What is Leamington Spa like?

MetalA

I'm from London; I wonder if I would find it tortuous..

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Reply 1

Totally Tom

MetalA

I'm from London; I wonder if I would find it tortuous..

**** load of chavs.

Reply 2

estel

It's a pretty enough town, other than the areas that you're likely to live. Beyond that, it's a pretty standard suburban sprawl of dullness with an unusually high concentration of Indian restaurants.

Reply 3

givvy

south leam is a hole. people get attacked and cars get smashed in...
north leam is lovely
some nice shops but I have a friend from london who lives there and she found it a little shocking how few people there were etc

Reply 4

estel

givvy

south leam is a hole. people get attacked and cars get smashed in...

I haven't seen or personally heard of a single instance of this. I don't think the problem is particularly more pronounced than most cities, and it's certainly a lot better than London ^^

Reply 5

J4GGYBoss

dude thousands of chavs, went down there once since like HUNDREDS. They got humps to stop boy racers etc. Man its dirt!

Reply 6

estel

J4GGYBoss

dude thousands of chavs, went down there once since like HUNDREDS. They got humps to stop boy racers etc. Man its dirt!

Reply 7

DWKarma

Do you know if theres a decent snooker club in or around the campus???

Reply 8

J4GGYBoss

i literally **** myself, we went to the ben and jerrys restaurant and we got outside and there was like 5 of them in cars. Just letting off fireworks etc. Then we went down the road there was more. I wouldnt dare be on foot!

Reply 9

estel

DWKarma

Do you know if theres a decent snooker club in or around the campus???

There were previously snooker tables in the union, but they've been awol since the Union rebuild started. I don't know if they'll return once it has finished.

If you're interested in playing Snooker, your best bet would be to join the Snooker Society who I would imagine have a good idea where the local facilities are :p:

Reply 10

Totally Tom

estel

I haven't seen or personally heard of a single instance of this. I don't think the problem is particularly more pronounced than most cities, and it's certainly a lot better than London ^^

what about that arson attack

CHAVS NEED CULLING.

Reply 11

estel

Totally Tom

what about that arson attack

CHAVS NEED CULLING.

One story in the Boar does not equate to a serious violence problem.

Reply 12

Totally Tom

estel

One story in the Boar does not equate to a serious violence problem.

are you actually trying to defend south leaminton aka the bronx. IT'S HORRIBLE IN THERE. a sesspool of human filth washing down the turban clad streets with violence and fear everywhere would be THE MOST accurate description of south leam.

Reply 13

estel

Totally Tom

Where are you living next year?

Reply 14

Totally Tom

estel

Where are you living next year?

middle leam. in a very nice part.

Reply 15

Alasdair

Haha. This is quite funny, 'cause the reputation among the locals/reason we try to get out is that it's a quiet, boring incestuous little place where nothing interesting ever happens.

Reply 16

estel

"Boring" sums it up pretty well :wink:

Reply 17

Amy***

I live just outside leamington and I think its a lovely place. Sure it has its deprived areas but then pretty much everywhere does.

But it is a bit of a treck to Warwick Uni on the bus.

Reply 18

dhokes

Totally Tom

sht load of chavs.

Unlike in Cov?

South Leam may have some problems but I've never seen/heard any in North Leam (near Beauchamp Av.).

Reply 19

Quinion

I should point out that in 18 months of living in South Leam I have never personally encountered what constitutes an actual problem, and neither has anyone I know. Yes it's ugly, yes it's quite chavtastic, but real incidents are quite isolated and there is a large student body to dilute it anyway.

There's a snooker club in Leam called Frames, it's above Pizza Hut. Is pretty average I suppose, does the job.