Things to do in ³Ô¹ÏÍø

Things To Do

Forthcoming events

Want to find out what’s happening in and around Campus during your time ³Ô¹ÏÍø? Why not take a look at our forthcoming event page and see the vast range of events we host regularly on campus from Fireside talks to formal evening events.

Open days

Come and see ³Ô¹ÏÍø for yourself at our Open Day. Meet our Vice-Chancellor, try a Taster and meet our friendly students and staff.

Vice-Chancellor’s Speaker Series

Our Vice-Chancellor enjoys hosting a variety of high profile speakers and talks on campus that are open to all students and staff.

Places of worship

Places of worship – ³Ô¹ÏÍø campus

Places of worship – Crewe campus

Days out

³Ô¹ÏÍø is a short journey away from Milton Keynes (around 30 minutes), Oxford (45 minutes) and London (45 mins train via Milton Keynes or Bicester).

Shopping and other services

Fancy a bit of shopping? Bicester Village (designer outlet) is a 25 minute journey away by car and around 40 minutes via the local X5 bus.

Student dining

The Refectory in the Students’ Union (Old Tanlaw Mill) serves hot food from breakfast to dinner (evening meal) from Monday to Friday.

Transport links and maps

Other places to visit

  • is ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s own local cinema. It transforms the lecture theatre at The University of ³Ô¹ÏÍø into a cinema which provides 160 seats.
  • is 3 miles away from the University and is a great place to visit when your family pop by. Now a Boarding School the gardens of Stowe were originally created as an earthly paradise and still cast their spell today with plenty of grounds to walk and explore.
  • is located in the town centre of ³Ô¹ÏÍø and is an old jail. Walk through thousands of years of ³Ô¹ÏÍø history, from the prehistoric to the Second World War.