Revamped 1999, several brand new galleries.Bradford: Colour Museum. History, development and technology of colour.Cumbria: Sellafield Visitors Centre, Seascale. Entry to some publicly owned permanent exhibitions in UK galleries and museums is free.Bradford: National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. Majestic rock formations overlooking Nidderdale.n Galleries/museumsMany universities have their own museums and galleries, open to the public.
Activities and spectacular scenery by Lake Windermere.Cumbria: Five peaks – the only five peaks over 900m in England are all here (Scafell Pike, Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Bowfell).Manchester: Softball league. 17 teams, mixed, male, female (PO Box 8, M22 4UE).Greater Manchester: Paintball. Arena Indoor Paintball Centre, Oldham.Greater Manchester: Hollingworth Lake Country Park, Littleborough Watersports.Yorkshire: Brimham Rocks, Summerbridge. Unions can help you organise trips for group travel to the countryside.Cumbria Fell Foot Park, Newby Bridge. Major athletics events several times yearly at Gateshead international stadium and Don Valley stadium, Sheffield.
All student unions run sports clubs, and if your favourite isn’t available, there are normally funds and support available to help you begin your own.n Activities/OutdoorsA small taster of what’s on offer. n Sport
Major sports – football, cricket, rugby – are played at a high level all over the North, with Rugby League having a special following in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Humberside.
The food hasn’t been that good, though – it’s turned me into a vegetarian.”Interviews by Heather Welford. By Christmas I’d made so many friends that I missed them when I came home to Bristol. It’s got a commonroom, which not all houses have, so there’s always someone to talk to. I never felt unhappy or homesick, but it took me about a term to really feel settled. I’ve had to do quite a bit to catch up.”I was apprehensive about living in halls at first Bodington is huge, and quite far from the university. I thought I’d feel too far away from everything, but it hasn’t worked out that way at all Bodington has a life of its own: the house I’m in is great.