Fancy a a language study trip to England to try your hand at the language of Shakespeare with subjects of Her Majesty? With LEC, discover London, as well as the counties that have made the United Kingdom’s international reputation, such as Yorkshire, Somerset, or—the one we’re going to tell you about today— Kent.
An English county on the Pas-de-Calais
Kent is located on the Pas-de-Calais, across from the French department of the same name on the other side of the English Channel. The county is home to the city of Dover, the very first point of contact in Britain for young people on language study trips to England who travel via the Eurotunnel. Kent covers an area of 3,730 km² and, in 2011, had a population of approximately 1,463,700, which is slightly more, on this side of the English Channel, than the region of Lower Normandy.
In the heart of one of Kent’s many towns during her language study trip to England
While Kent’s most famous towns are Dover, Canterbury, Ramsgate, Rochester, and Sandwich, it’s worth noting that the county’s administrative center is still Maidstone! Add Dartford, Folkestone, and Ashford to this list of towns, and you’ll get a sense of all the things you might have the chance to discover during a language study trip to England in this region…
VIPs in Kent
Some famous people who have lived in Kent? Let’s mention:
- Charles Dickens
- Charles Darwin
- Roald Dahl
- Winston Churchill
- Napoleon III
It's enough to make your head spin!