Accommodation in general

When I first applied to go to Lancaster I didn't really want to go to uni' and only want because my sister had gone a few years before. So when i got my form asking for me to choose my accommodation, I put down that I didn't mind which college. Looking back that was a great decision! I probably wouldn't have chosen Lonsdale on paper, it's one of the smaller and older of the colleges but I ended up having three of the best years of my life there. It's got a great friendly atmosphere and you'll make loads of friends on the first day - I promise! of course there are lots of other choices, there are 9 colleges in all and each ...  Read the complete review

Lancaster Uni is great, so, if you've chosen to come here then you're going to have a fab time! The uni is split up into 8 colleges (Plus Graduate) for administration and residential purposes. Each college has it's own JCR (Junior Common Room) with executive comittee that organise all the fun aspects of life in the college and lots of people to make sure everything else runs smoothly. All rooms are heated, have a bed, desk, wardrobe (some lockable), and shelves. Some have a sink and a mirror.Kitchens are equipped with fridges (if you're lucky, a freezer) a microwave, a cooker, a proper sink, table, chairs and enough storage space for ...  Read the complete review

Lancaster comprises of 9 different colleges, you live in your college and each college has different accomodation, some better than others, but in each case the atmosphere is brilliant. Also in each halls there is a bar....so it can't be too bad. None of the halls are catered, but there is a "silver card" deal or a "gold card" deal, which means that you can get your meals from Cartmel restaurant, which is close to all halls, so its pretty handy if you can't/won't cook. I am in my second year now and live in town, which is also wicked, but we still reminisce about the quality times we had in our halls. I lived in County, which ...  Read the complete review

That probably sounds harsh and over dramatic. But let me set the scene. The cars packed up with all your junk that you wouldn't be able to survive without and you are ready to leave for the University of your choice. Mine was Lancaster. What a foolish girl I was. My home for my first year was to be Bowland College, which I later came to think of as a den of evil and despair.When the lovely porter, Colin showed to my corridor my mother unlocked the door to my new home and there it was.PRISON. My room looked like something from porridge only worse. The walls were decorated in the fashion of spearmint polos. I felt as if my life had ended and I was in striplighted hell. ...  Read the complete review

Lancaster University is a campus university, with the campus set about 2 miles outside the city of Lancaster on a hill. All first years are guaranteed accomodation on campus, and a substantial number of third years return to live on campus. Accomodation at Lancaster is based around a collegiate system: there are 9 colleges each of them with their own bar! The colleges vary in quality, some are quite old, some modern. Graduate college is for graduates only. Pendle college is the most modern of the colleges, with 8 people to a corridor, sharing kitchen and bathroom facilities. Security wise because each corridor is lockable and not accessible from any other corridor. ...  Read the complete review