A modern building next to a heritage building at leafy Newton Park campus

Gardens and Lakeside

Students in our social and friendly Newton Park accommodation will be surrounded by Instagram-worthy scenery.

We offer single, shared, ensuite and accessible bedrooms in our Gardens and Lakeside residences at Newton Park campus.

You’ll find everything you need on campus, including places to get hot food, stop for coffee, and top-up on groceries. 

The Students' Union (SU) has a fully licensed bar and a gym. Don't forget so see what's on at the University theatre.

Buses run regularly until the early hours, taking you to and from the sights, sounds, shopping and employment opportunities of Bath. The campus is also bicycle friendly.

Lakeside accommodation

Lakeside accommodation offers single, shared, ensuite and accessible study bedrooms. This cluster of residences, some of which are grouped around a courtyard, offer a village feel. You'll be close to Commons, the library and many of our teaching spaces and facilities. You might even get a view of the lake from your room!

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Room options – Lakeside

Standard room with shared bathroom

Hiscocks, Harington, and Pope are traditional halls, with individual blocks of eight to twelve students connected by long corridors. You’ll share bathroom and toilet facilities between no more than five other students. The kitchen and dining area is also communal, shared with the fellow residents in your block.

Langton and Temple are set around small courtyards, creating a cosy community feel. Your room will include a good-sized desk, single bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, and wash basin. You'll share bathroom and toilet facilities with no more than four other residents and a kitchen and communal area between four to eight residents.

Lakeside has a number of rooms in shared houses on Newton Park campus which have single rooms. This room type include a good-sized desk, single bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, and wash basin. You’ll share both bathroom facilities and a kitchen between three to five other residents.

  • Average room size Gore House large: 9m²
  • Average room size Harington standard: 8m²
  • Average room size Hiscocks standard: 8.5m²
  • Average room size Langton large: 12m²
  • Average room size Pope standard: 8m²
  • Average room size Temple large: 13m²
  • Average room size Temple House large: 10m²

Please note: these are only average sizes and each individual room may differ in size depending on it's location within each building.

Twin room with shared bathroom

Our Lakeside accommodation contains a small quantity of twin rooms, where two students have their own single bed, desk, wardrobe, chest of drawers and share the rest of the room.

The kitchen and dining area is communal, shared with the fellow residents in your block. A modern fitted ensuite with shower, wash basin, and toilet is shared among the rest of the residents in the flat, between no more than five other students.

  • Average room size: 14m² 

Standard room with ensuite

Our Lakeside accommodation contains a small quantity of twin rooms, where two students have their own single bed, desk, wardrobe, chest of drawers and share the rest of the room.

The kitchen and dining area is communal, shared with the fellow residents in your block. A modern fitted ensuite with shower, wash basin, and toilet is shared among the rest of the residents in the flat, between no more than five other students.

  • Average room size: 14m² 

Private studio flat (accessible)

This Lakeside ensuite studio flat comprises of a large room with a single bed, desk and wardrobe and kitchen facilities and has a separate bathroom/wet room.

There is a ramp and automatic door to access the flat and this flat is allocated as a priority to students with access requirements.

  • Average room size Gore House studio: 28m²

Gardens accommodation

Situated near the Students’ Union and Walled Garden, Gardens halls are the newest of our Newton Park campus halls. Your room will have a small double bed, a good-sized desk, fitted wardrobe, drawers, under bed storage and an en-suite bathroom.

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Room options – Gardens

Block accommodation

The Gardens halls are made up of blocks of ten study bedrooms and a communal kitchen (with the exception of Lime G and F blocks which contain eight bedrooms).

There are two options of room size and these are noted on the price list as Gardens Standard Room with Ensuite, and Gardens Large Room with Ensuite.

The Gardens residences also has six fully accessible rooms which are allocated as a priority to students with access requirements.

  • Average room size Gardens ensuite: 11m²
  • Average room size Gardens large ensuite: 13m²

Private studio flat and private studio flat (accessible)

We have fourteen private studios and one fully accessible private studio with kitchen facilities, study space, and en-suite facilities.

  • Average room size Gardens accessible studio flat: 22m²
  • Average room size Gardens studio: 17m²

What's included?

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Bills and wi-fi

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Contents insurance

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Bike stores

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Laundry facilities

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24/7 security