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Medway accommodation

I will be studying as a Greenwich student in the Medway campus in September and I was wondering if people have advice on accommodation. The Adelaide, Forte, Sunne, Merlin and Wolfe accommodation seems to be conveniently placed but what is the social life like here. Piers quay also looks good but is a little further away. I am also wondering if it is worth living in the Canterbury campus and travelling between, the social life looks better here but it is definitely more out of the way. I’m also not sure what the application process is like nice I will not be a Kent student. If anyone has experience in these accommodations or is in a similar situation please let me know your thoughts :smile:

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I am first year trust me pier quays is better.its onlay a 15 minute walk from campus plus there are shuttle busses that can take you from Canterbury to Medway the buses also stop at pier quays

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Original post by 292MLASISI01
I am first year trust me pier quays is better.its onlay a 15 minute walk from campus plus there are shuttle busses that can take you from Canterbury to Medway the buses also stop at pier quays
Ah this is good to hear thank you for replying, I have sent my application now. Is piers quays where you are staying? If so, is the living situation nice besides from location and do you find there is a good social scene here.

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Original post by amylaverty
Ah this is good to hear thank you for replying, I have sent my application now. Is piers quays where you are staying? If so, is the living situation nice besides from location and do you find there is a good social scene here.

unfortunately the social scene is quite bad in medway as a whole, due to university of Kent concentrating on cants to be more modern. The fact students depend on the shuttle bus to go to cants for clubs is ridiculous. While cants have an on campus club we have a bar. Even the shuttle bus only has a bus coming back on Thursdays at 3 which means Wednesday night is the only day you can club in cants.

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Original post by amylaverty
I will be studying as a Greenwich student in the Medway campus in September and I was wondering if people have advice on accommodation. The Adelaide, Forte, Sunne, Merlin and Wolfe accommodation seems to be conveniently placed but what is the social life like here. Piers quay also looks good but is a little further away. I am also wondering if it is worth living in the Canterbury campus and travelling between, the social life looks better here but it is definitely more out of the way. I’m also not sure what the application process is like nice I will not be a Kent student. If anyone has experience in these accommodations or is in a similar situation please let me know your thoughts :smile:

I know this will be a late reply, but I lived in Sunne house this year. The accommodation provided by Greenwich at Medway is AWFUL and overpriced. Pier Quays is a 10 minute walk from campus and it is SO MUCH more spacious, nicer and more lively than the Greenwich accom on campus. It also has a dominoes, asda, mini tescos and subway on site. Take it from me and stay at Pier Quays, I’m staying there for my second year as I have some friends who stayed there last year and it was lovely.

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Original post by KxttyRei
I know this will be a late reply, but I lived in Sunne house this year. The accommodation provided by Greenwich at Medway is AWFUL and overpriced. Pier Quays is a 10 minute walk from campus and it is SO MUCH more spacious, nicer and more lively than the Greenwich accom on campus. It also has a dominoes, asda, mini tescos and subway on site. Take it from me and stay at Pier Quays, I’m staying there for my second year as I have some friends who stayed there last year and it was lovely.

Thanks for the Pier Quays info. Any other recommended accommodations near Greenwich Medway? I'll be in engineering and science, What's Pier Quays price range? Are there nearby beaches besides the Riverside? Also curious about student activities and clubs in the area. Any insights appreciated...

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Original post by zayzayzayzay
Thanks for the Pier Quays info. Any other recommended accommodations near Greenwich Medway? I'll be in engineering and science, What's Pier Quays price range? Are there nearby beaches besides the Riverside? Also curious about student activities and clubs in the area. Any insights appreciated...

I could only recommend Pier Quays, accomodation is limited particularly for price too. Pier Quays is actually the cheapest student accom in Medway so to speak, it's about 5.6k for the 9 months whereas the awful greenwich campus accom sets you back between 7.4-7.6k

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