025
All the above photos were taken in a 1-week adult language holiday, 2025.
July 2025 Special Offer
Escape into the Landscapes of Scotland!
With our English holidays, you improve your English language skills through cultural collaborations that explore the best of our region’s hospitality and deep heritage.
What is Immersion Language Learning, and Does it Work?
What, No Classroom?
✅ Be an English speaker in artist studios, micro-businesses and community events.
✅ Be a professional in English as you present your work and chat with local producers about theirs.
❎ Don’t be a tourist: join our community and become part of Scotland.
Getting you behind the scenes and into extraordinary places!
In a nutshell…
Our English holidays are for you if:
Prefer a non-corporate language school
You care about sustainable tourism
Love arts, crafts & music
Are keen to discover Scotland beyond tourist clichés
Like exploring, and are curious about UK culture
They are even for you if you need English for professional purposes
Stop the Slide
Rediscover Your English in Scotland
A biscuit, a mug, a simple phrase that comes back to you.
This is where your English starts to feel like yours again.
No pressure. No perfection.
Just real conversations, real places, and space to reconnect with the language you’ve worked hard to learn.
Free Your Words!
Blue Noun English holidays offer the experience of being an English speaker in Scotland.
That’s not the same as practice (even lots of practice) inside a language school.
It’s you, being you, in English – right here with us in Scotland.
Why Choose a Hub not a Classroom?
Mini Groups
Maximum 3 guests per week.
Social Events
Get talking with our community, friends and partners.
Comfy Space
Feel at home with our sofas, kitchen, library, plants and cats.
Generous Access
7 am -10 pm access to our beautiful space.
Highland Hospitality
Perthshire has prize-winning hospitality.
Meet the Makers
Meet Perthshire Makers and visit artist studios, workshops and whisky distilleries.
Tasting Menus
Sample the best of Perthshire’s food & drink.
Discover Scotland
Daily visits and activities exploring Scottish landscapes, communities & culture.
Stop!
Don’t come to Scotland as an English learner.
And absolutely don’t go home as an English learner 😱 (so many language school courses just enforce this!).
You are an English speaker, whatever level you’re currently at.
You'll make mistakes.
It’s normal! We’ll start to fix them.
Murky on grammar?
We’ll get you clear.
Lacking accuracy?
It’s no problem.
Our coaching will build all this (and more).
Love Your English in Scotland
We’ll share Scotland with you, selecting and curating opportunities for you to be an English speaker, because THAT’s the kind of empowering language development that will be with you wherever you go.
Taste Perthshire’s regional specialities, enjoy wildlife experiences, meet producers and artists, explore castles and above all –relax within spectacular nature.
You gain much more than a Scottish holiday.
You’ll be taking home confident, deeply learned English skills.
Memorable English AND an unforgettable holiday!
No one wants to waste a holiday.
Don’t waste yours!
‘Do I Have to Try Canoeing?’
Our English holidays are tailored to you — no forced canoeing, cabbage, or violin music.
We answer our most frequently asked questions on the blog:
Be an English Speaker
Being an English speaker doesn’t prevent you from learning, but being an English learner sure can prevent you from speaking!
Let’s begin by putting the image of you being an English learner in the past.
It’s time to be an English speaker.
And this means that it’s time for some varied, wonderful, cultural, and professional experiences in which you use English authentically to build friendships, relationships, collaborations and communicate your opinions.
In other words, it’s time to be you in English.
(And enjoy it!)
It’s time for an English holiday!
Introduction
“Can you imagine wanting to discover more and more English?
…Where will it take you?”
Ruth, 2024
Our Ingredients
English Language Activities
Fill your heart with Scotland, as you learn about the ecology of the River Tay from a kayak. Or have a Scottish wildlife encounter with conservationists, like Argaty Red Kites.
Don’t just see tourist sights – explore them. Sail under the Forth Rail Bridge. Discover how Outlander has changed Scotland, or how the Whisky Distilleries compete with each other.
The deeper you get into a culture, the more the language belongs to you.
Homestay Hosts
Our Homestay Hosts are selected for their warmth as much as their lovely home.
Your holiday homestay isn’t just a comfy place to sleep, it’s your invitation to become part of an English-speaking household and exchange culture on a significant level.
More than just a room… meet our wonderful Homestay Hosts.
Connections & Conversations
We take you to visit Perthshire artists, makers, craftspeople and micro-business owners in their workspaces for REAL conversations.
To encounter Scottish makers is to discover Scotland from within.
Speak one professional to another, and be inspired.
Specialist English Coaching
Your language coaching holiday is designed around reaching predetermined language learning targets set and managed by a qualified ETL coach.
At Blue Noun, we work hardest on having a great time.
Outdoor Perthshire
Discover “Big Tree County” with its rivers, lochs and forests. We partner with outdoor activity companies that share nature and wildlife in non-intrusive ways – while giving you the holiday of a lifetime!
Location matters: find out What Makes Perthshire So Great for a Language Holiday
Can A Holiday Really Fix Your English?
English learning, differently!
How our blend of real-world English unlocks speakers,
one voice at a time.
Testimonials
British Council
The British Council listed our speciality Real-World English in its Top 2024 Language Teaching Innovations.
Friendly community
Perthshire was voted the Friendliest Region on Earth by Booking*com.
What more perfect combination could you need for an English conversation holiday?
5 Star Reviews
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