Ah - sunny Bournemouth - A modern and fun-filled town in the heart of the British Riviera! The town centre is where most of the things happen, and you've got some cool cinemas (as in every town really) and loads of bars and clubs, which are about a 25minute stumble from the University. They say that Bournemouth has more pubs than the West End of London, so in your first week, try to put that to the test, with some easily achievable pub-crawls.

There are lots of cool bars, and many of them are almost exclusively filled with students. The Square houses many good pubs and bars, and is the real heart of the town. For good drinking and good company, the best places to hang out (although some may disagree) are in the East End of the town, with good shops for all us girlies to window shop, and splash out our student loans, and The Cage and Zoo club that will help you get rid of any cash you have left. Good music is the spice of life, and although you can't get in wearing jeans, you can while the night away listening to techno or cheesy "Come on Eileen" type pop.

Berlins is the other major club in town, and, really it's a bit of a hole, but again, when you've had a few pints, does it really matter? There are loads of decent bars like DNA and the K-Bar that have late licenses in town, that'll keep you drinking long into the night, and of course, the famous Opera House which, although miles away from the uni, is one of the coolest clubs in Britain.