Durham - Grey College

Hi, I am currently at Grey, and it has been really good. Grey is split into 4 blocks and each block has different accommodation:
Oswald 3/4 bed shared bathroom shorter let
Holgate single bed ensuite shorter let
Elvet and Hollingside single (i believe) shared bathroom standard let
The way the allocation works is once all results are in the college will email and you rank your preferences it's by let and bathroom type. with shorter let being you have to move out over easter but you have storage under the bed to make it easier. My room is a decent size (Oswald), and if you want, I can send photos over dm on here. the wardrobes, sink if you have shared bathroom and desks are the same in all blocks with different bed sizes. The wifi is really good. The food is ok (I'm veggie so better if you're a meat-eater as more options). Oswald is cold its know for that but Holgate which is the ensuite block is much warmer. In my opinion, Oswald is the best it has a big kitchen (no oven or hob unlike in hollingside) whereas Holgate's is much smaller one minifridge per corridor which can be a lot of people. If you end up in a shared bathroom don't worry I've never seen anyone else use the showers or toilets at the same time and having a sink in your room helps a lot. If you have any more questions feel free to ask

Thank you so much, this is so helpful. Yes, I'd love to see some pictures if that's ok with you! I know it's a catered college but are there places where you could cook a meal on a one-off occasion if you'd like to, i.e. a kitchen shared by a few of the corridors? Thank you again, really appreciate your help x

Yeah, so I can take of my corridor and room. each block has a different kitchen style so I can show you mine and tell you some of the differences. I know neither Holgate nor Oswald has an oven/hob and Oswald get a lot of fridge space compared to the others. In the kitchens, you get given a toaster, kettle and microwave so fine for snacks and late-night toast.