- Percentage of First Year Students in Halls:
- 100%
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- Accommodation Details:
- All of the accommodation is college-based and available for all three years or four years of your course. There are no disparate satellite halls which contributes to the creation of a strong community atmosphere.
Just ten minutes walk from the city centre the college grounds are perhaps best described as lush and verdant. 40% of the rooms have en-suite facilities, but all are spacious and comfortable. A room ballot-guide with hi-tech pics of potential accomodation can be viewed online at www.hughsjcr.com.
Meals are purchased on a cash basis so there is no pre-payment for food you might not eat. Most St Hugh's students certainly seem to think that life in college is just peachy.
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- Local Area:
- The city of Oxford is beautiful, its as simple as that. Even the addition of a few 1960's monstrosities can't alter the image that you are in a special place. Aside from the architecture there are some great places to shop and the combined student population is pretty high so there are plenty of student friendly places.
There are pubs galore but hunt out the gems from the touristy crap. Start with The Purple Turtle
For night spots, try the traditional student haunts of Parkend, Fifth Avenue. Hardened clubbers will have to make the hour's train ride to London. 60 000 students has given all of Oxford's club DJ's the idea that nothing but cheese will do, which, to be fair, is true. Po Na Na is a favourite and does manage to raise itself occasionally. As a general rule drunkeness is the best way to appreciate the clubs in Oxford. For food you really should try the Mongolian Wok if you want to go out for a meal that just has that edge - everyone knows the Wok.
Given that most of the colleges have fairly limited social facilities for late nights, the local area is all there is for real night owls. You might well get bored quite quickly. If so then don't despair as London is not far and very accesible by both train and an excellent coach service called the Oxford Tube. It's inexpensive and convenient.
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