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).

Leicester, if you pick the right accom for first year (Freeman's Common, I think, or Opal Court which is visible from the uni campus itself. Definitely NOT anything in Oadby) and choose yr2 and 3 housing carefully. Loads of student housing in Evington Road area, Aylestone and Knighton which are all a sensible walk away. Train and bus station, and town in general, all easily walkable too from the uni itself.

I don't know what it's like for those subjects but it's a very under rated uni in general in my opinion 🙂.

"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."

Unless OPs kid is the roadrunner himself, he's not getting anywhere near civilisation on a 20/30 minute walk from Lancaster uni campus 🤣. I agree it's a belting uni but let's be real, the students are heavily reliant on buses after their first year on campus.

Sheffield. Although it's quite hilly in parts. Good way to get fit.

Ds at nottingham but has always used public transport in years 2 and 3. Trams and buses good he finds.

Liverpool
Portsmouth is very flat and easy to get about by bike

I went to Southampton - never got a bus in any year .
Walked to and from campus to accommodation in various areas - everybody did .
This was back in the 90s though and maybe the youth of today don't walk as much ?!

Portsmouth

Portsmouth. Everything is in walking distance

Oxbridge/ particularly Cambridge as for most colleges you live within college for 3 years. There are a few colleges that are further out so you would need to cycle or take the bus.

Cardiff

Edinburgh if studying Arts subjects. Get a flat share in the South Side.

Warwick. You can live near campus years 2-4.

as pp have said, Southampton shouldn't be ruled out. DD was a 10/15 minute walk from halls to campus. Second year in Portswood was a 15/20 minute walk and this year is less than 5 minutes from campus!

if Southampton has the course he wants then he should consider it.

UEA (Norwich) - lots of accommodation within walking distance of the campus, or even stay in halls throughout. Most use buses to get into the city, but it is walkable.

I went to Plymouth 40 years ago - I don't think I used a bus during the whole 3 years I was there 😁

Plymouth I think would work.

I went to Sheffield and walked everywhere

York - campus uni, you can get private lets less than 10 mins walk away for later years. Also a lot of cyclists so could have that option.
For cycling cambridge is also a good option.
Leeds - if you live in e.g. Hyde Park you're right next to the uni. You can live as close or far out as you like.

Personally I find Newcastle/Northumbria a bigger hike away from uni in second/third years and a lot do get metro/bus.

Nottingham. Business School is on Jubilee Campus not University Park but 10 minute walk. Lots of local accommodation for later years. The University is well linked by trams too. And the Uni runs a hopper bus between campuses but it's not a long walk. I'd say Hull too but not sure they offer languages anymore.

Yes there is a hill, but it's really not that far. Thousands of students walk up and down the hill every day, sometimes more than once 😄

Any of the central Liverpool unis

I went to Southampton eons ago but like others have said, walked everywhere. The only time I think I took a bus to main campus was when living in rented accommodation in St Marys. That last horrible hill up from Portswood/Highfield was a killer! OP, even if his Spanish classes are held at the Avenue Campus where I think modern languages now are, he's still likely to be within walking distance of a lot of the halls.

Shout out to @ReviewingTheSituation as another Wessex Lane-r! I was in Stoneham <ages self>

Edinburgh, provided he isn't doing sciences as that's a different campus. Technically walkable though (I did it loads) or there used to be a free bus from George Sq which is the main campus

So, if you mean transport yo navigate between accommodation and uni in all 3 years, Birmingham is the obvious one. Campus in year one and thereafter virtually all students live in Selly Oak, a stone's throw from lectures.

And, also aforementioned Lincoln. Everyone walks everywhere. Bus routes are awful!

Yes there is a hill, but it's really not that far

But it is very steep.

Thousands of students walk up and down the hill every day, sometimes more than once 😄

Maybe my daughter is a little on the lazy side, but the hill is pretty challenging. I'd have done it when I was her age (I'd struggle now) but I didn't get the impression many of her peers walk up the hill regularly: most use the bus or car-share. But they're all doing arts/humanities/social sciences and don't have classes every day. Perhaps the science students get into better condition more quickly.