Bath social life? boring?

I've firmed Bath over Birmingham for economics but am now having 2nd thoughts, thinking whether i would enjoy spending 3 years there. Birmingham seems like a fun place to live, but bath seems like an old isolated town with nothing to do. Honest opinions please, what is there to do in the city, and on campus, do you ever regret going there? do you think going bham would make much difference to my career?

I've firmed Bath over Birmingham for economics but am now having 2nd thoughts, thinking whether i would enjoy spending 3 years there. Birmingham seems like a fun place to live, but bath seems like an old isolated town with nothing to do. Honest opinions please, what is there to do in the city, and on campus, do you ever regret going there? do you think going bham would make much difference to my career?

The only thing I can say against Bath is it's nowhere near the sea (I come from Poole/Bournemouth Area which has some of the best beaches in the country) but you wont get that in bham either!

Weston Super Mare isn't that far. About an hour driving or by train.
As for Bath itself, I think it depends where your from. If you are from (or used to) places like London, then of course you will find Bath a bit quiet. But if your from a smaller city, town or village, then you'll find Bath easily has enough for you.

I've firmed Bath over Birmingham for economics but am now having 2nd thoughts, thinking whether i would enjoy spending 3 years there. Birmingham seems like a fun place to live, but bath seems like an old isolated town with nothing to do. Honest opinions please, what is there to do in the city, and on campus, do you ever regret going there? do you think going bham would make much difference to my career?

You'll be fine, there is plenty to do in Bath and provided you're a little proactive you'll always have something to do i.e.

Night out wise:

There's always a decent club to go to in town on a Monday (student) night, and they're generally pretty good on sat and fri too. The union club (Elements) does stuff on Wed, Fri and Sat nights which are usually pretty good. (although I'm informed Friday night tailed off dramatically this year - being on placement for this year I didn't experience it). The uni organises a coach to Bristol every Thursday which costs about £8 return and usually includes either entry or discounted entry into the big clubs in Bristol, trains and buses to Bristol are easy too if you fancy it on a different night.

Clubs, Sports and Societies:

So you might have notice Bath is big on sports! facilities and people to play with are usually pretty abundant. There are always loads of things to get involved in. If you find you're getting bored just join a new society - learn to kayak, play tennis, start karate or something. The union has most of the kit to loan out so it wont even cost you. Plus all of the clubs have regular socials and nothing's stopping you from just joining as a social member either in fact some clubs like snow sports encourage it.

In Town:

Like the person above mentioned there are plenty of restaurants etc. in Bath and I'm told that it has the highest pub to person ratio in the country! There's a cinema, theatre and nice new shopping complex they are also looking to reopen the quasar in town for next year too. Plus being a world heritage city plenty of museums and national trust sites to look around. Bristol also has plenty to do and get's some good bands and shows and like I said before trains and buses makes it easy to get to.

I've never regretted going to Bath, It's a really nice place to live and I've never been short of things to do! It's a also a quality uni and the placement scheme is second to none (I'd defo recommend doing a placement if you can). The only thing I can say against Bath is it's nowhere near the sea (I come from Poole/Bournemouth Area which has some of the best beaches in the country) but you wont get that in bham either!

Hope that helps and feel free to ask me any further questions - also check out the Bath SU Web Site for a list of all the clubs etc.

Cheers

Jon

Hi
I am thinking of applying to Bath I've just been to the open day .It all seemed good and students I spoke to there loved it. Do you know any one on the Chemical Engineering course if so could you ask them what they think of the dept. I am planning M Eng 5 year sandwich so it would be a long time studying there if i didnt like it !!

Hi
I am thinking of applying to Bath I've just been to the open day .It all seemed good and students I spoke to there loved it. Do you know any one on the Chemical Engineering course if so could you ask them what they think of the dept. I am planning M Eng 5 year sandwich so it would be a long time studying there if i didnt like it !!