This week we are looking into the facilities and local amenities for both the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses in Exeter. Students who will be studying at both campuses please see last week’s blog post for information on which accommodation is best to apply for in this instance.
Streatham Campus
The Streatham Campus is conveniently located within a 20 minute walking distance of the city centre (if you are coming from The Forum). There are a number of cafes and shops available on the Streatham Campus including: Costa Coffee, the Grove Diner, the Ram Bar, Pret A Manger and the Market Place shop including a number of eateries in academic buildings.
Streatham is also home to the Russell Seal Fitness Centre which students can join for a monthly membership fee. The fitness centre provides daily exercise classes, personal training, a gym and weights area and much more. There is an outdoor swimming pool available at Cornwall House during April – September which students and visitors can use on an ad-hoc basis or in line with their gym membership.
If you are into the nightlife around Campus then the Students’ Guild Lemon Grove aka the ‘Lemmy’ often has a number of events, club nights and gigs planned.
St Lukes Campus
The St Lukes Campus is approximately 15 minute walks from the city centre and 40 minutes walk to the Streatham Campus. St Lukes has access to a cafe, bar and snack stop on it’s own campus but is conveniently located opposite a Waitrose supermarket and is within a 10 minute walk to the district of Heavitree. Heavitree has amenities which include: a Co-operative supermarket, local shops and bars including bakery, post office, bank, takeaways, cafes and more.
St Lukes has it’s own on site fitness suite and swimming pool which is available all year round for students and visitors.
Don’t forget that whichever campus you are on, there is access to the wide range of Societies and Groups for you to get involved with.
Exeter City Centre
The city centre itself offers a wide range of shopping and dining facilities including supermarkets, retail shops, restaurants and bars. We have the most incredible Cathedral also as well as the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and a number of Red Coat walking tours to learn about our Roman history. Take a look at the ‘Exploring Exeter‘ blog for reviews and information on where to go in the city.
Transport
Both campuses are served by the Stagecoach ‘D’ bus which have a subsidised rate for students and travel through the city centre.
Exeter has two mainline railway stations – Exeter St David’s and Exeter Central. The Streatham campus is a 15 minute walk from St David’s station and 20 minutes from Exeter Central station. For St Lukes, it is approximately 30 minutes walk to St David’s station and 20 minutes to Exeter Central station. The walking route to the Streatham Campus is signed from St David’s’ station and the campus map shows the walking route.
Next week our blog will be providing you with information about the essential building works planned on campus during 2018/19.
Accommodation Catherine