Coventry Host Family Centre
Coventry offers the best of both worlds from the vibrancy and excitement of the city to the peace and tranquillity of the countryside.
Surrounded by historic towns and breathtaking scenery of Warwickshire, it is a busy place with lots to offer.
Our host families are personally selected by our experienced Coventry Centre Director, who looks after the groups whilst they are staying in the city.
Coventry centre details
| Size of Groups |
24 - 48 (short stay) 24 - 36 (closed groups) |
| Accommodation | Single and double placements with host families (up to 4 per family with short stay groups) |
| Age range / teaching ratio | 12 – 17 years; 1:12 teaching ratio as standard |
| Standard courses | Short Stays (2 – 6 nights) Language holidays from 7 nights – 28 nights |
| Facilities | Superb leisure centres, excellent shopping, swimming pools, bowling, ice skating, cinemas and theatres, museums, art galleries, mediaeval cathedral ruins, industrial heritage |
| Nearest Airports |
Birmingham: 25 km Luton: 96 km London Stansted:127 km London Heathrow:128 km |
| Prices & Dates |
Please contact Kerri at kerri@sul-schools.com |
Coventry excursions & educational visits
| Central London excursions |
| – Madame Tussauds, Buckingham Palace, The London Eye, Museums |
| Oxford city and university |
| – Includes punting on the Thames |
| Stratford & Shakespeare |
| – Market town birthplace of William Shakespeare |
| Herbert Museum & Art Gallery |
| – Archaeology, Natural History, Social and Industrial History and Visual Arts |
| Cambridge and university |
| – Fine university town and colleges |
| Coventry Air Museum |
| – More than 30 historic aircraft |
| Kenilworth Castle |
| – Elizabethan castle and gardens |
Coventry Programmes
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
| Saturday | ARRIVAL: Getting to know your family | Family meal, free time, conversation, games | |
| Sunday | Orientation | Coventry Town tour | Welcome Party |
| Monday | English lessons | Trip to Cadbury World the home of chocolate | Family meal, free time, conversation, games |
| Tuesday | English lessons | Swimming & sports afternoon | Ice skating night |
| Wednesday | English lessons | Shakespeare and Stratford Upon Avon | Family meal, free time, conversation, games |
| Thursday | English lessons | Visit to a local secondary school | Cinema night |
| Friday | English lessons | Birmingham Think Tank & Museums | Family meal, free time, conversation, games |
| Saturday | Full day excursion to London including Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament & Harrods | Family meal, free time, conversation, games | |
| Sunday | Quiet time | Sports and social afternoon | Family meal, free time, conversation, games |
| Monday | English lessons | Visit to a local secondary school | Bowling evening |
| Tuesday | English lessons | Swimming & sports afternoon | Family meal, free time, conversation, games |
| Wednesday | English lessons | Trip to Oxford city & university | Trip to Oxford (continued) |
| Thursday | English lessons | Swimming & sports afternoon | Farewell Party |
| Friday | English lessons | Laser tag afternoon | Family meal, free time, conversation, games |
| Saturday | DEPARTURE | ||
| DAY | MORNING | ACTIVITY | DESCRIPTION: 7 night programme with lessons* |
| DAY ONE | ARRIVAL & WELCOME | Getting to know your family | |
| DAY TWO | English lessons | Coventry City Centre and Cathedral | See the memorial to the bombing in WWII, the cathedral and the transport museum. |
| DAY THREE | English lessons | Warwick Castle | One thousand years of jaw-dropping history at Warwick Castle; great battles, ancient myths, spellbinding tales, princesses, knights |
| DAY FOUR | English lessons | Coventry museums | The Coventry Transport Museum Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, the Jaguar Heritage Museum. |
| DAY FIVE | English lessons | Stratford upon Avon | Find out about Shakespeare and the mediaeval town of Stratford. |
| DAY SIX | English lessons | Black Country Living Museum | The Black Country Living Museum is a world-class open air attraction which unites the past and the present in an unforgettable 'living' experience. |
| DAY SEVEN | London day trip: with a choice of museums (ie The British Museum) | A full day in London with a tour of one of Britain’s top museums. See Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament too! | |
| DAY EIGHT | DEPARTURE | Farewell to host families. | |
*Shorter/longer programmes available on request
| DAY | MORNING | ACTIVITY | DESCRIPTION: 7 night programme without lessons* |
| DAY ONE | ARRIVAL & WELCOME | Getting to know your family | |
| DAY TWO | Oxford town & Oxford University | Visit Oxford University and the Bodleian Library - with 'Europe's most beautiful room', the Divinity School and 'Hogwarts library’. | |
| DAY THREE | Stratford upon Avon & Shakespeare | Find out about Shakespeare and the mediaeval town of Stratford. | |
| DAY FOUR | Coventry museums | The Coventry Transport Museum Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, the Jaguar Heritage Museum | |
| DAY FIVE | London: The great capital city! | A full day in London with a tour of one of Britain’s top museums. See Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament too! | |
| DAY SIX | Cambridge town and Cambridge University | See the sights of the town with a river trip or walking. Other attractions include the War museum and University halls of residence. | |
| DAY SEVEN | Warwick town and Warwick Castle | One thousand years of jaw-dropping history at Warwick Castle; great battles, ancient myths, spellbinding tales, princesses, knights. | |
| DAY EIGHT | DEPARTURE | Farewell to host families. | |
*Shorter/longer programmes available on request
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