Reading

Public transport does not run all throughout the night but has improved in recent years. Not a wide range of options for nights out - no queer bars/clubs. Lots of options for shopping and eating out in a wide price range.

Although it can sometimes take a little while to reach certain lecture rooms, the campus is beautiful. As for the nearby town itself, there's plenty of bars and clubs with buses and Ubers running very often, even late at night. However, there isn't much other entertainment or leisure to offer other than that and a cinema (although it is a very reasonably priced one).

Reading as a city itself is such a good location, it has so much to do, the town centre is good for shopping and there are lots of nice restaurants around and pubs to go and have a drink at. The location is also ideal because transport in Reading and around Reading is very efficient. Getting to London is quick and not only that, trains go to many other places like the north and the south.

Night life is great, cheap and lots of choices. Great shopping available including a shopping centre. Value for money isn’t great but that’s due to it being so close to london

The nights out in the city are a little different to what I expected, but once you get to know the bars around they are so cool. The shopping is good the centre is modern and there is all the shops you need. Oxford is also just around the corner and their New shopping centre is amazing. Spoilt for choice!

The location is really convenient, not far from motorways, town, stations, bus stops etc. This makes it useful for getting around and learning the area but also for students to access jobs. There are plenty of clubs for a variety of audiences, located in the town centre - here also lies a brilliant shoooing centre and entertainment venues such as Vue cinema

Lots of shops. Stuff to do. Near London- direct train to Paddington, Waterloo.... The buses are not that terrible. Not too far away from home (2 and a half hours ish) but far enough away that people don't visit me.

Good town has pretty much everything you’d need. A lot of clubs and pubs as well as a good variety of places for shopping and food.

Reading uni campus is about 25 minutes walk from the town centre and the train station, where you can find most high street shops on Broad St, in the Oracle shopping centre or in Broad Street Mall, plus department stores (M&S, John Lewis, Debenhams) and 3 pound shops. Trains to London Paddington leave every 10 minutes or so and take as little as 30 minutes.

Nights out in reading are great, I wouldn’t rate them 5 stars though due to the fact there’s only around 5 clubs in reading, however if you’re looking for a good bar there are many cheap bars with a good ambiance I would recommend, my personal favourite is coconut bar, or the slug and lettuce- which have a 2 for 1 cocktail night, ever night. Although Reading isn’t the best for nights out, I’d say shopping reading is always quite satisfying, not too many people around, all the shops you could need plus a good view whilst you shop- the riverside. The riverside is best known for its wide variety of restaurants and bars, but the best part of the riverside is the cinema Vue. At vue every Monday there is a two for one offer on tickets which is perfect for students.

Overall I think Reading is a good location for students. It has plenty of nightlife, some not as good as others but personally I think it’s all about the company you’re with! Reading is really good for shopping, it has the Oracle shopping centre which has everything you would need. Alongside that is a the riverside which is full of your main chain restaurants and in the summer they have a beach bar alongside the river which is really nice. I feel reading has a lot going on and great job opportunities especially when they build the tube line going straight into central London.

Depends what sort of nightout you're looking for as it hasn't got a huge selection of clubs but there's enough in my opinion, and the nights out are usually good although having visited other unis theyre quite small clubs which I personally like. There's a big shopping centre with Topshop and newlook and Zara and lush and office and others which is good and loads of places to eat along the riverside, literally any chain restaurant you can think of.

Reading is great if you want to go out to eat! There are so many restaurants to choose from with all different cuisines and at good prices! The shopping centre is nice, has plenty of shops and you've got the river flowing through it plus they do great student lockins where you can find loads of great deals. With regards to nights out there's a couple good clubs but I wouldn't say it's the best place for a night out compared to other towns or cities. It's a big town so there are things to do and nearby you have the ice rink which is only a bus ride away and they also have ski slopes there.

The location is ideal for me as I live in the town, making it easy to get to and from each place quickly either by bus or by cycling. There are to main shopping centres in Reading the oracle and the broad street mall, both have high tier stores which provided me with my every need, I have always thought the amount of good quality food in reading is bizarrely large with restaurants such as Wagamamas, Bella italia and five guys. The night life hit and miss on most nights but there are hidden gems in town, running £2 a drink on Thursday nights, which really helped. Clubs like Wild lime and Popworld always proved to be a reliable motive, with Sub 89 next door the opportunity for lively gigs. Showcase cinema is only a few miles out of town and with a relatively new refurbishment of the whole lobby effectively creating a mini mall.

The transport is great, there are loads of bus services and the station is huge and always has trains running. I used to love going on nights out in first year, couldn't complain. My favourite club was Sakura, unfortunately it changed to Smash which is a bar with pingpong. I haven't been but I've heard it's fun. I'm now in my fourth year and haven't been to town once on a night out (it's April). However, I think this is more of out of my own preferences rather than a reflection of the nightlife in Reading. Shopping is great - the Oracle shopping centre and shops on the high street have everything you could need. The riverside is really pretty and has so many restaurants which is great. The parking at the Oracle is really expensive unfortunately. Not much other entertainment apart from the restaurants, clubs and cinema.

Nights out are great! There are plenty of good places to drink (purple turtle being my favourite) good bands to watch! I like that the public transport can is 24 hours and you can get busses practically anywhere. If I had to think of some negatives it would be that there's not much of an arty feel! But depends on what your looking for. The people are generally friendly (although not everybody, but I guess you can't be too picky!)

I attend the Univeristy of Reading and I am finally in my last year. My experience in Reading has had its ups and downs from the amazing night life and ease of study to the strenuous search for high priced accomodations. Being an international student, I have enjoyed the close proximity to almost everywhere as well as the closer proximity to London. This has made my experience special

Clubs are all quite similar- same music. Nice bars. Very accessible although roads and traffic is bad. Shopping for high street brands is good but not many trendy independent shops. Eating out is good with lots of places. There is an average amount of entertainment. Good cinema. Trampoline and climbing centres

Reading is a great student town with a very good university and a decent nightlife. However, in some ways Reading is inferior to other university towns/cities, in the sense that it lacks a air of culture that other places might possess and lacks activities to do that do not involve getting drunk... All in all it is a great place however.

Loads of shopping food deliveries service to halls and student area, regular buses stopping right out side most clubs

Amazing uni with great scenery. Not far from town centre which is great for a quick bite or shopping trip. Enjoy every minute of being at this uni.

Get yourself down to lolas every Thursday for a garaunteed mad night out. Some of the best nights of my student life!!!!!!

Food, shopping and value for money all excellent. Things to do and nights out less good, plenty of places to have a night out but clubs in larger cities are far better.

Really nice location for a uni and has a great station which has connections to most places around the uk