Campus facilities

Library, Avenue Campus

Library, Avenue Campus

Students at The University of Northampton agree that some of the best aspects of studying here are the fantastic facilities.

Avenue and Park Campus have recently extended libraries and there are a host of IT rooms which are open 24 hours a day.

At Park Campus, the Student Centre is a one-stop facility where students can get answers to all their queries. Also on the Campus is a Medical Centre (for resident students) and a cash machine (ATM).

Campus facilities include:

Campus Express Shop, Park Campus

Campus Express shop, Park Campus

  • Restaurants (including Greggs)
  • Two libraries
  • 24-hour IT rooms
  • Shop selling the essentials, newspapers, magazines and snacks
  • Book shops
  • Gym
  • Students' Union bars also serving food
  • Art gallery
  • Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Centre
  • Laundrette

Bus services

Travelling between our two campuses and to other areas of Northampton could not be easier.

The Campuses are just over two miles apart and a free bus service runs between them Monday to Friday.

In partnership with Northamptonshire County Council, the University funds the ‘Unibuzz’ Network which incorporates services 18, 19, 20, 21 and 21E.

Service 18: Park Campus – Moulton College – Moulton – Boothville – Weston Favell Shopping Centre (hourly, Monday to Friday daytime).

Service 19: Park Campus – Avenue Campus – Railway Station (hourly, Monday to Friday daytime).

Service 20: Park Campus – Kingsley Road (for Avenue Campus) – Abington – Northampton General Hospital (hourly, Monday to Friday daytime, term-time only).

Service 21: Park Campus – Avenue Campus – Northampton Town Centre (Bus Station) (twice hourly, Monday to Saturday daytime) – Railway Station (hourly, Monday to Saturday daytime).

Service 21E: Park Campus – Avenue Campus – Northampton Town Centre (Bus Station) - Northampton General Hospital – Abington (hourly, Monday to Saturday evening).

Other bus routes serving the University are:

Service 7: Park Campus – Boothville – Northampton College – Broadmead Avenue – Kettering Road (for Avenue Campus) – Northampton Town Centre (Bus Station)

Service 54: Park Campus – Southfields – Blackthorn – Ecton Brook – Weston Favell

Service 4: Boughton Green Road (for Park Campus) – Kingsthorpe – Barrack Road (for Avenue Campus) – Northampton Town Centre (Bus Station)

For further information regarding bus services and time tables see our travel and transport page.

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