Lancaster University

First I would like to insist on one point: to hesitate to join societies, you will have enough spare time to involve yourself in activities you like and you can have good fun there. In Lancaster, pubs are opened til 11.30pm and discothecs til 2am. I particularly like the Blue Anchor( very quiet pub which loos like a navy and serves great variety of beers), the Friary ( this pub sets in a sort of old church - very impressive- and there is karaoke every monday)and the Fibber Mc Gees ( an Irrish pub with Live music on Wednesday). To be honest,discothecs in Lancaster are quite disappointing. I am used to going to the sugarhouse which is the student nightclubs but I can never be sure I will enjoy. If you want to fully appreciate life at Lancaster University you MUST try at least once the Carleton (student night every Wednesday). This is a very special (and weird and full of alcohol) atmosphere, you may not like it but at last it is a very...learnful experience !! Moreover if you like having a walk in wild areas, Lancaster is very close to the Lake District which id definitely one of the most somptuous region in the UK. Furthermore travelling by coach or trains is easy and not too expensive (do not hesitate to buy the young person railcard) ...the only issue is that the railweb is archaic and trains are often late or on strike.

OK, there's just not a lot to do in Lancaster. It's a quaint place, but if you come from a big city, you'll get bored fast. It's not really convenient to anywhere, but you'll probably be inspired to get out of the town sometimes just for a change of scenery. (The scenery, by the way, consists mainly of sheep.) I joined several school societies and made friends quickly; if you don't know anyone, I would recommend this. There are a lot of good films shown on-campus. Nightlife however usually consists of going to the same old bars.

All the pubs in town in Ormskirk are the best. The place to go for students on a wednesday night is Arriba in town and then head off to finish the night at the college pub. Travel as much as often, but get to know the people in your residence hall because they can teah you so much and maybe even take you home and show where they live.

The nightlife was more in towns then on campus (though the campus had 9 pubs). Lancaster is FULL of pubs. To go clubbing, we had the choice between the nightclubs of the town with local people (they are very nice) and the university nightclubs (full of students) where several parties were organised every week.

on thursdays the best place to go is H2O that sell Vodka Red Bull for 1 Pound. On other days all the clubs owned by university (Sugarhouse, Carlton) are safe places to go with guaranteed fun.

At the Sugar House- a bar as well as a social house of Lancaster Uni - located in town. Very exciting events carried out every week.