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  Leeds Metropolitan University
Percentage of First Year Students in Halls:
60%
Accommodation Details:
About 60% of LMU student can be housed in University accommodation. The rest are dealt with by Unipol, the Leeds Universities' excellent joint accommodation service.

Beckett Park - At the Beckett Park Campus, four halls of residence are set in pleasant parkland, to the north of city centre. These halls provide mixed accommodation for student and there is Depot Food Court on site for meals.

East Moor Situated in the green belt at Adel, some two miles from the Beckett Park Campus and is allocated to students studying there. Accommodating approximately 150 students, East Moor includes a number of self-catering houses shared between five and six students, and three larger self-catering blocks.

Kirkstall Brewery - These provide accommodation for over 1,000 students in single and ensuite study bedrooms in self-catering flats. Facilities on site include a bar, shop, gymnasium, events halls and laundry. Special bus services are provided to both University campuses.

Royal Park Flats - Self-catering cluster flats for between six and seven house in total 113 students. Flats surround courtyards and have parking.

St Mark's - This development is leased from the University of Leeds (which retains two-fifths of the site). It offers over 200 bedspaces in self-catering flats for four, five or six students within walking distance of the City Campus and is opposite Woodhouse Flats.

Sugarwell Court - Self-catering flats for four to six students in single and ensuite study bedrooms for 388 students. One and half miles from the city centre.

Woodhouse Flats -Within walking distances of the City Campus. There are 146 places provided in 30 self-catering flats.

LMU accommodation is considered some of the best in the country!

Accommodation Prices:
University Owned
Self-catered: £41 - £62 pw. (41 weeks).

Private
Average rent externally is £41 per week, excluding bills.

Local Area:
The main city campus of LMU surrounds 7 ugly tower blocks built in the 60s. About 3 miles out of town is the Beckett Park campus, which is better looking and is surrounded by plenty of green fields and woods.

Leeds is certainly one of the cities in the North of England. Contrary to many pre-conceptions, the city has a vibrant, youthful feel about it, and also has some of the best clubs in the country, not to mention a branch of Harvey Nick’s...fancy some retail therapy, dahling...

However, both Leeds, many parts of the university and LMU seem to have suffered at the hands of 60s architects and developers. This period, not known for its architectural beauty, has resulted in a mass of concrete structures. Despite this there are many glorious Victorian buildings in the town, including the Town Hall, City Museum, Henry Moore Gallery and the Grand Theatre.

Socially Leeds has much to offer. Thanks to the tolerant council, Leeds is an all-night town with many clubs and bars open until the early hours. Some of the best clubs include, the Fruit Cupboard, Creation. and the Warehouse. Student offers include: Liquid at the Hi Fi club on Monday night has a cheap beer policy. Walkabout are still promoting their two for one offer on selected bottles such as Reef and San Miguel throughout the week nights (SUN-THURS) as does Bourbon Bar just down from the Walkabout except they include shots on their list of drinks particularly whiskey. The Warehouse at the other end of town has an interesting night on a Thursday called Tequila obviously the main drink there is Tequila

If you are a serious drinker, and fancy a closer look at the gutter, try the Otley Run, an infamous 14 pub pub-crawl, which includes such fine establishments as the Faversham (Fav) and The Dry Dock (which is on a boat). All in all drinks are cheap, so your student loan will stretch that little bit further!
Leeds also boasts MOJO, voted number 50 in a league of the world's top bars. Pretty impressive stuff.

The local area is covered by the thirst emergency service provided by fullytanked.co.uk. They will deliver alcohol anywhere in the city until 4AM. Your party need never run dry. Fully Tanked Website

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