Visit Scotland in Autumn
With an English Coaching Holiday
English, Naturally!
Let the autumn breeze take the stress out of speaking English.
How’s This for a Classroom?
Autumn is a beautiful season in Scotland, with October the perfect month to enjoy nature outdoors in the quickly changing landscape.
And there’s no better place to be based than Perthshire.
Known as ‘big tree country‘ because of its 200,000 acres of woodland, from misty mornings to show-stopping autumn colours, Perthshire is an area overflowing with natural beauty.
Take advantage of all the seasonal beauty with Autumn English Coaching Holiday in Scotland.
“Yesterday we stood under an oak tree watching the autumn leaves blow off.
What’s this got to do with your English?
Everything ❤️ “
Ruth, 2024
No-Classroom Learning
This October, have a stress-free English learning adventure.
Bored of classrooms?
So are we!
With Blue Noun Language Hub, you can combine live English practice, with seeing the very best of a Scottish autumn.
Your Scottish English Coaching Holiday includes a steamboat trip through the autumn colours of Loch Katrine, a sensory adventure into the Enchanted Forest (a world-famous woodland audio/visual installation), and watching birds of prey being fed as part of the ecological reintroduction of red kites to Scotland.
Format
Activity-Based English Holidays
Blue Noun immersion holidays are bespoke and designed around your language learning needs.
We don’t just show you places and communities, you become part of them.
And the autumn adventure is the most outdoors-based of them all! You’ll have a full week of action-filled days, combining English coaching with experiencing the best of Scottish autumn.
Above all, we make sure your holiday feels like a holiday
Quality Conversations Every Day
Every activity is wrapped in great conversations and bespoke English coaching.
A New Objective for Language Learning
More importantly, you can expect to smile while speaking English – even long after your coaching holiday.
This happiness carries on as confidence in English, it’s yours, wherever you take it.
About Immersion Language Goals
You can expect progress in the following skills:
English for Socialising, Presentations, understanding ‘Fast’ English (native speakers), Making Introductions, Describing Objects and Places, Expressing Opinions, and Asking Questions.
Together we will set the specific objectives you want to achieve (including any workplace English skills) and practice them on our travels.
Above all, we are working on how you feel speaking English.
You don’t have to choose a classroom to improve your English.
You can choose a coaching holiday – for great results!
Take the Pressure OFF your English.
Enjoy the Best of Autumn in Scotland, and your English will flow.
Naturally!
Who is Our Autumn English Coaching Holiday for?
It’s for L2 (second language) English speakers (lower intermediate and above) who want to combine healthy, ecologically sustainable tourism with fun, non-classroom-based English practice.
The Autumn Adventure in English is full of real-life opportunities to practice speaking in English (with a coach by your side).
Do you feel seasons slipping past without experiencing them?
It’s time to slow down and savour moments
Do you spend too much time sitting in front of a computer?
Work can keep you too busy to notice nature we bring learning into nature.
Is your English is classroom or book-learned, or just rusty?
It is time to set it free with REAL conversations.
Choose excellent, bespoke English coaching – outdoors and on holiday!
Get Real with our English Coaching
You will fall in love with speaking English because the adventures you will have will open your heart, as we explore and talk together.
English Language Holidays in Scotland
There’s a concept here called ‘Perthshire Time,‘ which describes how our great outdoors helps you relax, slow down and unwind.
Don’t waste the fleeting golden colours of autumn in a classroom.
And don’t drift into winter without having glorious nature time.
You will feel refreshed and relaxed walking in Scottish woodlands with an English language coach. Nature fosters a sense of exploration and curiosity which makes language acquisition intuitive and enjoyable.
Our holidays set the right mindset for a lifetime of growing into English.
If it’s good for you, it’s good for your English!
27 September – 04 October
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Events
Outdoor walks & Workshops, including canoeing & cycling
Autumn on Loch Katrine Steamboat Trip
04 – 11 October
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Autumn Adventure in English
No classroom, conversation-based English coaching with 70% outdoor activities.
A medium level of fitness is required!
