I meant in terms of low crime rates and city attractiveness
And I am telling you that if you extracted the footprint of the university from the city of Cambridge you would be high-sixing the locals in the shadow of an exorbitantly costly car park in the middle of nothing at all.
Anyway, in the light of your revised criteria the 'best' are St. Andrew's, Bath, and Canterbury.
I wonder if you have been to Oxford, which is in large part a blue collar town (was a major car-making centre) and has several enormous estates, most notoriously Blackbird Leys. Not as bad as New Haven Connecticut, mind.
And I am telling you that if you extracted the footprint of the university from the city of Cambridge you would be high-sixing the locals in the shadow of an exorbitantly costly car park in the middle of nothing at all.
Anyway, in the light of your revised criteria the 'best' are St. Andrew's, Bath, and Canterbury.
I wonder if you have been to Oxford, which is in large part a blue collar town (was a major car-making centre) and has several enormous estates, most notoriously Blackbird Leys. Not as bad as New Haven Connecticut, mind.
I'd have to disagree. I've been to Oxford multiple times and it is one of the most beautiful places i've ever been. However I am biased to the more old - style cities... However there is barely any parking anywhere which is a downside. And Blackbird Leys is in Oxfordshire, not Oxford city.
And I am telling you that if you extracted the footprint of the university from the city of Cambridge you would be high-sixing the locals in the shadow of an exorbitantly costly car park in the middle of nothing at all.
Right but the thread topic is 'university cities' and we're (presumably) looking at this from students' perspectives, so I'm not sure where your hypothetical gets us.
I quite like Manchester. The whole post-industrial emptied-out-brick-factories-everywhere vibe is quite cool. I don't think much of the centre is very traditionally pleasant, though, so I suppose it depends what you're looking for.
I quite like Manchester. The whole post-industrial emptied-out-brick-factories-everywhere vibe is quite cool. I don't think much of the centre is very traditionally pleasant, though, so I suppose it depends what you're looking for. .
I tend to think that looking at the cities as a whole is a bit simplistic, because it depends where the universities are in the city, where you live when you're there, etc. But I take the point.
By coincidence, I almost put Manchester and Nottingham down on the list. I had my room broken into and burgled when I was a student at Nottingham. They took my phone and laptop. Losing such items is an annoyance, but only a relatively minor one. I would willingly overlook a higher crime rate to live in a city that I would enjoy.
I love both Sheffield and Nottingham! They might not be as picturesque as other cities (York and Norwich are up there for me) but there's so much going on! Nottingham has some amazing places, beautiful buildings, and I think the crime rate is more reputation than anything. My brother is a police officer in Nottingham, and he doesn't think there's anything for me to really worry about.