Blackfriars Residences

Blackfriars Residence

Brand new student accommodation at the heart of Gloucester city centre.

You’ll benefit from the best of rural and urban student life, enjoying the city buzz and the beauty of our countryside-based campus. It’s just a 10-minute bus or car ride between the two, so you can hop back and forth whenever you need to.

With 190 rooms, Blackfriars accommodation offers Hartpury University students a standard ensuite.

The standard ensuite facilities allow you to have your own bedroom with a private ensuite, whilst sharing a kitchen and living space with four to eight peers. All rooms are available on 40-week contracts.

Blackfriars residence is managed by Cityheart and supported by Hartpury.

Something for everyone in Gloucester...

Gloucestershire is famous for its festivals, ranging across arts, literature, music, food & drink, sport and more besides, which are held all-year round and attract famous faces from all over the world. Here are some things that you might get up to in the city:

  • Shopping in a multi-million pound outlet shopping centre located in the stunning historical dockyard
  • Visiting Gloucester Cathedral. Built in the 11th century, it was used as the backdrop for filming in Harry Potter
  • Getting active and trying something new. There is a climbing centre, ski and snowboard centre as well as an array of gyms
  • Socialising at one of many pubs and bars, ending at ATIK the largest nightclub on the ‘Glos vegas strip’
  • Visiting Kingsholm stadium. Not only the home of the cherry and whites, this is a popular outdoor music venue as well.