Events
Outdoor walks & Workshops, including canoeing & cycling
Autumn on Loch Katrine Steamboat Trip
11 – 18 October
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Autumn Adventure in English
No classroom, conversation-based English coaching with 70% outdoor activities.
A medium level of fitness is required!
Events
Outdoor walks & Workshops, including canoeing & cycling
Autumn on Loch Katrine Steamboat Trip
18 – 25 October
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Autumn Adventure in English
No classroom, conversation-based English coaching with 70% outdoor activities.
A medium level of fitness is required!
Events
Outdoor walks & Workshops, including canoeing & cycling
Autumn on Loch Katrine Steamboat Trip
Let’s Talk!
We recommend you start with a free Video Call to ask any questions you have about your English coaching holiday.
The Autumn Adventure English Coaching Holiday is 30% focused on English, and 70% on having an amazing outdoor English-speaking time.
That’s a little less talking than on our usual language coaching holidays – and even more exploring!
Autumn Activities Menu
Strap on Your Boots, there are Sights to See!
Below is a menu of activities you could enjoy on our Autumn Adventure English coaching holiday this October.
We’ll adapt our activities to English and fitness levels, but an English learner joining us for 2 weeks could expect to take part in 70% of this list (we’ll do other things too).
We’re flexible. We can add other activities, like a game of golf, or avoid ones you don’t like. Finding out your tastes and preferences is part of our booking process.
Autumn English Activities Menu
- Climb up Dumyat (a small mountain with a view over Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument).
- 3 x Castle Trail (Doune, Stirling & Huntingtower).
- The Enchanted Forest (Pitlochry)*
- Visit to Tomnaha’s Market Garden / Autumn Wreath Workshop
- Canoe the River Tay with Beyond Adventure
- Guided Mushroom Foraging
- Guided Autumn Herb Walk
- Scenic Waverly Steamboat Cruise of Loch Katrine*
- Meet the Makers Artist Studio Visits
- Drummond Castle Gardens
- Guided Whisky Tasting
- Red kite feed at Argaty
- Hermitage Trail (Dunkeld)
- Bike Hire – Exploring Aberfeldy
- Bonfire by the loch
- Trip to (try) see salmon leaping
- Glenturret Distillery Tour*
*Activities are subject to the availability of tickets – so book early.
We’ll explore autumn at Drummond Castle Gardens
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What if it rains?
A. It’s Scotland! It probably will at some point. We can visit castles and drink hot chocolate together instead, if you hate rain.
Got another question?
Why not book a Zoom chat with your English coach, Ruth, to check you like our style.
Alternatively, check out our FAQs. (We have further information about accommodation specifics or dietary restrictions).
Taste Scotland!
If it rains 3 days in a row, we’ll treat you to the 3 Star Tasting Menu at the beautiful Achray House Hotel.
What You Will Need for Outdoor English
- Strong boots
- A waterproof jacket
- Warm clothes
- A sense of adventure
You don’t need to be super-fit, but you should be able to walk 8-10 km in a day and/or cycle up to 12 km.
Weekly Plan
Friday 3-6 pm: social welcome
Saturday: 6 hrs of activities
Sunday: 6 hrs of activities
Monday: 6+ hrs of activities
Tuesday am off. Pm 6+ hrs of activities, inc. evening meal
Wednesday: 6+ hrs of activities
Thursday: 6 hrs of activities
2 meals, drinks, snacks & local specialities are included per week.
Further Information
Blue Noun Language Hub
Want to learn more about how we help you improve your English on holiday in Scotland? Discover more about our holidays here.
Both Glasgow & Edinburgh Airport have public transport links to Crieff. Learn more.
Accommodation is with a local Homestay Host. (Couple/friend options available).
External Links
Find out how Perthshire is the friendliest place on Earth!
About Your English Coach
I’m Ruth, a trained visual artist with post-grad qualifications in both Studio Arts and Art History.
I adore exploring outdoor Scotland and sharing it to help people unlock their English. I lived abroad for 12 years, it gives me a unique way of sharing Scottish culture with.