Our Town
The town centre is only a stone’s throw away with plenty of things on offer
Head to the famous Royal & Derngate on Friday nights for the Comedy Club, or choose from the best in world cinema at the Northampton Filmhouse. You can even catch a film under the stars at Highgate House just outside of town or down at Sol Central – home to a cinema, trampoline park, bowling and more.
Sometimes you just need a moment. Grab a coffee, then cross the footbridge to wander through Becket’s Park and find a spot along the riverbank to relax. If the weather isn’t playing ball, then head to one of our many independent coffee shops or restaurants such as Yellow Bourbon or Zapato Lounge – A great place on the Market Square in our town centre to meet friends for drinks, brunch or tapas.
If you’re after something more lively, then Playhouse is another great choice and popular with our societies. Choose from a variety of instagram-worthy cocktails whilst playing retro arcade games with your friends. This doesn’t need to be the end of your night though, we also have an array of clubs and pubs to keep you dancing into the early hours.
Photo Gallery
![Three students walking through Beckets Park, Northampton. They are on the path, walking towards the camera talking to each other. Trees are on either side of the path, with green leaves indicating spring or summer time.](https://www.northampton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/07/beckets-park-northampton/3795565315.jpg)
![Three students walking down St Giles street, near The Old Bank. Only the back of their body is seen, they are linking arms and have handbags or rucksacks. It is a sunny day.](https://www.northampton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/09/three-students-northampton/1637658254.jpg)
![Image by Paul Michael Hughes Photography T 07790819111 UK E pmh@paulmichaelhughes.com W www.paulmichaelhughes.com A student with a guitar](https://www.northampton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/guitar-gallery.jpg)
![The backs of four students who are sitting in front of four arcade machines (Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Street Fighter, and Donkey Kong), there is a barrel on the side as a table and they are in the PlayHouse in Northampton.](https://www.northampton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/07/northampton-playhouse/3700032205.jpg)
![A student walking out of Yellow Bourbon Coffee shop, in Northampton. They are holding a coffee cup and wearing black clothes. It is sunny.](https://www.northampton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/student-yellow-bourbon.jpg)