From shopping to sport and outdoor adventure to cultural history, discover more about what the city of Gloucester has to offer.
Discover moreHave you visited the UK's 'festival town'? Steeped in a vibrant history and home to a huge array of shops, eateries, venues and activities.
Discover moreHartpury's 360-hectare campus in the heart of Gloucestershire offers the ideal haven for outdoor exploration and adventure. We’re also a stone’s throw from lively multicultural cities and historic sites that enable our students to enjoy the best of rural and urban living.
Gloucester city and Cheltenham town are on your doorstep. With exciting shops, cafés, eateries, bars and night clubs, there’s something for every day of the week. Here are some highlights.
Doing something different after dark is an exciting part of university life. From clubs and cocktail bars, to gigs and a night at the cinema, there’s something to suit all tastes.
If you're heading out for dinner with friends, you’ll find world cuisines, pub food, and everything in between at Gloucester Quays – the newly developed dockland and a popular destination for our students – and Brewery Quarter in Cheltenham.
Gloucestershire attracts famous faces from all over the world. From the internationally acclaimed Cheltenham literature, science and music festivals to the famous 2000trees festival, there’s always something going on.
Our epic student parties and highly anticipated Summer Ball are what students look forward to most each year. Recent acts have included Rak-Su, Sigma, Katy B, Lethal Bizzle, Scouting for Girls, Labrinth, Chase and Status, and BBC Radio One DJs Greg James and Scott Mills.
If you’re into adrenaline sports, you can take your pick of activities in the area. Bugsboarding Mountainboard Centre, known as one of the most progressive mountain board centres in the UK, is just next door.
Then there’s Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre – if you’re a pro you could give their freestyle club, The Dark Side, a try. There’s also forest adventures, mountain-biking trails for all abilities and the Cotswold Water Park, where you can try almost every watersport activity there is.
"If you love exploring the countryside, Hartpury has so much to offer."
Lucy James is a second-year BSc Bioveterinary Science student at Hartpury University. Read her blog to discover Hartpury's beautiful rural campus and the surrounding countryside...
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