York Study Centre

Welcome to York - a Roman city

York has been an important city since Roman times and its history is written in its streets. Four medieval gates lead in through walls, built on Roman foundations, which surround the old city. The River Ouse flows through the city, while narrow streets such as High and Low Petergate link crooked squares, and Georgian elegance predominates in Micklegate and St Saviourgate. Across the short, narrow Shambles, old timber-frame houses lean towards one another.

There are many old churches, but York is dominated by its magnificent Minster, which took two and a half centuries to build.

York is full of attractions from every age in its history: Roman remains; the Viking Centre; medieval halls; Georgian houses and the Railway Museum.

Queen Ethelburga’s College
Queen Ethelburga’s College was founded in 1912 and has succeeded in becoming one of Britain's finest and best-known girls' schools. In 1991 the School moved to its present location at Thorpe Underwood Hall, a splendid baronial hall located about 25 minutes' drive from York.
The school has been furnished and equipped to a very high standard and is more reminiscent of a country house hotel than a school. The campus covers more than 100 acres and includes an enclosed, walled 'secret' garden.
 

NEW for 2008 - Manchester United Soccer Schools  

We are proud to introduce a new Manchester United Soccer Schools programme at Queen Ethelburga’s. The Programme includes coaching by one of the world’s most famous clubs, alongside our Classic English Language Programme. The programme is for boys age 10 – 17 years who will receive a minimum of 20 hours soccer coaching per week, plus 15 hours of English Language tuition. The highlight of this two-week course is a full day excursion to Old Trafford, home of Manchester United.

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