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Living
Upon your arrival in the UK, airport transfers to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole can be arranged, if required.
A private car can be arranged on your arrival in England at a cost of:-
- £185.00 from Heathrow Airport
- £205.00 from Gatwick Airport.
Alternatively, airport transfers are available by National Express coach, or train at prevailing rates.
Stay with one of our fabulous homestay families at a cost of £145.00 per week in Low Season and £175.00 per week in High Season. You will be provided with breakfast and evening meal. Laundry and all household bills are also included.
Please note that if you are not taking an English language course with one of the IEA language schools listed and you are going straight into employment, then there will be a one off administration fee of £120.00 for placing you with a homestay family, which is payable before your arrival in the UK. If you are taking an English language course, then the placement fee is included in the course fees.
We would suggest that you stay with a homestay family at first, whilst you decide where in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole you would like to live. However, we can also help you to find alternative accommodation, subject to availability, such as university halls of residence, hotel accommodation, Bed & Breakfast, or private and shared rental accommodation at the prevailing market rates. Click on the links below for more information:-
SPORTS AND GAMES
- Play beach volleyball
- Swimming at the Stokewood Leisure Centre
- Play tennis at Winton Tennis Club
- Visit the spa and swimming pool at the Littledown Centre
- Play golf at Meyrick Park Golf Club
- Aerobics at Stokewood Leisure Centre
- Watch a football match at Bournemouth Football Club
- Take Surfing lessons at Boscombe Pier
- Take Windsurfing Lessons in Poole
- Hire a Bike and go cycling in the New Forest National Park
- Go Horse Riding in the New Forest National Park
- Join Bournemouth Table Tennis Club
- Play pool Sharkey’s Sports Bar
FUN ACTIVITIES
- Go on the Pier Zip Wire at the end of Bournemouth Pier
- Rent a Beach Hut for the day
- Go Sea Fishing from Poole Quay
- Take a Speed Boat ride from Bournemouth
- Play Crazy Golf in Bournemouth Pleasure Gardens
- Visit Laser Quest Bournemouth
- Watch banger racing or go Go-Karting at Matchams
- Visit Poole Speedway
- Take dance lessons at Pavilion Dance
- Take helicopter or aeroplane flying lessons with Bliss Aviation
- Take Cuban Salsa classes
- Hire a Boat in Christchurch
- Go Crab fishing at Poole Quay
- Have fun at Splashdown Water Park at Tower Park
- Visit Buzz Bingo at Tower Park
- Have fun at Tower Park complex where you can go to the Cinema or do Ten Pin Bowling
- Visit the New Forest Water Park
- Go Ape at Moors Valley Country Park
- Visit Max Events where you can do Quad bike riding or Clay Pigeon shooting
- Go Ice Skating
- Visit Dream Machines at Poole Quay (weekly event)
- Take an Aerial Sightseeing Tour of Bournemouth
MUSEUMS AND HISTORY
- Pay a visit to the Red House Museum and Gardens
- Visit the Russell Coates Museum
- Visit the Bovington Tank Museum
- Visit the Museum of Electricity at Christchurch
- Visit the Bournemouth Aviation Museum
- Visit the Sammy Miller Motorcycle museum in New Milton (Hampshire)
- See the ruins of Corfe Castle
- Visit St Peters Church in Bournemouth
- Visit Christchurch Priory
SHOPPING
- Shopping at Castlepoint Shopping Centre
- Visit Boscombe Market
- Shopping in Bournemouth
- Shopping at the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole
- Visit Wimborne Market
- Christmas shopping at the traditional German Market in Bournemouth
- Go to a car boot sale at Ashley Heath or Wimborne
- Go shopping at Southampton’s West Quay where there are also many places to eat
WALKS AND PLACES TO VISIT
- Take a bus trip to Swanage and enjoy a typical English coastal town
- Take a Steam Train trip from Swanage to Corfe Castle
- Take the Sandbanks Chain Ferry to Studland
- Do Horse riding in Studland
- Walk along Bournemouth Promenade and enjoy Bournemouth Amusements
- Take a bus to Wimborne and visit the Model Town
- Walk the Jurassic Coast Heritage site
- Visit Durlston Country Park
- Take a Bus to Hengistbury Head
- Take a Boat trip to Brownsea Island
- Visit the Oceanarium on Bournemouth Pier
- Ride the Land Train along Bournemouth promenade
- Pay a visit to Monkey World
- Visit Liberty’s Raptor Centre
- Visit Durdle Door
- Visit Highcliffe Castle
PARKS AND GARDENS
- Walk in Bournemouth’s Pleasure Gardens and see the lovely Aviary
- Walk in Boscombe Gardens
- Visit Poole Park
- Visit Winton Recreation Ground
- Feed the Ducks at Christchurch Priory
- Visit Compton Acres
THINGS TO DO IN THE EVENING
- See a show at the Bournemouth Pavilion or Bournemouth International Centre
- Experience the Camel Bar
- Go to a Drive In movie
- Fireworks at Poole Quay (Summertime)
- Fireworks at Bournemouth Pier (Summertime)
- Candle illuminations in Bournemouth Pleasure Gardens
- Visit the Thomas Tripp – a traditional English pub
- Visit Pubs on the Quay in Poole
- Watch the Flotilla of Lights at Poole Quay (December)
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE
- Watch a pantomime at the Bournemouth Pavilion or Lighthouse the Lighthouse(Christmas)
- Get creative at All Fired Up (Cafe and ceramic painting)
- Attend a cookery class at Flavours School of Cookery
- Listen to live music at Mr Kyps
- Visit Museums in Dorset
- Catch a show on Bournemouth Bandstand
- Visit Brownsea Open Air Theatre
- Go to a concert at Meyrick Park
- Visit The Winchester Pub to listen to live music
- Visit the Library
FOOD AND DRINK
- Enjoy Fish and Chips on Bournemouth Pier
- Have Afternoon Tea at the Chewton Glen
- Have a Sunday Roast at the Toby Carvery
- Go out for dinner in Bournemouth at the many lovely restaurants
- Visit the award winning West Beach Restaurant
- Have a BBQ on the Beach
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