Electricity is metered and charged at the end of each term. The Rackhay is situated near the riverside in the old smuggling centre of Bristol very close to the Llandoger Trow public house which is reputed to be the oldest in the country and is very popular with visiting parents. The stage door to the famous Old Vic Theatre and School, again one of the oldest in the country, is next door. The Rackhay comprises 20 flats contained in a five-storey building. There are laundry facilities on site.
Electricity is metered and charged at the end of each term.
The Multimedia Centre at the Rackhay is situated on the ground floor. UWE students are welcome to use the Centre, on production of their UWE student card, during weekdays from 5.00pm until 10.00pm. At weekends the opening hours are Saturday 1.00pm until 4.00pm and on Sundays from 1.00pm until 3.00pm. It is close to the historic Bristol Bridge and Temple Meads railway station, as well as being only five minutes walk from our Queen Charlotte Street sites and an easy walk to the Broadmead shopping centre. Each flat accommodates between 3 and 5 students.