University of Gloucestershire 2017 students

I've confirmed University of Gloucestershire as my firm choice and I am studying magazine journalism and production! Anyone else starting this September and what course are you doing?

I'll be starting in September! I'm studying Film Production on Park Campus☺️

Pittville is nice but buses are like every 30/45 minutes and I know people that have to leave their lectures early to get the bus or be waiting 45 minutes on some days. It’s like a 30 minute walk to Park. I’m at Eildon and Merrowdown and even tho it’s the cheapest block it’s the best 😂 They don’t do tours of eildon and merrowdown tho and it’s a lot better than the virtual tours look but I’d go for the annexe if you look at it but there’s only like 18 rooms in the merrowdown annexe, unless your an international student, the eildon annexe. Some of my friends live on park in the villas and they love it but it takes them a while to get into town and are constantly on campus coz of it, so I’d live off campus unless u wanna be there all the time 😊

Pittville is nice but buses are like every 30/45 minutes and I know people that have to leave their lectures early to get the bus or be waiting 45 minutes on some days. It’s like a 30 minute walk to Park. I’m at Eildon and Merrowdown and even tho it’s the cheapest block it’s the best 😂 They don’t do tours of eildon and merrowdown tho and it’s a lot better than the virtual tours look but I’d go for the annexe if you look at it but there’s only like 18 rooms in the merrowdown annexe, unless your an international student, the eildon annexe. Some of my friends live on park in the villas and they love it but it takes them a while to get into town and are constantly on campus coz of it, so I’d live off campus unless u wanna be there all the time 😊

I've got to agree there not only is Pittville on the outskirts of Cheltenham but in order to go anywhere such as to University or just to town you have to wait around for a bus, not unless you've got a bike of course personally in my own opinion it's nice at the Merrowdown Annexe, the rooms are fairly big for what you pay and the en-suite is nice which is a plus. It's only a short walk to Uni as well as to town, can't go wrong staying there if you ask me

Thank you both. I have seen both Pittville and Park villas through a tour, but as you’ve said the Merrowdown Annexe doesn’t have a tour and I can’t find the virtual tour online! I wouldn’t want to stay at accommodation I haven’t seen, where can I find photos of the room size (and how big is the wardrobe?) ? The location of these halls sound great though

I know this is an old discussion but I’m looking for advice on which accomodation to apply to next year? I’ll be at Park campus - Do you think I should apply for the halls on campus or Pittville? I really like the look of Pittville but am worried about the reliability of buses every day !!

Hey, I'm currently living at Pittville and study at Park, for me I personally think it's great. As the others have said it's a bit far from everything but i really do not see that as a problem. The buses run every 30 mins and i do not see them as a problem. I always take a bus in the morning but often walk back, yeah it's a 40 minute walk but it's really not bad. With quite a lot of people doing the walk ,you'll most likely know someone who is always up for walking home too. December is where i found myself getting the bus back simply since it was colder and darker, if you have to wait half an hour for the bus go sit in the bar or library and get a bit of work done it really isn't a problem. The walk to town is around 20 mins but really doesn't feel far again, especially since you can walk through the park and that. If you like going out there's also the boogie bus which is a free direct bus to MooMoo and one on return that goes straight to pittville so that's not an issue. The only problem with Pittville and its distance is food shopping, only because the shops are in town and carrying them back is always annoying (depending on how much you get at a time). I've done a couple of food shops with my house mates and that's easy, straight to the door, but its cheaper to go to town since there's Lidl and Iceland and stuff. Hope this helps with your decision, if I were you I'd deffo apply for Pittville and feel free to ask if you have anymore questions