Milton Keynes   Just 35 minutes North of Central London London lies one of England's newest cities, Milton Keynes where we meet and greet our new arrivals. This city, which  has grown out of 13 idyllic villages to house the increasing number of people wishing to work in London but live in the tranquillity of the countryside now has International companies such as Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Audi and Mercedes Benz choosing this unique location as their UK Admin. Headquarters. The quality of the location is assured. It blends in with the rolling hills of the countryside surrounding it where we hold our courses. MK is rich in parks, greenery, bridleways and picnic sites and is transversed by the tributaries of the Great Ouse river and the Grand Union Canal. With a population of approx. 180,000, Milton Keynes is an ideal leisure location  for language courses and so it is to the surroundings of this modern city and to the neighbouring Market town of Northampton Where we take our students. Since it is not a coastal resort it is not full of tourists and foreign participants  from other schools, and our participants therefore experience life in a typical English environment. The pronunciation of the native speakers is clear and accurate and easily understood. It's central location means that  historic sights are all within easy reach. Who could say no to walking in Shakespeare's footsteps in Stratford upon Avon or wandering through the corridors of Oxford and Cambridge's fascinating universities? All these, as well as the magic of London, can be reached in just 45 minutes. Despite all the new,  MK and Northampton have retained their originality and historical interests with art galleries,  museums and the Stoke Bruerne Waterways museum situated on England's extensive canal network. The regular markets with their fruit. Vegetables, clothes and antique stands also offer a wonderful chance to see the locals as they have been for the last 1000 years. offering their wares, and to practice newly-learnt vocabulary in contact with them.