Woodland Court, Bath

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Woodland Court, Bath

Excellent value accommodation only 1.5 miles from the city centre. Single and Double Accommodation available

Room information

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General information

Summary

  • 21st century buildings
  • Private car parking for a charge (on site)
  • No smoking
  • Minimum age 18

Facilities

  • Internet access for a charge
  • Luggage storage
  • 24 hour security
  • Linen included
  • Towels included
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Telephone
  • Central heating

Food and Drinks

  • Bar

Nearby recreations

  • Pub (walking distance)
  • Historic houses
  • Gardens
  • Golf course (a short drive)
  • Recommended restaurants (a short drive)
  • Theatre (a short drive)

 

The University of Bath is set in 200 acres of grounds at Claverton Down, just a 5-minute drive from Bath centre. The university has a 24-hour front desk and on-site parking (charges apply). The bright bedrooms each have a work desk and telephone, and most have Wi-Fi access (charges apply). We have a variety of room types from en-suite hotel equivalent bedrooms to bedrooms with shared facilities to suit your needs, most of our rooms are available from June to September however we have 30 en-suite rooms that accept year round bookings. All guests have access to a kitchen and dining area (kitchen aea is not equipped). There are also vending machines for drinks and light snacks. University of Bath has a regular bus service, providing easy access to the city centre. Bath Spa Railway Station is just a 10-minute drive/bus journey away.
 
The University has received a 4* Campus grading for its Woodland Court accommodation from Visit Britain. Woodland Court offers double en-suite bedrooms, study desk, communal kitchen and social space for all visitors.
  
There is a regular bus service to and from the city where you will find a fantastic selection of shops, sites, bars and eateries.
 
Please can we advise that throughout the summer of 2013 construction work is taking place on the campus in close proximity to some of the accommodation buildings and daytime noise is likely throughout this period.

 

 

Food and Drinks

There are a number of eateries and shops on campus.

Fresh Shop - Minimart - This is open 7 days a week.

4W Cafe - The 4W cafe is open daily. It serves coffees/teas, cold drinks, pastries, and sandwiches.

Parade Bar Open from 10am -to late

Situated on the main parade at the University of Bath the Parade Bar has a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere where you can relax and chill out. Our huge outside seating area makes it a must for those warm summer days.
We offer a wide range of bottled and draught beers from around the world, a variety of wine, classic cocktails and a large variety of hot and cold drinks. Our Chefs have perfected our food menu, with a great choice of dishes available.

Sports Cafe open Monday to Friday from 8am - 9pm. Saturday from 9am - 8pm. Sunday 9am - 6pm.

Located in the Sports Training Village. The Sports Café offers a warm and contemporary atmosphere. Televised sports can also be viewed from the plasma screens in the fully licensed bar.

Food is available throughout the day with breakfast, light snacks, baguettes and early evening meals.

Please check individual venues for opening hours.

Other facilities

Car Parking permits are available from reception. £5.50 each, they are valid up to 7 days. The permit can be collected from the East Accommodation Centre.

Wireless internet is availble in most rooms (charges apply)

Coin operated launderettes are located across the university. There are a variety of drink and snack vending machines located around the campus.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: University of Bath, 6W Finance Office, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7PD, United Kingdom

Address: East Accommodation Centre Woodland Court, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY

Check In: From 2pm Check Out: By 10am (Sundays 11am)

Check in is from the East Accommodation Centre on the ground floor of the Woodland Court complex located to the rear of the East car park. A map can be obtained from our website at http://www.bath.ac.uk/maps/pdf/2010flatmap.pdf

Keys for Woodland Court can be collected between 2pm and 10pm Monday to Sunday 9am to 10pm from the East Accommodation Centre.

After 10pm keys can be collected from our Security Team located in the Library on the main parade.

By Bus:

The nearest bus stop to the railway and bus stations at Bath is Dorchester St.

From the bus stop at the university, cross the road between the wooden bus shelter and the steps. On your left should be some stone steps engraved with the university crest leading upwards and ahead of you should be a flat area of grass with some trees. Follow the path which veers to the right across the grass and towards Solsbury Court, the white and grey building with wood cladding. Once you reach this building, you should see a long straight path ahead of you, with Solsbury Court on the left hand side and a grass mound and the East car park on your right hand side. Follow the path right to the end and ahead of you will be Woodland Court. The reception is through the automatic doors on the right

From here:

Wessex Connect's U18 uniconnect bus service runs every 10 minutes to the University campus from 07:03 - 20:23 Monday to Friday. From 21:05 buses run every 20 minutes until 02:45. A less frequent service operates at weekends. See timetables and tickets for more details (pdf). Uniconnect buses are in a dark blue colour scheme. For more information, please contact 01225 332726 between 08:30 -17:30 Monday to Friday or email bath@uni-connect.co.uk
First Somerset & Avon's Bright Orange buses 8, 18, 418/9 run from 07:21 until 02:36 at a 6 minute daytime frequency during term; less after 18:00 and university holidays.

By Car:

The University campus is situated on Claverton Down, to the east of Bath. The A4 and A36 roads run through the city; the M4 motorway is approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) distant.

If approaching from the M4, leave the motorway at junction 18 and follow the A46 south 12 kilometres (8 miles) to the Bath exit from the dual carriageway.

Turning right here brings you on to the A4 westbound to Bath. After 2.4 kilometres (1.5 miles) turn left at the traffic lights (signposted "City Centre A36"); after 640 metres (700 yards) turn left at the traffic lights towards Warminster. In approximately 275 metres (300 yards) turn right into North Road (signposted "Claverton Down"). The Quarry Road entrance to the campus is on the left towards the top of the hill (approximately 1.6 kilometres - 1 mile); the Norwood Avenue entrance is 0.8 kilometres (half a mile) further on in Claverton Down Road.

