Which accomodation to pick at Plymouth University?

I've received my offer for the University of Plymouth and am now looking at accomodation! I'm not sure which one to choose! I love the Francis Drake and Radnor Halls but i'm worried i won't have enough money to do other stuff such as going out?
Can anyone give me any advice on the different halls of residents? I don't want to stay in private housing!

I've received my offer for the University of Plymouth and am now looking at accomodation! I'm not sure which one to choose! I love the Francis Drake and Radnor Halls but i'm worried i won't have enough money to do other stuff such as going out?
Can anyone give me any advice on the different halls of residents? I don't want to stay in private housing!

Hi

in the same boat! I've been checking & getting in touch with ads on Gumtree, easyroommates, etc.. however, I'm still trying to figure it out!

BTW; I'm moving in April, will be doing PhD. What are you studying?

Cheers! Emad

Francis Drake is generally considered to be the best, although the most expensive. It's all relatively new and there's good views available from the higher floors. In the campus itself so as close to the uni as you're gonna get. There's 10 people per flat.

Mary Newman is the other halls that are situated on-campus. It's fairly new also, and pretty similar to Francis Drake. I believe there's also 10 people a flat there too.

Radnor is where I stayed. It's 6 people per flat. Not as new or as fancy as Francis Drake but it served me well for my first year. It's about 2 minute walk to the uni.

Pilgrim is very much like Radnor. Barely any difference between them. It's also right next door. So also a 2 minute walk to the uni.

Robbins is fairly decent. It has a lecture theatre literally right underneath it, so perfect if you have any lectures there in the morning! I think there's around 6-8 people a flat. Same location as Radnor/Pilgrim.

Gilwell is the value halls. It's generally considered to be the worst out of them all, not that means it's awful but it's not as modern or fancy as the others. Same location as Radnor, Pilgrim and Robbins so barely a minute's walk to the campus. Not sure exactly how many per flat but I believe around 5 or 6.

I understand that the above descriptions are fairly brief so I'd be happy to answer any questions you have to the best of my ability. Naturally I know the most about Radnor, as that was my home for a year

You are forgetting the major thing here, you don't get to pick. You are asked to provide a price bracket that you can afford, then you get allocated a place.

I'm not sure where to apply for at the moment either! Although I will be making the decision soon! Do you pay for the accommodation after you leave in first year or does it get added to the course fees?

Think I'm going for Robbins, mixed genders of course. If not Radnor... To be honest just want mixed and a bathroom and a kitchen don't really care where aslong as it isn't gilwell... lol, if you know what I mean haha XD

I know Gilwell scared me do you know if they give like a weeks notice before the process opens or do they just tell us on the day??

Anyone has any thoughts on Astor House? It's around the same price as Francis Drake, but 10 mins away from the university. It looks nicer to me though.

Im still torn between Astor House and Frobisher House but ill probably choose Frobisher because its closer to the universit

Im still torn between Astor House and Frobisher House but ill probably choose Frobisher because its closer to the universit

You can already sign up for accommodation and choose which place you prefer. I've already done it. They haven't allocated the places as yet though because I think accommodation officially opens in mid-April.