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Staying near Birmingham's universities
For a visiting lecturer, a researcher on a term's placement, or a family settling a student in, a residence of your own beats a hotel room. Here's how our buildings sit for Birmingham's universities.
By the Your Perfect Stay team · Updated
University College Birmingham
On Summer Row in the city centre: a five-minute walk from The Octagon and seven from Makers Place.
Aston University and Birmingham City University
Both on the east side of the city centre, near Curzon Street: about ten minutes by car from Makers Place or The Octagon, or 20 to 30 minutes on foot.
The University of Birmingham
The main campus is in Edgbaston, about 15 minutes by car from The Mercian and The Octagon and 20 from Makers Place. By train, University station is on the campus: Five Ways station, a 12-minute walk from The Mercian, is one stop away.
The university's city-centre building, The Exchange on Centenary Square, is a seven-minute walk from The Octagon and eight from The Mercian.
For a term, a month or a week
Every residence has a fully equipped kitchen, fast Wi-Fi and a table to work at, with the bills included. Makers Place has a co-working lounge and The Mercian a quiet study room, and families are welcome.
Times are approximate: walking routes and typical driving times, worked out on OpenStreetMap.
