hi
im from wrexham and im off to uni myself on sunday to brum so i know how excited you are!!! info for you:
Wrexham is set in a beautiful area and especially when you travel further into wales and there is some truly stunning scenery!!!
Wrexham as a town however is, although very friendly, not that good. Depending what music your into there are only 2 clubs
central station and liquid/envy. ( im not sure if i think its **** as is used to be so much better so im biased). They do have some good cheap nights (sundays especially) and the pubs/clubs try and get the punters in but generally all days except sat are pretty dead!!!!!
One bonus is the closness of all the pubs/clubs!!! if it rains, your only ever 10m away from somewhere!!!
Alot of the shops in the town centre have close so it looks a bit desolate, as a new shopping centre was built ( with bowling cinema frankie and bennies pizza express nandos debenhams boots subway starbucks etc etc).
I think as long as ur not expecting a big town atmosphere or clubbing standards your ok. Or if u get 15-16 mates together u can get a minibus to liverpool/manchester for 180/200 rtn which is £11 each rtn so that aint bad ( id def recommend using wrexham and prestige taxis as they are the biggest so the fastest and have callback for safety and all drivers are crb checked etc and i have used them, as well as all my mates, for 15 yrs+ and they're excellent!!
your right by aldi and sainsburys and we've not long had a morrisons which aint far from campus( go 830 in eve for mindblowing 9p mega bargains!!)
Overall wrexham is nice, but you may have to make your own entertainment!!
hope this helps??? ps a bus runs daily to Barmouth from main bus station so u can visit the beach if ya need to or catch the train to prestatyn!!
have fun and good luck with your studies!!!!!