Josephine Butler, Durham Reviews

I lived here for four wonderful years. All the rooms are basic but functional. All bedrooms are en-suite in groups of six to a kitchen. Easy access to the bar, gym and communal laundry.

Quite far from town centre, which is an issue for shopping, but close enough to science site. The rooms are en suite with a fairly small bathroom called a pod, which has very low showers! Overall is a nice enough place with a great social environment.

Josephine Butler has a reputation for being the most isolated college but this certainly isn't the case. The walk to the town centre is max. 20 minutes and the main campus only 10 minutes. Butler has by far the best rooms, 100% ensuite and a well equipped kitchen shared between only 6 students. The rooms are all single beds but they aren't cramped.and storage space is plentiful. The bar is excellent and the biggest student bar in Durham and also serves amazing and very very cheap food. The gym is also only £10 per year to join and whilst small, contains everything you would need to keep fit. Best halls in Durham by a mile.

The best accomodation on campus. Support staff ready to help at any time of day, cleaners that come weekly and our rubbish gets taken out for us every weekday. Bedrooms are sizeable and comfy, with modern furnishings. Occasionally there are parts of some rooms that need some maintenance ie paint needs redoing in some rooms etc. Kitchen is big and makes a good space for eating and socialising. Rooms all have en suites which makes life so much easier and cleaner compared to halls without. Location is a bit far from town but still walking distance.

Love the ensuite and location setup. A major draw was the fact we are self catered, but then the bar also offers amazing food options throughout the week and on weekends. It’s a great way to experience university

I have never had any problems with my accommodation. The facilities are all excellent and the porter staff fix things in the space of a week or so if you have any problems. I love the size of my room and the ensuite bathroom facilities may appear small at first but are perfect. The only downside is the distance to town, but this can be avoided by using the bus just outside college

I love that I have the room to myself and an ensuite. The kitchen is spacious. A cleaner visits once a week to clean the ensuite and kitchen. You share a kitchen with 6 people which I think is a perfect number, not too crowded or lonely. The whole college is very welcoming, relaxed and respectful.

Great atmosphere, superb Wi-fi in a clean and secure modern halls with great events throughout the year