Unis where no public transport required

[Blair31]

Anyone know of any universities where you don’t need to use public transport - even when ‘living out’ in years 2&3? DS was a bit put off by Southampton as buses required to get to campus (even in 1st year).

If he doesn’t want to use public transport he’s probably looking at a campus university. The drawbacks to some campus universities like Lancaster is you need to take public transport to get into town.

I went to Hull. First year accommodation is a bus ride away but it’s only about 25 minutes. You can get some accommodation closer but it isn’t where most of the freshers go and he might struggle making friends. You live within walking distance in a house for other years. You could walk into town but most got a bus and he’ll find most of his friends get the bus rather than walk to town, especially for a night out.

Public transport is part of uni life though. Rather than commuting between campuses, or having campus spread across a town he should look for his campus being contained and leaving for accommodation or to go into town.

Oh. I was going to say Lboro (small town, hard to be more than 20 mins walk away from anywhere!) but it no longer offers MFL

Not Bath!

Any city uni (vs campus). Bristol is very central (not UWE, that's out in the sticks). I lived in St Pauls and walked in every time I had a lecture/seminar.

I still have nightmares about climbing Rottenrow hill 🤣

In all seriousness OP, Strathclyde is in a great location and has an amazing business school. (and Glasgow is good for partying..!)

Cardiff, plenty of student accommodation within walking distance

make them get the train. The line isn’t washed away all the time😀

Granted, it is quite a way from anywhere though. Makes for a pleasant long weekend or mid-week break though.

Campus is great if your DS wants to completely immerse himself in student life! Eating and drinking at the student union etc. If he wants to interact with the place he's living in I'd say city all the way.

Oxford
Aberystwyth
Hull
Keele

Canterbury.
DS and all of his friends survived 4 years without transport. A couple of them had cars but didn’t take them as had no need for them there

Leeds. I walked everywhere and i believe it has a good business school

I think Nottingham campus was outside city centre and was tram ride into town for night out as that put ds off although the housing and campus are close. Leeds/ Manchester are walkable from city centre / campus but not always recommended late at night - ds tends to get an Uber (or electric scooter) if he’s alone late as there have been several attacks on students. Exeter and York are both walkable - York is also good for cycling. Newcastle was the place where lectures/housing/night life were all within 15 mins of each other.

Definitely Sheffield. Both universities do not require public transport and the city and surroundings are friendly

Cardiff University

Swansea, if you pick the right subjects. The campus is opposite the beach, as a bonus.

Belfast Queens

Birmingham does the combination from both 'Business and a language' and 'Language and Business', so to speak. Masses of first year and post first year accommodation within a 15 minute walk. Also possible to walk to / from the city centre if you're energetic, but most people use the train / bus /shared Uber

Definitely Birmingham. The second/subsequent year housing is all right next to the university - very convenient. The uni accommodation is all within walking distance too.

It is a short train (5 mins) or bus (a bit longer) ride into town, but not far at all.

University of Birmingham seems to have all accommodation right next to the University.

Cardiff

Exeter, I walked up from halls in year 1 then lived in Pennsylvania area years 2-3 , most areas walkable

Lancaster - they live on campus in the first year where there is EVERYTHING (including shops etc). For subsequent years, the campus is 20/30 mins walk to town, depending on where they live.

Hull

Liverpool

Came on to say not Bath buy pp beat me to it. The campus is some way out of the town centre and most students use shuttle buses.

I don't think anyone had said Edinburgh yet? Most students live within walking distance. I have a great friend who studied Spanish & Business there.

Newcastle? Cardiff, Liverpool, Nottingham...

A good deal of Bristol uni accom is two miles out from the uni tho. I went there and cycled or walked, but I gather students take the bus now. After the first year, I agree, most are walking distance (I mean, I thought Stoke Bishop was!!)