Kent Accommodation

Thankyou! So i presume Turing houses are very similar to ensuite? As i read something like "a bathroom is shared between 2 rooms'

Also out of parkwood ensuite, keynes ensuite amd turing houses what would you reccommend?

Thanks again

Posted from TSR Mobile

They're similar but lack ensuite facilities. The rooms will basically be the same but without the ensuite.

Personally, I prefer Turing mainly for the fact that it's the newest accommodation and the extra large ensuite rooms would be ideal for someone like me (loads of medical problems so a nice place to escape to).
It's what I plan on putting as my first choice for accommodation but Keynes' ensuite facilities are equally as nice from what I saw.

I didn't get a chance to see Parkwood's flats so I can't comment on how nice they are, sadly! The virtual tour showed a nice room but I think the distance would put me off!

Finally, Parkwood flats are a fourteen minute walk away.

No way.

Hi, I'm currently studying Law here and I live at Turing (the new accommodation on campus). Most are self-catered, I believe, but if you want an en-suite and to be close to Woolf lecture theatre (where pretty much all your lectures will be), I would suggest Tyler Court, although it may be a bit pricier than other accommodations.

If the en-suite option and a 10 minute walk isn't as big a deal to you, I would definitely go for Turing houses - you only share a bathroom with one other person and the rooms/kitchens are brilliant; it's also more affordable than Tyler Court. Good luck!

hey, i received an offer to study law at kent as well. going for my applicant day on the 28th of jan, excited because I haven't been to open day yet! Will defo be looking out to go tyler court and parkwood flats then. just wondering what you would say about
1) canterbury the area in general, is it diverse? like being from london i'm used to seeing chicken shops every corner
2) how are you finding the course? how many contact hours etc
thanks x

Hey, congratulations on your offer! Hope you have a great applicant day
1) I'm also from London and Canterbury is understandably quite different but definitely in a good way! There's definitely not as many chicken shops as back home and much more greenery than you're probably used to which is pretty refreshing in some ways really. The city centre is where most of the shops and restaurants are and it is all quite cute. It's mainly different in that with London, you're used to greater choice in where to shop/eat out etc but regardless, the options are still quite great in Canterbury. There are also quite a few great clubs/bars that students frequent so the nighttime scene isn't too bad either.

2) The course is going really well in that the material is really interesting and the majority of the modules are taught by great lecturers (there are some outliers in this but you've got to make the best effort in your seminars for these ones). There's also A LOT of people who study Law every year (i think it's about 400 this year?) and is very international in that nearly half aren't from the UK which is quite cool! There are 11 contact hours which isn't too bad compared to other courses but you do have to spend quite a bit of your free time going over what's gone on in lectures/seminars or you could end up quite lost. However, it's great here in that if you do ever end up needing some extra help, there's a Law Skills Hub on everyday where you can just pop in and go through tricky areas.

I hope I helped and if you do need to ask some more questions, feel free to let me know! Good luck with everything.

hmmm... so outside campus is cheaper to live than on-campus accommodation?

In most cases I believe so, I'm currently a first year student living off-campus (went through clearing) and I'm paying around £400 a month including bills, on a 9-month contract.

In my case, I believe it is quite a bit cheaper than the on-campus accommodation, that being said though, I do wish I was living on-campus for the "halls experience" etc.

Your first year? Wow I don't really see many first year students living off campus! And yes, that is actually quite cheaper than most accommodations in U of K especially compared to ensuite or large rooms.

May I ask what would be the pros and cons of living off campus?
(except for the on-campus experience)
Are there many off campus residence and easy to find?

Are there many off campus residence and easy to find?