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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Location Map of Sylvan Road, E11 ( click on )

The Manse is in Snaresbrook in the postal district of London E 11 also Wanstead is in E 11 and both have have stations on the London Underground Central Line , the stations are five minutes walk from each other . The Manse is one minute walk from Snaresbrook station .

Journey time to the City financial district ( Liverpool Street ) is twenty minutes and to the very centre( Oxford Street ) twenty nine minutes .

Wanstead and Snaresbrook are green and very pleasant locations with charming parks , historic churches , forest land , lakes , golf and tennis and cricket clubs , there are large and prestigious houses and many fine roads of homes with lovely gardens and charming people .

The high street has a very wide pavement , many useful shops including supermarket , large wine store and many restaurants plus take away chinese and indian food and fried chicken and pizza also and of course post office, banks, pharmacy, doctor and dentist .

Admiral William Penn lived in Wanstead and his son William Penn was a pupil at Chigwell school . In the year 1670 a landmark in justice was established when Penn a Quaker and founder of the American State of Pennsylvania was on trial at the Old Bailey in London . Penn had been arrested for riot punishable by hanging however his legal training at Lincoln's Inn helped proved the illegality of the trial . Penn wrote the constitution of the Carolinas which was taken as the basis for the constitution of the United States .

Woodford and Wanstead were represented in parliament by Winston Churchill and his statue and bronze bust are to be seen here . The Wanstead Society looks after the development of the area and preserves the charming centre against obtrusive development and bad planning so the pleasant aspects of the locality are retained . There are historic cattle and horse water troughs and fountains .

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 GENERAL ADVICE

Homestay Direct does not advise visitors seeking accommodation to pay costly registration fees or make large advance payments . A modest deposit of three days is reasonable when booking in the busy season of June July August and September or booking three weeks or more anytime - registration fees are most certainly unnecessary and should not be paid .

Happy homes are properly paid homes and with Homestay Direct your money goes to pay your host family NOT COSTLY AGENTS. Homestay Direct will place language students with local families well known to us and near to the Central Line stations . HOLIDAY AND BUSINESS VISITORS AND EXECUTIVE STUDENTS MAY STAY AT THE MANSE .

There is no time wasting registration form to down load , please e mail me and tell me about yourself and what you require. TELL ME YOUR HOME ADDRESS AND I WILL POST TO YOU A MAP OF LONDON METRO SYSTEM AND TRAVEL DETAILS WHEN YOU HAVE BOOKED ACCOMMODATION SEE ALSO MY TRAVEL PAGE .

There are many language schools in London , paying more does not guarantee a good teacher .

Students are advised NOT TO PAY FOR COURSES IN ADVANCE IF YOUR OWN MONEY IS AT RISK UNLESS ABSOLUTELY DEMANDED AND YOU FEEL CONFIDENT .

Many schools offer special deals to attract students and low cost tuition is available . I can offer some advice if obtaining Cambridge certificates is a priority or you wish for small class size .