Rochester Student Village, Rochester
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Rochester is the old town at the western end of the Medway towns, a train stop or bus ride from the shared Chatham Maritime campus. Its Norman castle, its cathedral and a Victorian high street sit beside the River Medway, and its station has fast links to London and Greenwich.
Student accommodation Rochester searches lead most students to one riverside property, yet the town around it is older than most university cities. This tab looks at the cathedral, the castle, the Dickens links and the city status Rochester lost.
Not officially. Rochester held city status for centuries but lost it when its old council district was abolished and no charter trustees were appointed. Medway Council only noticed years later. Locals still call it a city, and campaigns to restore it continue.
Rochester Cathedral and its bishopric were founded in AD 604, and the diocese is the second oldest in England. The King's School began beside it that year. The cathedral green and castle grounds sit side by side, a short walk from the High Street.
Its Norman keep. Bishop Gundulf built the first stone castle on the remains of a Roman fort, and the keep is one of the best preserved in England or France. The grounds below host summer concerts and a Christmas ice rink.
Charles Dickens spent part of his childhood in Chatham and later lived at Gad's Hill Place near Higham. Many of his novels draw on Rochester, and Restoration House helped shape Miss Havisham's home in Great Expectations. He died while writing Edwin Drood.
Yes. Parts of the film Last Orders were shot on Rochester High Street. The same street holds the Corn Exchange and the Medway Little Theatre, so a night out here can mean a local play as well as a pint in an old pub.
Historic UK notes that many High Street shops date from the Victorian era, and the street feels more like a heritage town than a campus district. Expect day visitors at weekends. For a big weekly food shop, find the nearest supermarket before you sign.
Living in Rochester means sharing the High Street with some big crowds. The town hosts folk, Dickens and Christmas events through the year, the Sweeps weekend costs nothing to watch, and the council adds travel help on its busiest days.
A folk music and dance festival over the May bank holiday weekend. Medway Council calls it the largest celebration of folk and dance music in the UK. Morris sides, bands and buskers fill the High Street and Castle Gardens, and watching is free.
The Sweeps weekend begins with the Awakening of Jack in the Green, a leafy May Day figure, before the dancing spreads along the street. Groups travel from across the UK and abroad, so pavements, pubs and riverside paths get very crowded.
Often, yes. Medway Council has run a free bus weekend for the festival, and Nu Venture has offered a free park and ride from the University of Greenwich Medway campus. Check the council's events page before you set off, as offers change.
Rochester holds a Dickens Festival in early summer and a Dickensian Christmas in winter. Both celebrate the novelist's links with the town and draw crowds onto the High Street. Living close by means busier pavements, fuller pubs and slower buses on those weekends.
Yes, in most winters. Historic UK says the castle grounds host an ice rink at Christmas, and Medway Council lists a Christmas market in Rochester too. Both sit within walking distance of the riverside, so a winter night out needs no taxi.
Historic UK says the castle grounds host concerts each July, with the keep lit up behind the stage. Check the organiser's site for tickets and line ups. Living in Rochester means you can stroll home afterwards instead of chasing the last train.
Rochester's station moved closer to the town centre, and it now sits on two lines served by two operators. That helps Medway campus students who also have classes, part time jobs or family in Greenwich, Luton or central London.
On Corporation Street. A new station replaced the old one, about 500 metres further west and closer to the town centre. The old station sat back from the High Street near the Star Hill junction, so older guides may point you the wrong way.
Thameslink trains run from Rochester to Luton through Dartford and Greenwich, with some peak services going on to Bedford. Students with teaching at the University of Greenwich's London campus can ride straight there, which helps on days split between both sites.
Yes. High speed services on the North Kent Line reach London St Pancras in just under 40 minutes. Southeastern runs them alongside slower trains to Strood, Gravesend and Dartford. Look at fares and railcards before you plan a regular commute.
Two of them. Rochester sits on the Chatham Main Line and the North Kent Line, which is why both Southeastern and Thameslink stop here. Main line trains carry on to Chatham and Gillingham, the stations on the campus side of the towns.
Arriva Southern Counties runs most Rochester buses, Nu Venture operates some other routes, and the council contracts a few. The A2 crosses Rochester Bridge into Strood, while most through traffic now uses the M2 motorway further south of the town.
Possible, with some planning. Rochester Student Village lists car parking among its features, alongside laundry, a parcel service and an on site team. Ask the team how spaces are allocated and what they cost before you drive down with everything.
Rochester sits at the quieter end of the Medway towns. Here we cover the Riverside homes, the river clubs, the size of the town, evenings out and the points worth checking before you pick Rochester over Chatham or Gillingham.
Not really. The land north of the railway has been redeveloped with new housing and a primary school, so it feels residential. You will have fewer student neighbours than in Chatham, which suits quiet study but means a smaller social scene nearby.
Sailing and rowing are both popular on the River Medway, and Rochester has clubs for each. Ask your students' union about university teams too. If you fancy trying either sport, living by the river cuts out a long trip to training.
Yes. The census counted around 63,000 people in the Rochester built up area, and about 250,000 across the Medway towns. The old centre feels small, but the wider town runs south through suburbs such as Borstal towards the M2.
Rochester evenings lean towards old pubs, the little theatre and festival weekends. Students on forums call the Medway campus small, so social life spreads across the towns. For bigger nights, the fast trains to London help a lot.
For many, yes. You trade a slightly longer daily trip to Chatham Maritime for a calmer, older base with fast trains on the doorstep. Students who want to walk to lectures may prefer Gillingham or Chatham, so weigh both before you sign.
Walk the route to Rochester station and the nearest bus stop yourself, at night as well as by day. Ask which bills are in the rent, how rubbish and parcels work, and whether festival weekends close nearby roads.
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