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Our Town

The town centre is only a stone’s throw away with plenty of things on offer

Northampton Town has plenty of things to keep you entertained. From nightlife to coffee shops and bars, there is something for every student to get involved with.

Some student hotspots include Pala Restaurant which serves fresh Neapolitan-style pizza, Grandbies for all things fashion and coffee, and Northampton Art Gallery and Museum which is perfect for an afternoon of visiting local exhibitions and art displays.

Students can easily walk to the town centre in only 10 minutes, this allows for students to have access to supermarkets, shops, cafes and activities within proximity. Alternatively, students can take any of the 4/4A/4B, 8 or 18 bus routes which depart from Waterside campus to the town centre.

Photo Gallery

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.
A student with a guitar
Three students chat and smile by a fence in front of a historical stone building on a sunny day.
Two students at a restaurant, one is facing away from the camera and the other is looking towards it smiling, while holding a chip from their bowl of food. The decoration in the restaurant is pink graffiti.
Three people stand outside a shop entrance, holding drinks and chatting. The entrance has vibrant yellow patterns.
Two people walk side by side through a stone archway in a walled garden setting, with greenery and a bench nearby.
Four students sit around a table, sharing a meal. To the side, there is a large colourful mural of a cow, with a pig and chicken with ‘The Smoke Pit’ in large letters.
Three people walk past the entrance of Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, a red brick building with large windows.
Close up of the Yellow Bourbon Coffee Roasters sign with a Colombian flag of yellow, blue, and red stripes hanging outside the entrance.
Two students stand at a bar counter, engaged in conversation. The setting is a cozy venue with eclectic art on the walls and a bartender working in the background.
Two students sit at an outdoor café table, smiling and holding drinks. Other patrons are in the background, and the venue sign above the entrance reads ‘Zapato Lounge Café Bar’.
Two students seated at a restaurant table with a red tabletop, clinking glasses in a toast. The background features pink-lit windows with the restaurant’s logos and text, and a gumball machine.