Central London

Birkbeck University of London is located in Bloomsbury and was originally established back in 1823. It’s a well-respected university that tends to rank well and is known for its Birkbeck Institute for the humanities, science, research, history, psychology, computer science and physics.

City, University of London is located in the heart of the capital and was originally founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute. The modern university is known for the City Law School, the School of Community & Health Sciences and related fields.

Imperial College London was created by Prince Albert and merged the Royal College of Science, Royal School of Mines and City and Guilds College into one. The current college has a narrow focus on science, technology, medicine and business and is highly regarded across the world for those subjects.

King's College London is a long-established university with links to St Thomas’s Hospital in the centre of the city. It has five campuses: Strand, Guy’s, Waterloo, St Thomas’s and Denmark Hill. It is known for dentistry, oral and craniofacial sciences, life sciences, medicine, psychiatry and related fields.

London Metropolitan University, or London Met as it’s known, is a centrally located university with a great reputation. It includes the Guildhall School of Business and Law, School of Computing and Digital Media, School of Human Sciences, School of Social Professions, School of Social Sciences and the School of Art, Architecture and Design.

The London School of Economics is one of the most popular universities in London where all courses are massively oversubscribed. The university is well known for anthropology, criminology, social psychology, sociology and social policy, international relations and business-related courses.

Queen Mary University (QMUL) is an ancient establishment founded in 1785. It is based in east and central London with campuses across that area. The university is known for research, medicine, languages, English literature, dentistry, drama and materials technology.

The School of Oriental and African Studies is based in Bloomsbury, London, and is a world-leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The university is known for teaching Asian, African and Middle Eastern languages, Arabic & Islamic Studies, Oriental Studies, law and social sciences.

University College London is the second largest university in the UK after the Open University. It was also Britain’s first secular university. It is known mainly for medicine, geography, education and training, anatomy and physiology, architecture, archaeology, psychology and pharmacology.

The University of the Arts London is made up of several colleges in London and only became a university in 2003. It includes the Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts.

London is the capital of the United Kingdom and a city steeped in history. It’s been consistently inhabited for well over 2,000 years and much of that history still shows today.

London is a melting pot of cultures, nationalities, languages, lifestyles, cuisines and people, and it’s a better place for it!

Home to Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, 10 Downing Street, London Bridge, Tower of London and other famous landmarks, the city is rich in culture – there’s always something to see and do while you’re here.

Despite its size, London is a relatively friendly city. British people can be reserved but once you get to know them, they’re friendly people willing to help anyone who needs it.

With over 9 million people calling London home, thousands of stores, restaurants, pubs, bars, nightclubs and entertainment venues, the one thing you won’t be short of here is choice!

The main benefit of central London student accommodation is its proximity to transport links. As the nation’s capital, London is well served by air, road, rail and bus as well as bicycles and foot traffic too!

 London has access to six international airports, Heathrow, Gatwick, City Airport, Southend Airport, Luton Airport and Stansted Airport. Each is a short distance outside the city and is linked by road and rail.

London is the country’s rail hub and has some of the world’s best-known railway stations. They include Waterloo, King’s Cross St Pancras, St Pancras International (Eurostar), Liverpool Street, Paddington, Euston and Clapham Junction.

The London Underground, or Tube, provides cheap, easy public transport across London. There are a number of different lines, many of which run 24/7. Despite its complexity, the Tube is very simple to navigate once you get used to it!

If you want to arrive by car, London is surrounded by the M25 linking M1, M11, A12, M2, M3, M4 and thousands of smaller roads. Our central London student accommodation doesn’t have parking so we don’t recommend driving, but drop off and pickup is simple!

London is an amazing place to be a student. Not only do you have some of the world’s leading educational institutions, you have a vibrant city with lots going on all around you.

Our central London student accommodation is all positioned to offer easy access to class but also to tube stations, bus routes and leading city highlights. We’re an accredited provider of accommodation, so you can trust we’re delivering a professional service. But Sanctuary Students is not just a ‘safe bet’ – we go above and beyond to offer our student community much more than a place to sleep. Check out our More than just a room page for further information!

There are literally thousands of museums, galleries, shops, cafes, bistros, restaurants, bars, clubs and places to visit. There is so much here that you’ll never see it all even if you’re studying one of the many longer courses!

Some of the many highlights of London include, The Tower of London, The National Gallery, Leicester Square, Chinatown, St. Paul's Cathedral, Shakespeare's Globe, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Carnaby Street, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Platform 9 ¾, Tower Bridge, The Science Museum, The Natural History Museum, The London Eye and The British Museum.

Shopping and dining opportunities are spread across the city and provide all the retail therapy and chill out time you could ever need.

The area also has lots of pubs, bars, bistros, restaurants, cafés, clubs, museums, galleries, parks and lots of places to hang out, explore or spend time in.

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