If approaching from the city centre, the A4 or the A36 eastbound follow signs to "Warminster", "Claverton Down", "American Museum" and "Park & Ride (University)".

If approaching from the A36 (northbound) follow signs to " Claverton Down".

For Sat Nav please use the following postcode: BA2 7PD

The East Accommodation centre is located in the East car park on the ground floor of the Woodland Court complex.

 

 

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Customer feedback

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, September 2012: Our group were not aware of the extent of the eating options prior to arrival but if we had, we would have been more likely to use them as they were excellent. It may be worth promoting these better. All round an very good stay. 4/5

, September 2012: This is very basic accommodation. It really does look like undergraduate accommodation rather than B&B accommodation. It was cold, the bed was lumpy and the shower was not very powerful at all. However it seemed clean and was easy to find, quiet and not too far from the city centre (at a much lower price than anywhere else I could find in Bath!). So while my review is not exactly glowing, if you want to pay in this price range I think it's fine. Just don't expect it to be luxurious! 3/5

, September 2012: The room was clean and comfortable with tea and coffee making facilities, a hairdryer and television. I wasn't quite as keen on the en suite as it was like a wet room but with inefficient drainage. I was really pleased with the bus service to Bath, it was frequent, fast and very reasonable at £1.70 return. The overall facilities on the campus were good and the grounds of the university impressive . I would recommend a stay here. It's good value for money in a nice location. 4/5

, August 2012: reception staff were exceptionally helpful and polite. thanks 5/5

, August 2012: Excellent value for money, very recommendable and would book again for sure. Also note the excellent bus connexions with BATH both in frequency and time. 5/5

, August 2012: We are grateful to staff and students who showed my daughter around the uni and talked through course options. Everyone was kind and helpful. 5/5

, August 2012: Great stay thanks 5/5

, August 2012: The arrival directions, once on campus, could be better but staff and facilities very good. No carpet in room but very clean and toiletries an added bonus. Will use this accommodation again on our next visit to Bath. 5/5

, July 2012: Will recommend and if ever visiting Bath will stay here again. Facilities better than expected (tv, phone, towels, bathroom products etc) as for the price I assumed these would not be included! Great on site access to bar, cafe, bus etc. thank you! 5/5

, July 2012: University facilities excellent, great value for money, noisy students even in summer but to be expected as it is a university! Advice: book in during accommodation office hours as if it's late and dark it's difficult to find the security office to get your keys. Would definitely use again. 4/5

, July 2012: excellent service ,safe & quite place, real value for money 5/5

, June 2012: Excellent place to stay! Very clean, friendly staff and the coffee facilities are spot on. Will be using them again in future! 5/5

, April 2012: Overall, my stay was fine & will book with you again. Room was adequate - as expected, and the price and location on campus made it great value. May be worth noting that I did struggle to find the entrance to the block - more detailed map and directions would have helped. 4/5

, April 2012: Very impressed. Excellent facilities in room. Ideally located if watching sport. Only improvement to suggest is that room door should automatically lock when door closed from outside. Would be easy to forget 5/5

, March 2012: Room was clean, and had all the facilities that I needed. As a distance learning student it was good to be able to book on site for my exams. Have tried to re-book for 24th -26th October, but no rooms avaiable, so a little disappointed with this. 5/5

, February 2012: Great weekend - thanks. 5/5

, February 2012: Recomended! This is a good place to stay to explore Bath. We had a super welcome from security team when we arrived at 11:30pm. They told us all we needed to know about the rooms, cafe, shop and breakfast - then recomended things to visit and suggested leaving the car in the carpark and getting the bus to avoid high car park charges in the centre of the city (which we did and it worked well). The room was sparklingly clean and had all you need for a couple of nights stay (including a hair drier and shampoo etc). 5/5

, January 2012: really nice, clean and comfortable. 5/5

, December 2011: Excellent overall, would however give better directions once you arrive on campus - took us a long time to find the Accommodation block (Woodland Court) and the map was not detailed enough for someone who hadn't been there before. Bus service was also excellent. 4/5

, December 2011: Great room and amenities (towels, bathing products) will definitely make the recommendation onwards. 4/5

, October 2011: good value for money, nice and clean standard room. 4/5

, September 2011: Great to stay at a university and brilliant parking and transport to the city. We would have found it useful if there had been a simple information sheet pinned up in the room showing the campus layout, especially where we could eat and drink with opening times and details of the bus services. 5/5

, August 2011: The accommodation was clean and comfortable. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Breakfast in the uni cafe was very good value. Parking was plentiful and reasonably priced. A bar open in the evening would have been welcome. 5/5

, August 2011: We had a very enjoyable break in Bath and were really impressed with the University accommodation. Also the fact that we could leave the car in the car park and use the bus service which we found to be very regular and much cheaper than we are used to. 5/5

, July 2011: All went very well - I was well accommodated during my stay. Thank You. 4/5

Mrs Lorraine Robinson, June 2011: Food was excellent too. Fantastic value for money. 5/5

Mrs Ema Challis, June 2011: Excellent idea to enable students to get a feel of university life. We were more relaxed for the Open day because we were familiar with site and did not have to travel on the day. 4/5

Mrs Claire Thurgate, June 2011: A comfortable stay, thank you. 5/5

Rose Glenton, September 2010: Good value for money 4/5

Jonathan Tiller, August 2010: Well priced accommodation. Clean and well presented. Thanks for a nice stay. 5/5

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