Halls Of Residence At The University Of Reading

I am in my second year at Reading university and have lived in Bulmershe halls for both years and my final year will be spent here too. On a personal note, i absolutly love Bulmershe campus although i do understand that there are some problems which arise when living on the campus. Ill start with the positive elements. -The halls of residence are much nice and generally in great condition, in the exception of two flat blocks called "Blargrave" and "Blackstone"(closed now) which are and were in a dreadful state. -There is almost a close knit community where everyone knows eachother (understandably can be a ...  Read the complete review

So when applying for Halls Of Residence at Reading university, the main thing I was concerned about was how close it was to the university buildings. I spent quite a while with the university hall booklet, slowly narrowing down my selection. I applied for Whiteknights, Wessex, and Bridges, and ended up in Bridges. At first I thought this was the worst thing that could have happened; although it was close to the university building, on looking at the website for Bridges I was thoroughly disappointed by the look of the facilities. But I didn't have much choice. So in October 2007 I moved in. On the day I arrived, I was given keys for ...  Read the complete review

I have spent 4 years sampling the delights of the University of Reading halls. I spent my first 3 years as an undergrad living in Childs Hall on Whiteknights campus. Childs is absolutely fine, as long as you aren't too fussy and don't mind living in an environment where everything just looks a little bit past its best. My room was pretty much as basic as they come, without even a sink, but the way I saw it, was that if I had to leave my room to use the communal toilets and shower, what difference did the sink make? I decided to save myself a few hundred quid a year and go sink-free. The rooms themselves were basic but comfortable and all carpeted. They had ...  Read the complete review

Bulmershe hall is definatly a place that has two main pro's and Con's. The Pro.....it's lovely. The accomodation is the best of campus (providing your not in blackstone) with the buildings only being 2 years old but looking good as new. The Con.....well unless you are based on Bulmershe Campus comuting to the main campus is a absolute bitch. Buses run between the two at a charge of 50p but the traffic...well put it this way I ride to campus on a micro scooter and pass the bus and all other traffic e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y Overall the distance betwixt bulmershe and Whiteknights is about 1.2 miles which unless you are crazy (like me- scooting back and ...  Read the complete review