Student Life 2013/14 January 2014 | Page 182

WOLVERHAMPTON city guide HI! MY NAME IS HOLLY. AT 23 YEARS OF AGE, AFTER STUDYING CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND LITERATURE PART-TIME THROUGH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, I am finally completing a degree at the University of Wolverhampton. I was asked to write something useful for students who wish to live and study in the city and ending the night with a chicken and bacon foot-long from Subway. I call home! Wolverhampton is the place to be. With by Holly Cadman GREAT NIGHT OUT? My idea of a great night out is getting my friends together for a pint in rock n’roll venue, The Giffard Arms,laughing at them attempt drunken Karaoke at Irish tavern, McGhee’s (just off King Street), 182 its student-friendly nightlife and eclectic range of restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars, there is absolutely nothing that a student could not want.Across the road from the University entrance is the Royal London. This is the most student-friendly pub in the city centre. Every Tuesday, the Royal London hosts a ‘Quids In’ night, where virtually all drinks are £1-£1.50 between 7pm and closing.Further to this, they host in-house discos, have a games room - complete with air hockey and pool – and they serve hot, delicious food. Be sure to pick up one of their ‘Yellow Cards’ for further savings during the rest of the week! The Hogshead is also a thriving hive of activity with its ‘2 for 1’ deal. Home-cooked mains and desserts, televised sporting events, seasonal drinks www.accommodationforstudents.com