John Wood Accommodation

John Wood Complex

Accommodation Details

The complex consists of the main John Wood building and three further blocks situated around a landscaped courtyard called John Wood Court. Sited just around the corner from the central bus and train station and Central shopping area, this very popular complex houses around 275 students including First year undergraduates and certain Foundation year students.

John Wood Main Building

- Avon Street, BATH, BA1 1AG

Accommodation Details

This 4 storey building, very close to the city centre, was opened in September 1997. It offers en-suite shower room accommodation with 7 - 10 students per kitchen group and two rooms are specifically adapted for students with disabilities. John Wood Building will be internally refurbished in time for September 2010 intake.

- Data connection for University of Bath registered students/members of staff or official visiting academics

John Wood Court

- Avon Street, BATH, BA1 1AL

Completed in December 1998 the accommodation consists mainly of 4, 5 and 6 bedroom cluster flats. Each flat has a communal kitchen/dining area, a shower room with washbasin and WC, and a separate WC plus washbasin. There is some additional couple accommodation, suitable for couples without children. For more details of couple accommodation please click here

- Data connection for University of Bath registered students/members of staff or official visiting academics

Accommodation Smoking Policy

University Accommodation Complexes are completely non-smoking from September 2009 intake, that includes communal areas and individual study bedrooms, and means that you should be at least 4 metres away from any building when you smoke. For further details of our smoking policy please click here

Location

On the location map you will see that road, rail and river run in close proximity to each other through Bath. Each residence is within a short walk of the main shopping precincts and a direct bus route to the University. Bike storage facilities and a launderette are available at each complex.

Study Bedrooms

Most rooms measure approximately 10-12 square metres but there are variations. Bed, mattress, desk, chair, wardrobe/hanging space, drawers, waste paper bin, mirror and pinboard are provided in each room. Please note bed linen is not provided free of charge. Off campus students can purchase a bed pack from us or bring their own. The bed pack we provide costs £30 and consists of a single 10.5 tog duvet, pillow, duvet cover, fitted sheet and pillow case.

Kitchen

In each communal kitchen we provide: one or two fridge/ freezers according to the size of the kitchen group;
electric kettle; electric hob; cooker; microwave; iron and ironing board. A vacuum cleaner can be obtained from the Housekeeper on request. Rice cookers are provided in off campus residences, but students need to supply their own crockery.

Resident Tutors

Each residential area has a Senior Resident Tutor and a team of resident tutors who live in the residences and who are available to give advice and guidance to all residents. They help foster a good living environment with special regard to student welfare, discipline and safety. More information is available from the Resident Tutors' web pages.

Cars and Parking

To comply with the conditions of the planning consent for these off-site complexes, it is a condition of residence that students do not have the use of, or keep a motor vehicle, in connection with their use of the accommodation. Failure to meet these obligations may result in the University taking disciplinary action which may include requiring a student to leave University accommodation.^ top

Freewire Telephone

The Freewire Telephone service,with a handset now available in bedrooms at Woodland Court/Marlborough and Solsbury Court/Westwood/Polden Court/Osborne House/Carpenter House and Thornbank Gardens , lets you make FREE calls to any of your fellow residents within the University of Bath’s halls of residence or to anyone on the Freewire Network. The system is based on the latest VoIP technology and provides you with the following benefits:

• Free subscription to the service for friends and family • Free voicemail, teleconferencing and call screening facilities

And, if your bedroom does not have a Freewire handset, you can still access the Freewire service by downloading the free and easy to use software that lets you enjoy the same benefits via a “softphone”. For further information on how to get started, just refer to your handset instruction guide. Or, to download the software and find out more about Freewire, just visit www.freewiretv.com

Freewire TV

Using your PC and Freewire’s latest TV software, you can now enjoy over 30 of your favourite TV and radio channels in full digital quality absolutely FREE on your PC. The software works like any satellite or cable TV service, with now/next information about programmes, a full seven-day TV and radio guide and easy channel selection. Watch even more TV channels with the Freewire Extra premium TV package. For a small monthly subscription, you can get access to many more channels including E! and MTV, as well as live Premiership and SPL football on Setanta sports. For more information on how to use the service, just refer to the information sheet in your bedroom. Alternatively, visit www.freewiretv.com