Fans of golf will know St Andrews as the home
of golf, with its world famous "Old Course" at the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club. A picturesque university town set on Scotland's
east coast, just 50 miles from Edinburgh, St Andrews is a town that
has been making history for more than a thousand years. Everywhere
you turn there are lovely, graceful buildings, some dating back far
into medieval times.
There's
the bishops' castle with its infamous bottle dungeon, for example.
Turning to the present day, the town has a theatre, arts centre, museums
and a range of shops to suit all tastes. St Andrews coastline is home
to many different sea birds, and seals and dolphins swim offshore.
Inland, you can use the town as a base to visit some of Scotland's
grandest mountains, the Highlands and its lakes (called lochs), as
well as finding out more about one of Scotland's fascinating whisky
distilleries. St Andrews is the "Cambridge" of the North.
The PLUS Village is right in the town centre - The accommodation,
the refectory and the common rooms are located in the same building
whilst the classrooms (usually
available at Madras College), are
about 10 minutes drive. A shuttle service is provided free of charge
to all our students.
The
university outstanding
halls of residences are
spread throughout the town
though the buildings are within walking distance from each other.
The accommodation may be either in standard single
bed rooms with wash hand basins or
in en-suite single study bedrooms. St
Andrews has a magnificent sports centre with tennis, squash and badminton
courts, "five-a-side" football and basketball, football
and so on.
This centre
is recommended for students aged 12 +
Full board
accommodation in standard or ensuite single bed rooms
A few
students may be accommodated with host families selected by PLUS
family organiser on full board basis. The families may live 30/40
minutes drive from the campus.
