Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College - Student Life

Housing: Off-campus expensive; some reasonable, others dire. College accommodation helpful.

Eats: Cheap food at student bars (early morning till late at night); college refectories expensive (meal on campus £2-ish). Lots of places to eat close by (Litton Tree, Falcon pub reasonable); variety near Chalfont if you have transport.

Drink: Student bars cheap (pint £1.60-£1.90); pubs not (but some offer students' drinks promotions). Falcon good and reasonable.

Nightlife: The Venue is the place to be in High Wycombe in the evenings; range of ents at Chalfont to suit all tastes. Nothing exciting off campus.

Locals: Very friendly.

Sports: Well-equipped gyms on all three sites. Local sports centres with good offers for students

Travel: London only 25 mins by road: direct rail link to London (Marylebone).

Financial help: College has emergency loan fund.

Jobs: Many bar jobs on campus (only students employed). Jobs also available through local agencies.

Best features: SU bar.

And worst: Stuck in a valley; you need to go up hill to get out of Wycombe!

More info: Contact SU president on Tel 01494 446330, Fax 01494 558195, email President(at)bcuc.ac.uk

Past students: Howard Jones, Martin Grierson.