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Oxford, The City of Dreaming Spires, is famous the world over for its University and place in history. For over 800 years, it has been a home to royalty and scholars, and since the 9th century an established town, although people are known to have lived in the area for thousands of years.
Nowadays, the city is a bustling cosmopolitan town. Still with its ancient University, but home also to a growing hi-tech community. Many businesses are located in and around the town, whether on on...
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Southampton is a great place to be a student. You will benefit from excellent academic, social and sporting facilities.
It may be the south`s leading destination for shopping, entertainment, sport and going out, but Southampton is also the greenest city in the region, with a wealth of parks and open spaces - and beaches, beautiful countryside and England`s newest national park all on the doorstep.
As well as excellent venues for concerts by leading artists, and opera, bal...
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One of the busiest tourist spots in the country with over three million visitors a year, Cambridge is also famously home to one of the world`s most prestigious universities, which is itself a source of much of that tourism. With some colleges, such as Peterhouse, dating back to the eleventh century and all schools of architecture - from Gothic to Modern - represented, the city is a magnet to anyone with an interest in British history. This, coupled with the traditional sights of punts, May Balls...
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Bath is a spectacularly beautiful city which stands on the River Avon among the hills of England’s West Country. The city’s compactness and striking architecture - Roman baths and sweeping Georgian terraces - combine to produce one of the most elegant sights in Europe. The ancient Celts, who first inhabited this area, believed that Bath’s hot springs were sacred, but it was the Romans who built the temple and the famous baths - now restored to their original grandeur.
In the early eig...
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You will find that there’s nowhere quite like London. The stimulating blend of old and new, the buzz of the city, the tranquillity of its many open spaces, and the amazingly diverse cultural scene all make London unique. British people, and the people from different countries and cultures who call Britain home, interact to make London a vibrant and lively city.
This mammoth metropolis is a world in one city; all at once exhilarating, irrepressible, intimidating, stimulating and brimmi...
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Brighton’s rich mix of seaside attractions, historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and entertainment, and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live.
It’s a small city but there’s probably as much going on here, on and off campus, as anywhere in the country except London. So you get all the benefits of living in a major city but it’s easy to walk to shops, entertainment venues, clubs and pubs.
Visitors and residents alike love Brighto...
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The Island of Malta is situated between Sicily and the coast of North Africa. The sun shines the whole year round on this North African style landscape. Malta has a more diverse culture and has played a greater role in history than almost any other island on earth. The Phoenicians, the Romans, the French and the British have all come and gone. Now its your turn!
The Knights of Malta: Established after the First Crusade in 1100 A.D., the Knights of Malta were guardians and de...
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