The Lawns

The Lawns complex is a group of 7 halls of residence grouped around a catering and social centre, on 40 acres of land on the Cottingham Village outskirts.

What are the features?

• Tennis courts and football pitches
• 330 free off-road parking spaces
• Each hall has a basic kitchenette with:
     - Cooking equipment
     - Fridge/freezers
     - 3 washing machines
     - 2 tumble driers and drying rooms
• 2 showers and 2 bathroom areas for every 7-9 students without en-suite facilities
• Students should provide their own bed linen

There is only an 11% chance you'll be allocated a shared room if you apply to a Lawns Hall as a first year undergraduate, but if this is unsatisfactory, please indicate the reasons on your application.

Nicholson Hall comprises 2 blocks of single and 3 blocks of en-suite rooms. As this is the only block of self-catered accommodation at the Lawns, early application is advised.

Lambert Hall house approximately 140 students in 80 single and 60 double rooms. Most rooms have washbasins and a balcony, while shared rooms have a partial dividing wall for privacy.

Grant Hall comprises 2 blocks of single and 3 blocks of en-suite rooms.

Morgan Hall offers accommodation for 140 students in single rooms, with washbasins and most have a sun terrace.

Reckitt Hall offers a mixture of single and shared rooms with washbasins and a limited number of single rooms with en-suite facilities. Most rooms have a balcony.

Downs Hall offers accommodation to 140 students in single rooms, with washbasins. Most rooms have a Sun terrace.

Ferens Hall offers accommodation for 190 students in single rooms - usually 5 students per landing, a layout that encourages good social contact among small groups. Rooms don't have washbasins and vary in size.

Three Nicholson Hall Bungalows house up to 6 students. Uninterrupted residence contracts provided, including Christmas and Easter vacation periods.

• Telephones - pre-paid voucher operation (some internal calls are free/external calls are charged at ‘phone-box' rates for calls within the UK
• Residents can use campus computing facilities for internet and network access from their bedrooms, provided they have a suitable PC and a modem

What are the shared facilities?
The Lawns Centre provides the main evening meal service to those who are semi-catered, plus a late snack-bar service. The Centre also has bars, a pool room, a television room and a disco area. There's parking adjacent to the Lawns Centre and secure bicycle sheds at each hall.

Self-catered or Semi-catered?
Two kinds of residence fee are used at the halls on the Lawns site:

1. Semi-catered covers residence, plus a daily evening meal in the Lawns Centre All first year students who stay in Morgan Hall, Grant, Lambert, Nicholson, Reckitt and Ferens are semi-catered.

2. Self-catering covers residence only. Students in Downs and the Nicholson Hall Bungalows are entirely self-catering. Individuals with special dietary needs who have to self-cater should apply for this accommodation. Self-catering residents are able to purchase evening meals in the Lawns Centre.

The Contract

The main Lawns site is closed during the Christmas and Easter vacation periods, and students must vacate the premises. Students who wish to stay are advised to apply for residence in the Nicholson Hall bungalows.

What are the advantages of The Lawns?

• Evening meal available
• Large student community
• Ability to live with a group of friends in your 2nd or 3rd year
• Sociable atmosphere
• Good public transport to the main campus
• Close to village centre amenities
• Large number of off-road parking spaces