Welcome to Charlotte’s Sutton Bonington Tour.
Hello! I’m Charlotte. I study here at The University of Nottingham, specifically at
the Sutton Bonington campus. I need to get the Hopper Bus every day to
University, as the Sutton Bonington campus is about 10 miles away. So this takes about
20 to 25 minutes. It runs very regularly throughout term time, every 30 minutes, and if you need
to get there for the 9 o’clock lectures you can, in fact, get the 8 o’clock, 8.10,
or 8.15 bus. So, it’s a free service, you get free wifi, and a lot of students do commute,
so don’t feel like you’re the only one.
Right, we’re here at Sutton Bonington now, we’ve just pulled up in the car park near
the library, and the North Laboratory. What I love about Sutton Bonington is that there’s
so many areas, so much research going on. So you’ve got Agriculture, Animal Science,
Plant and Crop Science, Food Science, Nutritional Science, Environmental Studies, even Growing
Science.
So there’s a lot of exciting, cutting edge research that you could potentially get involved
in here at Sutton Bonington. Now the Guild, the Sutton Bonington Guild, this is a part
of the Students’ Union, that’s specifically for Sutton Bonington. So societies include
course-specific ones and also additional ones, such as Viking, Art or music. Now you can,
in fact, if you live off campus, you can, in fact, join societies here at Sutton Bonington
and at University Park. This is The Barn. This is a newly built building,
and it comes with a lot of space inside. I come here for my lunches, so I bring a packed
lunch and sometimes I buy their salads, because I find them quite nice.
Right, this is the Gateway Building and coming up is the Vet School. You may have lectures
here, and the lecture halls are very spacious and you've also got sockets for charging laptops
as well.
OK, you can come to the coffee shop for a coffee, or you can go to The Barn as well.
Student Services, there are Student Services inside The Barn, so you can come here for
a career appointment or CV appointments downstairs in The Barn. It’s very spacious and they
also sell refreshments.
Now, a major advantage I find about living in the city, but coming to Sutton Bonington,
is that you get the best of both really. You get a break from the city, you get nice fresh
air, but at the same time if you live on campus, the communities of students are really strong.
So some students also live in Kegworth as well. So, I’d say no matter where you live,
whether you live off campus or on campus, you get advantages for both. So I find it
really good. I’ve got friends that live in Sutton Bonington and I’ve got friends
that live in Nottingham too.
Right, this is the library, The James Cameron Gifford Library. These booths are newly built.
There’s plenty of books specifically for your course, and also study areas as well,
lots of computers and printers. So I come here to study with my friends inbetween lectures,
because I find it quite a nice, peaceful area to study.
Well, Sutton Bonington itself was established in the 1900s. So you’ve got an array of
old and new buildings, which I love about this campus, because there’s a mix of old
and new, history as well.
So across the road is the Sports Centre. It opened in 2008. Many societies, many Sutton
Bonington sports clubs are based here, and friends also, my friends also use the gym
inbetween lectures. So if you have a membership, you can use this gym as well as the Uni Park.
Overall Sutton Bonington is great, and if you live off campus or on campus, there
are advantages for both so enjoy your time here.