Explore Your City

Farringdon – Near the Farringdon campus you have the irresistible Leather Lane Market, which offers a whole street worth of food stalls with cuisines from around the world, high quality food at a reasonable price!

East India – In East India, there is Salento’s which has lunch time deals and happy hours to fit whatever time you are on campus. If you are looking for something even closer to campus, there is The Gentleman’s Baristas. There is also student-led pop up shop that sells freshly cooked and delicious meals through the day and over the lunch period.

Farringdon – Farringdon has plenty to offer whether it be a well-known high-street brand or a local independent. With plenty to choose from, some of the closer offerings include The One Tun and The Sir John Oldcastle. For the coffee lovers there is the cosy Redemption Roasters for your classic hot drinks or if you want a tasty, sweet treat alongside your coffee head to Prufrock for some delicious pastries.

East India – On the campus itself there is The Gentleman's Baristas for your morning coffee booster, don’t forget your Student ID card for 10% off, there is also Salento’s that have happy hour deals for post study chilling. Alternatively, you have a few well-known locations such as All Bar One and Las Iguanas at the 02.

Farringdon – You are never too far away from some great shopping experiences. Just a 20min walk away is the Brunswick Shopping Centre, which is often open till later hours. You can also check out Covent Garden and the market which also offers a nice range of cafes and street entertainment on top of the range of market stalls and familiar shopping brands.

East India – When it comes to shopping you will be spoilt for choice as you can take a short DLR trip over to Canary Wharf and enjoy the range of shops they have there, if you don’t mind travelling out a little further to Stratford where there is the amazing Westfield Shopping Centre! For other well-known brands and top shops, you can also head over to the 02.

Farringdon – If you’re looking for somewhere to dance the night away after your first few weeks at university, why not check out Piano Works. This is a great venue for a boogie as they have a live band playing the whole night and will take any song request! If dancing is not quite your thing, why not head down to Bounce. This is a fun place to socialise with new friends whilst playing table tennis with one another!

East India – If you don’t want to travel too far from campus, the Republic Team (the owner of your university building) occasionally put on student socials such as live music around the lake. However, if you’re looking for a change of scenery all you need to do is hop on the DLR line for 10 minutes to Canary Wharf. Here you’ll find a variety of bars that’ll keep you entertained for hours, from the beautiful rooftop bar Bokan to the quirky German Bierkeller Munich Cricket Club. Or if you would rather an activity whilst you party you should head to Electric Shuffle – a cocktail bar bringing a new-spin to a classic British game.

Farringdon – Fancy catching a movie? You are just a short distance away from either Barbican or Everyman cinemas. For something a bit more interactive you can take a short underground journey to Escape Entertainment to take part in group activities, solving puzzles and completing escape rooms in less than 60mins.

East India – Just across the river, you are no more than a few stops away from the 02! Here you can take part in a range of fun activities including interactive football, indoor trampolining, bowling, mini-golf and evening climbing the 02 itself.

Farringdon – From Farringdon, you are never more than a 20min underground journey to see some famous London sites. From Big Ben to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye.

East India – For more laid-back things to see and do, you can check out the Crossrail Place Roof Garden at Canary Wharf, the Museum of London Docklands or for a better bird's eye view you can hop on to one of the IFS cloud cable cars.