Badock Hall

A Bristol University first year hall of residence, Badock is situated in the irritatingly distant Stoke Bishop campus. Perhaps one of the major downsides is the location, which is a good 45 minute walk (there’s no decent public transport connections either) to lectures, and even further to most of the rest of town.
Although I didn’t stay here myself a good friend of mine did and while her reports aren’t unfavourable as such, they’re not exactly glowing. The facilities are outdated, the rooms are ugly and poorly furnished, but at least the social mix of students is (compared to many other Bristol University residences) fairly balanced.
The bar isn’t bad either, generally fairly packed with the usual cheap drinks. It’s been recently redone as well so just about everything works.

Badock is a cracking halls, but the point that needs to be emphasised when choosing a hall is that you should focus on finding like-​minded people first and then the facilities are a secondary factor. Badock people in recent years have been er… experimental and ‘free spirited’. I am not knocking them at all, I’ve got a fair few mates who went there but I would suggest talking to some people who were there or are going so you can make a more informed decision. As it happens if I was to go to Bristol this year it is the Halls I would choose.

Baddock. Having been in Churchills i am going to find it hard to write an impartial review. But here goes…
Baddock is the best choice to put down when you get to Bristol for the following reasons:
1. It is big therefore there is always something going on and it will be easier to make loads of new friends.
2. It probably has the best facilities out of all the halls: a squash court, and a tennis court.
3. It has one of the nicest bars, new big and cheap.
4. The rooms are nice– all reasonably sized.
Enough said, just don’t tell anyone i said it was a better bet than Churchills.

Perfect for first year students, Badock Hall is set out with blocks of 11 rooms which makes socialising easy and a must! Situated 45 minutes from the University precinct, Badock makes up for this by having everything you need right on your doorstep– squash courts, tennis courts, a bar, cleaning facilities, and two kitchens per block. The hall is catered with dinner at 6.30 every night. Hiatt Baker tuck shop is just around the corner so you can stock up on essentials such as bread, milk, tea, coffee, cereal and alcohol to fill your cupboards. The rooms are large and spacious, the bar is cheap, and the kitchens provide a great communal area.