Bangor has a cathedral, but it's nothing like a city - more of a small town. The main university building looks like an extension of Hogwarts, and you can see it from the town below. There are several other university buildings dotted around the town, and there is even one on Anglesey (the island next to North Wales) but that's for ocean sciences so there's a good reason for it being there. Quality of the courses In my experience (and people I've spoken to) the quality of teaching tends to be very good, but it does vary, the same as any other university. You never know what you're going to get. The course content is very good. Almost all the courses are ...  Read the complete review

This university is fantastic and I spent three wonderful years here. I spent my first year in hall's of residence (all first year students are guaranteed a place in halls in their first year), and I spent my second and third year living in a house close to the university's College Road grounds. Initially I was sceptical about Bangor, coming from Manchester I didn't think that I'd enjoy living and studying in a place that was so small and I thought that I might find the area boring, but I was very wrong... I met like-minded people almost instantly and because the university is so small, you see the same faces over and over. This means that you settle ...  Read the complete review

Consider your options very carefully before taking a JOINT HONOURS course at Bangor. Especially external combinations i.e. with the two subjects being in different schools. I have found that there is a complete lack of organisation with joint honours courses because there is no joint honours co ordinator. Although there is a central database that schedules lectures so that they don't clash, the same can not be said for seminars and workshops. I have had lectures in one subject which have clashed with a seminar in another. This has meant I have to pick and choose what to go to. This is not good if you want to attend the lecture in one subject about the upcoming exam; and .  Read the complete review

I you don't have a car then North Wales is pretty boring in general. The buses suck so you can't get anywhere interesting. As for Bangor itself, well apart from loads of pubs and a couple of rubbish clubs, there is nothing here to do at night. The scenery is nice on a clear day from on top of a hill. Plus the Student Union bars (Time, Main bar, Jocks) are well expensive. Its often cheaper to drink elsewhere. The nights they put on at Time and Mainbar every week are generally pants. They are too middle of the road and the bouncers are c**ts. There is the occasional good night like Racubah or Badaboom, but they only come round once a month. Anyway, ...  Read the complete review

MMM.. Bangor, Dont go here if you are looking for the attractions of bright neon lights of city bars and swish super mega multi-cine entertainment malls with pseudo marble effect flooring and day glow lettering shop advertising. Bangor isnt Milton Keynes or anything like such 'modern' cities. It is... a wonderful place to study, enjoy life, meet people and escape into the countryside (if thats your pleasing). Very small city where the student population is a very significant part of the population. You also get fit living in Bangor, since every walk to just about anywhere means walking down hill and consequently.. uphill to return! Menai ...  Read the complete review