Kingston upon Thames

Kingston University is a great university as it offers a lot for students in terms of nights out, food and shopping for nights out it depends on what kind of stuff you're into but they have amazing deals for nights out sometimes there's free entry to some places like viper nights and you get a free shot on arrival! In terms of food and shopping there's a good high street and an amazing shopping centre full of the mainstream stores and it's big as well and 99% of the time you can get student discounts in majority of them as well as that when it comes to food Kingston is well varied in the sense that they have different restaurants for students and sooo many cultured food markets its actually amazing ! Most of the time you get good value for your money!

Kingston is a lovely area. Coming from a very small quiet town, I was concerned if it will be too fast paced for me, but it's been an easy transition into the vibe here. There's a lot of people from different cultures which I find amazing, the shopping centre is great with lots of options on offer. A very sophisticated and friendly town altogether. I think it has a bit of everything and the location is great. You have direct access to central London so there's lots to do!

There are lots of shops, including a shopping centre as well as quaint streets. Transport links are great, lots of busses and the train straight into central London. A great variety of restaurants and cafes are dotted all over town, especially near the river Thames.

Close enough to central London to not make commuting horrible, close enough to nature to provide a peaceful living experience if so desired. Good selection of shops, independent food places and lots of lovely places to get drinks. Buzzing student life, great arts university, good public transport options.

Nights out are good in Kingston, lots of clubs open on different nights. Pryzm is a good night on a Wednesday's for students, especially if you are on a sports team.

Plenty of restaurants, both high end and fast food. A few options for a night out and many pubs too. Enough shops to have you wandering for hours!

Kingston upon Thames is a vibrant city with always something to do, from shopping at the Bentalls shopping centre to eating dinner by the side of the Thames. You can even jump on a train to central London as it is only a 20 - 30 min journey. On nights out there is so much choice with clubs such as Pryzm, Viper and Hive being close to the centre. The one main downside is the traffic due to the one way system that runs through Kingston

Plenty to do, small sized town, great transport links, vast amount of great pubs and restaurants, central London only 25 minutes in the train

Overall Kingston Upon Thames is a great town, there is a wide variety of shops, restaurants, scenery. The restaurants range from lebanese food to sushi, to italian, the nightlife is greay with night clubs like Viper rooms and Prym. Some of the shops are expensive but then it all depends on the brand

Beautiful busy town with so much going on, live music every week (or more), amazing record store (banquet records) lots of clubs (Bacchus, PRYZM, hive) and loads of shops; Bentall centre, Eden street and more. There is bushy park and Hampton court just a few minutes bus ride away, where there are gardens, wildlife deer and lots of photo opportunities.

The location of my campus was in the right place, it was away from the main town centre and quite secluded. This made it peaceful to be on, espically as the campus had a modern feel with a lot of greenery around. The food on campus was the best and it was quite expensive too which made me even less likely to eat it. I did not go out much but there was a night life that welcomed all of the 3 local universities and when I did go out I enjoyed myself.

Kingston is London but not really London but still London. If you’re an international student and you’ve come to experience London I think the best choice is to come to somewhere like Kingston, it’s a quaint town in zone 6 and doesn’t give you the overwhelming business that central London does but if you want to go into London, train from Kingston is half an hour into London or you could go to surbiton and get the fast train which will take 15 minutes. Kingston is a very picturesque town especially during spring/summer, the river is a nice place to sit and study or just chill with your friends.

Kingston is like central london without all the tourists. You are a walk away from shops, bars, pubs, clubs, park, restaurants, EVERYTHING. I found it a great place to live and have stayed here for 2 more years. It is such an easy, fun and yet safe place to live.

Kingston is such a lovely area and very welcoming to students. Student night is a great time out in one of the three main clubs in walking distance. It is also just one train ride from central london. Such a great place to live. A market every monday with fresh foods available. Everything you could ask for.

Just far enough away from London that living costs go down but close enough, so that it’s easy to travel into London. Also if you enjoy London nightlife you are able to travel back to Kingston via night buses, hence making it very inexpensive!

I chose the uni for its sports reputation as well as the area, it is surrounded by other university’s so there are more people to interact with in the area.

There is so much to do in kingston, in terms of shopping and entertainment. It is also just 20 minutes by train to London Waterloo, so it's very handy. There is beautiful riverside, where you can enjoy the sunset and also many of the restaurants are affordable on the student budget.

Nights out only a couple of clubs bars and pubs; Pryzm included Really big shopping mall, three floors and loads of other shops on the square

Kingston is a nice place to live with good food joints. It is very student friendly and offers various discounts.

Nice uni, Just outside London so easy access to central London if near the station Best for shopping! Good shops and a good variety! Open late too! So many places to go drinking and out for food!

Good nights out, lots of food places and good entertainment, always something to do when bored and a good town

Nights out arent that great if you are into clubs but pubs, food, shopping and plenty of other things to do

Only 3 clubs local, great variety of restaurants and cuisine, amazing choices of shops. Great local shopping center so no need To travel far to go shopping. Great choices of sports clubs that are local as well. Flats/house rental prices aren't bad at all for London with fairly large living spaces available

Despite being seen as a town on the outskirts of London this has so much o it's advantage, you have all the benefits of having London on your doorstep and the travel that cone with it without the worry about being in central and the money that comes with it. For shopping theres the Bentall's centre which has almost every store you'd need and with 4 clubs the nightlife isn't bad either!