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Alcuin College, York: Alcuin College

Alcuin College, York

Great value self catering accommodation less than 10 minutes from York City Centre

Summary

  • 20th century buildings
  • Private car parking for a charge (on site)
  • No smoking
  • Minimum age 16

Facilities

  • Internet access for a charge
  • Shared gardens
  • Games pitches
  • Squash court
  • Tennis court
  • Gym
  • Self-catering facilities
  • Children's cots
  • Woodland walks
  • Luggage storage
  • Linen included
  • Towels included
  • Central heating

Food and Drinks

  • Restaurant
  • Continental breakfast (included)
  • English breakfast (included)
  • Lunch available (at additional cost)
  • Dinner available (at additional cost)
  • Bar
  • Picnic area

Nearby recreations

  • Recommended walks
  • Beach (a short drive)
  • Pub (walking distance)
  • Pub (a short drive)
  • Museums (a short drive)
  • Gardens
  • Golf course (a short drive)
  • Tennis courts (walking distance)
  • Recommended restaurants (a short drive)
  • Theatre (a short drive)

Alcuin is one of the University’s first colleges, accepting students back in 1967. Today, the accommodation is some of the newest and best on campus. All our spacious study-bedrooms are equipped with en-suite shower rooms.

The College is located at the north end of the York campus, closely integrated with the Departments of Economics, Health Sciences and Chemistry, and with the Hull York Medical School. It provides a quiet place for families and groups to stay.

Please note that York Conferences at the University of York do not accept stag or hen parties and reserves the right to remove you from site should they find that you are a stag or hen party.

 

History to the present day

Alcuin College is named after Alcuin of York (735-804), an English scholar who was headmaster of the cathedral school here before being invited by Charlemagne to head the Palace School in Aachen. He was later appointed Abbot at Saint Martin de Tours, where he invented the script which was to be the ancestor of our modern Roman and Italic alphabets.

The site of the College is notable for various reasons. We believe that the infamous Viking warrior Erik the Bloodaxe is buried somewhere close to Siward’s Howe, the high point near the College which today houses a fortress-like water-tower topped by numerous phone and radio antennae. And it also seems likely that King Harold marched his troops through the grounds of Alcuin College in 1066 on their way to win the battle of Stamford Bridge – though, disappointingly, very few sober students have ever reported any ghost-like activity associated with this event.

Food and Drinks

Alcuin College has a small cafe and bar called B Henry's. Great to grab a panini, sandwich or a cocktail in. Opening times vary during term time and vacation.

York has a wealth of bars and restaurants, only a ten minute bus ride from the University of York.

Grounds and gardens

Alcuin College is based on the North Campus at the University of York and provides a peaceful location overlooking a greenfield area. All this only 10 minutes from the bustling City Centre.

Other facilities

 

Internet access is available on campus, but is charged at £10.00 for the duration of your stay. Please purchase this from the conference office in advance of your stay. This will allow WiFi access in social areas on campus and wired connection in your so. Please bring along an ethernet cable.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Sian Fraser, Grimston House, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Address: Alcuin College, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD.

Check-in: From 2pm. Check-out: 9.30am.

Upon arrival please go to Alcuin College Porters' Lodge to collect your key. The reception is open 24hrs a day.

Car Parking is available in Car Park North and is charged at £1/hr up to a maximum of £5/day. Parking is free from 6pm-8am and at weekends. The closest car park to the accommodation is car park North. You will see the National Science Learning Centre. You need to turn to the right so you have your back to this building and follow signs for Alcuin College reception.

Directions:

The University of York is based just off the A64 South East of the City of York

By Car from the A64: Turn off the A64 at the junction signposted York/Hull and head towards the City. You will pass B&Q on your right. Turn left at the next roundabout following signs for the University. You are now on site. Go right at the 1st and 2nd roundabout. Then turn left at the 3rd roundabout. At the final roundabout turn right following signs for Campus North car park.

By Car from the City: Leave the city following signs for Hull. At the traffic lights turn right, following signs for the University. At the first roundabout take a left, this will take you to North Car Park, just 2 minutes walk from Alcuin College Reception.

By train: York has fantastic rail links across the country and booking in advance can provide great deals. The station is only 2 miles from the University of York and will cost around £6-8 in a taxi or you can catch the number 4 bus from outside the station which leaves every tens minutes directly to the University of York campus.

By Taxi: If you are arriving in a taxi, please ask for Alcuin College Reception. This will cost £6-8 from the station or city centre.

By Bus: The number 4 bus leaves from outside the railway station and the city centre every ten minutes. The bus takes 10-20 minutes depending on traffic and sets off every 10-15 minutes both ways until around midnight. If you ask the bus conducter to let you know where the Wentworth stop is on the University of York campus, get off here and walk up the hill off the roundabout. The road goes around and will take you to Campus North and Alcuin College reception at the end. This is around a 5 minute walk.

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Spring Lane Bridge

Customer feedback

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, April 2012: A very pleasant stay

, April 2012: The helpfulness and cheerfulness of staff, particularly at the Porter's Lodge and in the catering team, are to be commended, our group met with nothing but pleasant, helpful people all weekend. The cleanliness of rooms and common areas was also of a standard higher than I've found in similar university accommodation.

, April 2012: Really enjoyed my recent stay. Staff friendly and helpful. Only thing that could be improved on would be by proving something to dry the bathroom floor. It tended to stay very wet for hours after using the shower. Perhaps a rubber sweeping brush to brush the water back towards the drain?

, September 2010: very clean and quiet room. excellent value for money.

, September 2010: Have no hesitation in staying when rooms become available and when next visiting York City.

, September 2010: Room was warm - nicely so. Really clean room and bathroom. Only quirk is how noisy the doors are - not just with slamming, but hinges are really noise as well and would benefit from some WD40. Overall, I have really enjoyed my stay and would recommend it to others.

, September 2010: Good price, a quiet room on a beautiful campus.

, September 2010: I was aware that I needed to take a towel and soap, but unaware that there were no mugs or cups to use in the room. This would have been useful.

, August 2010: Excellent value for money

, August 2010: Very helpful staff, excellent value, good facilities.

, August 2010: Toilet fluorescent light/shaver point not operating. Very basic facilities - no soap/towel, nor any access to kettles.

, August 2010: room clean and tidy great value for money and will book again

, August 2010: We would have much preferred to pay upfront for parking (perhaps at time of booking online) rather than have to find £5 in coins to feed the meter every day.

, August 2010: My mum has arthritic hands and could not open her window herself, it was too heavy. The fire doors and thin walls mean noise carries and we were woken several times through our first few nights by noisy residents banging doors and shouting to each other. But the staff were unfailingly friendly and helpful, the rooms clean, the shower great and the bed very comfy. I thought the parking was a fair price and not too far away and the cafe bit had a good selection of items. Once the noisy people had left it was great thanks.

, August 2010: I appreciate this was cheap and cheerful and great that towels were provided, but a small bar of soap would have been useful.

, July 2010: A nice, quiet location. And very good value for money

, July 2010: Being an ex Alcuin student I was intrigued to see what the place was like, I was happy to see the improvements around the college and really enjoyed staying back in Alcuin. The only thing i would suggest is the future is a later checkout. 9:30am is very early and i think at least 10:30am would be an idea in future

, July 2010: very basic but good value for money

, July 2010: I think it would be helpful if the advance information made it clear that as well as a towel one needs to bring soap and a mug.I brought a mug just in case but I was caught out by the lack of soap!

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