A day in the life of...
Enjoy memorable visits, practise your French conversational, reading and listening skills, explore the local area, and immerse yourself in the culture of this beautiful region.
This short video shows how even one day on the Opal Coast can help improve your language skills and make language 'click' for you.
The Côte d'Opale is a French coastal region bordering Belgium, situated opposite the cliffs of the south-east of England.
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During your tour you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself into French life, its language and culture at a variety of visits.
Dependent upon your tour itinerary you could find yourself enjoying a chocolate making workshop, boulangerie baking lesson or sweet making demo, taking a town tour, visiting one of many farms (goat, snail, cider and cheese), learning about French history, taking a university language workshop, or visiting a sea centre, theme park or water park. The area is brimming with activities and you'll be guaranteed a fantastic time.
THE PAINTER ÉDOUARD LÉVÊQUE COINED THE NAME FOR THIS AREA IN 1911 TO DESCRIBE THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITY OF ITS LIGHT.
Your château accommodation
For groups staying at NST's Château d'Ebblinghem, be sure to check out this short video. The château is NST’s exclusive school group accommodation on the Opal Coast in Northern France, and its rural setting is ideally positioned for French language and cultural trips .
French Language Enrichment at the château
Taking your language skills even further
French language groups staying at NST's Château d'Ebblinghem can take part in a French Language Enrichment experience.
With the support of your own French-speaking Groupie at NST’s Château d’Ebblinghem, you'll be encouraged to use your language skills and interact with native speakers whilst on visits, during mealtimes and throughout your entire school trip.
Enjoy real French experiences such as a French breakfast, crêpe making, cheese tasting and eating snails - all whilst using your French language skills. You may even have the opportunity to become pen pals with local French pupils.
Want to join your school's French Language tour?
Please sHARE THE INFO BELOW WITH YOUR PARENT(S) or GUARDIAN(S).
Information for parents & Guardians
Your child's school has chosen to organise their French language tour to the Opal Coast in Northern France with NST Travel Group, the UK's leading school travel company for over 100,000 pupils every year, established in 1967.
Five reasons to travel with NST
- Our tours are designed to support the National Curriculum
- Your payments will be insured - we're fully bonded through ABTA and ATOL
- Transport and accommodation options are audited, and our visits are safety assessed
- We're a fully assured member of the School Travel Forum – the industry benchmark - and have been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Council’s Quality Badge
- We provide 24-hour emergency cover
Locate My Trip is NST’s trip tracker. It uses GPS technology and is the easy, convenient way for your school to follow your location whilst on tour. Specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers, NST will know where your group are 24/7. If your schedule needs to change, we’ll put plans in place to keep your tour on track.
With Locate My Trip your group can also share photos and videos with the school and parents, via a secure link, to keep them updated on your experience whilst you’re away.
Check out this short video to discover what NST’s Locate My Trip has to offer.
A Guide to Your Child's School Trip
An educational tour with NST opens up a whole world of learning for your child. Our guide for parents and guardians provides information on, and reassurance about, all aspects of school trips.
