University of Manchester

Manchester

Fallowfield....

Just wondering, is Fallowfield the best place to live for a new student? Because i'm trying to chose between there and Victoria Park accommodation.
Thanks :biggrin:

Reply 1

Mean Mr. Mustard

in a word. Yes.

University of Manchester

Manchester

Reply 2

Yellowmarshmellow

Do you recommend any specific places to live in fallowfield?

Reply 3

Mean Mr. Mustard

well...it all depends...but the obvious choice (it's the obvious choice for a reason) would be Owens Park, it's noisy but it's very sociable, and to be honest, in first year, the social side of uni takes priority.

but again, it depends on all sorts such as whether you want to be catered or not, or if you want an en suite etc...

Reply 4

Yellowmarshmellow

Probably self catered ensuite if possible... do you have any views on sheavyn house, richmond park, hulme hall, burkhardt house, pankhurst court or dalton ellis hall? thanks for your help by the way :smile:

Reply 5

Clarence

Fallowfield is immense. Definitley go for that.
I'm doing Nursing which is hardcore full-time but i'm still living in Owens Park.

Reply 6

Yellowmarshmellow

Is owens park ensuite?

Reply 7

Clarence

No, but it doesn't really matter. I had en-suite at my old uni and ive experienced shared and tbh i prefer shared. More sociable.

Reply 8

Mean Mr. Mustard

I lived in Pankhurst in my first year, and while I did have an ace time, Victoria Park is pretty rubbish. Out of those you mentioned I know people that lived in Dalton Ellis, Hulme and Richmond Park...

..both Dalton Ellis and Hulme are in Victoria park but Richmond is in Fallowfield, on the Owens Park site, and is supposed to be pretty good...

but to be honest, an En Suite, while nice, really isn't worth the money...you'd be better off going to Oak House (which self catered) or Owens Park and having some extra money...

Reply 9

Clarence

Mean Mr. Mustard

AND food cooked for you, always a bonus.

Reply 10

Mean Mr. Mustard

Clarence

AND food cooked for you, always a bonus.

ohh...I dunno...you've never had OP tea! :tongue:

(it's not that bad really)

Reply 11

Clarence

Mean Mr. Mustard

ohh...I dunno...you've never had OP tea! :tongue:

(it's not that bad really)

The coffee is worse.

I stay in OP all the time when i visit my friends who live there. I've experienced everything and I still want to live there lol.

Reply 12

Mean Mr. Mustard

loads of my friends last year lived in OP, so I used to get offered meal tickets and stuff whenever any of them were away/couldn't make dinner, I used to always take the tickets...so I guess the food couldn't have been that bad!

Reply 13

Rivaldo_23

What about Oak House?It's my first choice in my aplication.Is it sociable like Owens Park?You see I made this choice because although I'm sociable I don't like to live in a too noisy environment.Except of student life I'd like also to study without stupidities disturbing me.

Reply 14

Mean Mr. Mustard

Oak house is still pretty sociable, but because of the layout (it's split into flats rather than open halls like OP) it's generally quiter and it's slightly more difficult to integrate with people on other floors...

but it'll just depend who lives in the same block as you really as to how well you'll integrate with the other flats on your block