Reviews

Anonymous

Oxford is a great city although fairly small, there are lots of places to eat out and go out to. Also lots of lovely areas to do things for free which is always a bonus. A great night out plush a great LGBT+ club. Downside is that it's a very expensive city to live in but great if you can budget and isn't as bad as London.

Anonymous

Great nights out, wide range of variety of food restaurants, good shopping! Value for money is not too bad considering it’s oxford, lots of fun stuff to do in and around oxford! beautiful city with short journeys to beautiful countryside! Lots of transport so easy to navigate.

Anonymous

Brookes is positioned very well between the busy city centre of Oxford and the smaller Headington Shops. With buses every 5 mins max from the outside of the uni, it's so easy to get into town, to the train station (1 hr to london) or to the club! Small shop on site but headington shops is only 2 stops away (less than 5 mins really) with all the student food shop needs! With a quick 10 minute ride into the city centre full of culture, shops, restaurants and pubs, and a short walk from South Park Brookes is perfectly positioned for an out of town uni with city connections.

Phuong Nguyen

Very nice place with the ancient architecture and the incredible Oxford University. There are a lot of lovely souvenirs shop around city centre. I came here on a rainy day but still had a good feeling about this place, I definitely will come back on a sunny day to see how beautiful it is.

Anonymous

Oxford is a beautiful city full of students!! A brand new shopping centre, amazing city to wander round, parks to relax in, great range of bars and restaurants that have student deals. A small range of clubs to chose from but they are all really good nights out

Anonymous

Oxford has fantastic architecture yet here is also a lot of greenery. There are masses of food places, all different cuisines. It is swimming in culture. There isn’t a lot to do however. Unless you go punting, there can be a shortage of entertainment

Anonymous

I chose my uni mainly because of its distance from the city and the university itself. And not to mention that it only takes about an hour plus by bus to get to central London.

Anonymous

All students are in a few areas and so it's convenient to stay with pals. In oxford there is Great shopping, food and things to do but it is quite pricey

Anonymous

All students are in a few areas and so it's convenient to stay with pals. In oxford there is Great shopping, food and things to do but it is quite pricey

Anonymous

Oxford is a small but perfectly-formed city, with amazing architecture ranging from the lovely old college buildings to more modern buildings like the Maths institute. The city is small enough to walk pretty much anywhere and its green spaces and rivers are beautiful, especially in summer. Living in college as a student means you get to be right in the heart of the city, but lots of students also live in East Oxford which is a fun area with great pubs and cheaper food options. The nightlife isn't great for people who are into clubbing (although the Parkend cheese floor is always fun), but the pubs, bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and other quirky places like a board game cafe give you lots of entertainment options, plus there's always lots of social stuff going on at the colleges. The new Westgate centre has added a lot to the city in terms of shopping and eating out. There are also good transport links to London and other parts of the UK.

Anonymous

Good selection of clubs and one is always open. Literally every possible place you could think to eat at. Bar crawls, walks, punting, museums, clubbing, shopping etc. Value for money is mixed, it’s half student friendly places and half not, rent prices aren’t student friendly though

Anonymous

Oxford is a really nice place to explore, the city centre is visually attractive. A lot of places are in walking distance of each other which is nice and buses also run frequently which can be helpful. The new shopping centre which recently opened Westgate has significantly improved the shopping experience due to the increased options of shops and restaurants. Only downside is that oxford is very expensive

Anonymous

Really good would recommend for anyone mixture of people when you go out. Nine out of 10 town centre is amazing with clothe shops and everything you meed

Anonymous

Chose to go to Oxford as it's a great town: big enough to have everything you'd want entertainment and nightlife-wise, but not too big that you'd need to get a taxi.

Anonymous

Really Great town to live in, good night life and restaurants but very expensive and the shops weren't great up until this year. As the new shopping centre has just been built

Anonymous

Eating out is quite expensive, but there is a great range of restaurants and you can usually get good student deals! The restaurants on the rooftop of the shopping centre are particularly nice to take friends and family to when they visit!

Anonymous

The food is really good, with various options. If you're in the city centre, George Street is full of places that are just right for a dinner out with friends or cornmarket is full of options for a quick bite. Go a bit further to Cowley road and it's full of Middle Eastern restaurants. Food is never a problem here.

Anonymous

Oxford is a beautiful historic city, there are not many clubs but you are guaranteed fun night out. However food, drink living and activities prices are expensive, even with student discounts. One of the best things is that the city is small and you can walk everywhere.

Anonymous

Oxford Brookes university located outside the centre of Oxford but a short distance from main attractions accessible by foot/bike/bus Oxford is also only a short distance from London making travel easy

Anonymous

Oxford is a great, small city with everything easily accessible by bus or bike. Plenty of places to eat, and a lot of clubs.

Anonymous

Well located, city feel but also plenty of open space, good shopping provision etc, easy to get around

Anonymous

It's fun all in all good classic English banter. Nights out are alright if not a little expensive. Food can be cheap is you know where to look otherwise you'll be waiting for your parents to come round or your loan to come in. Westgate best addition to the city's shops. Things to do it , it's Hogwarts without the Wizards take that any way you wish. Oxford.

Anonymous

Oxford is an expensive place to live in general. You may want to avoid the centre of town if you’re a student on a budget. It’s a small city so not a whole lot goes on in the day time. However it is a really lovely place and close to London. Oxford Brookes provides a bus pass so travelling around oxford is cheap (or you can walk as nowhere is that far away). Both universities are lovely places to work.

Anonymous

The location of the university is excellent.everything is close and within walking distance. The clubs are close and pretty decent - Atik is a favourite. Just opened a new shopping centre which is really nice.