Help and advice
Leisure and living
Transport
Bus services
If you travel to and from Uni by bus, you can save money with the Falmouth - Penryn Town Zone monthly, weekly or five-day bundle tickets. Find out more.
- Save with the Spring Term Bundle
The Spring Term Bundle costs £110 and is valid from Monday 6 January to Friday 4 April 2025.The bundle gives you unlimited travel on the U1, U1A, ULX, US, U4 and U4X routes between Penryn and Falmouth, and all locations on those routes, including Truro. (On the app the bus routes may show as pre-fixed with a K, which stands for Kernow Bus eg KU1, KU1A etc).
Get more information and a step by step guide to buying your bundle.
Download the First Bus app to get timetables, offers and savings.
Trains
The 16-25 railcard is available to all full time students in higher education, and gives you a third off rail tickets.
More information on rail travel to our Cornwall campuses.
Social space
Truro campus common room
The common room is a great place for you to hang out and keep warm. There’s comfy seating, plus tables for eating or working and a kitchen area to prepare food and drinks, with free hot water. There's also games and activities including a games station pod from Falmouth Uni's Games Academy, free to play pool table, a clothes swish and swap rail and book swap.
Penryn campus cafes
Remember that the social spaces and cafes on Penryn campus are here for you to use whether you’re buying something or not. If you want somewhere warm and comfy to hang out, you’re welcome to use The Upper and Lower Stannary, ESI café, AMATA café and Sustainability café without feeling obliged to buy anything.
Free (and low cost) Events
On Penryn campus - we're all committed to making as many events free for you as possible. See what's coming up from The Students Union, ResLife, the Chaplaincy and more on the Events on Campus pages.
Regular events in The Stannary Bar
There’s loads of fun and games on offer with regular events at The Stannary Bar on Penryn campus.
Visit on campus events for the latest information,
Intercultural cafe - Penryn Campus
The Intercultural Cafe is a chance to meet people and celebrate different cultures in a relaxed and friendly space. It takes place every week on Wednesdays in term time, usually 15:00 - 16:30, with the first Wednesday of the month on Falmouth Uni’s Woodlane campus.
Come along for a free hot drink and cake. Each week is a different theme. Everyone is welcome, but please pre-book so we can plan for the session. Take a look at the events on campus page for the latest dates and locations.
Res Life weekly events
Res Life run regular weekly events – join them for fun activities that also offer free food. This could be anything from movies to games and walks to study sessions
Follow Res Life on Instagram for all the details and look out for more events on campus.
Sport Centre
Off peak Sports Hall and MUGA hire
You can hire the Sports Hall and Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) at off-peak prices from 07:00-16:00 and all weekend (Sat & Sun).
• Badminton £6:50 p/h, per court.
• Half court basketball / football / volleyball / Netball, £13 p/h.
• Full court £26 p/h.
• Table tennis £3:25 p/h, per table.
• MUGA - £6:50 per hr.
See the sports centre pages
Community Warm Spaces
Weekly community warm space in Temperance Hall, Penryn. 12:00 - 14:00 every Tuesday.
Free snack-lunch and drink.
Warm up in local libraries
Your local libraries are great options if you want to save money and work in the warm when you’re not on campus. They’re free to use, have free WiFi and public computers if you need them, or just offer a comfy place to chill out and read a book.
Penryn Library, St Thomas Street
Open Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00, and Friday 09:00 to 16:30.
Penryn Library has free Wi-Fi and a hot desk area where you can charge your laptop or mobile, four public computers that are free to use and plenty of areas to sit.
You can bring refreshments into the library (as long as you clean up afterwards).
Falmouth Library, the Moor
Open 09:30 to 17:00 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 09:00 to 13:00 Wednesday and Saturday.
Falmouth Library is right in the centre of town and easily accessible. They have five public computers, free Wi-Fi and printing and copying services available. There are tables for working on a laptop, and also some soft seating. Plus jigsaws and board games, and of course plenty of books.
Truro Community Library, Union Place
Open Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00, and Saturday 10:00 to 16:00.
Truro Library has free WiFi, seating, 10 public computers and scanning, printing and copying facilities. They also have a cafe on site and a community garden where you can sit and read or just relax.
Student Art Pass - £10 for a limited time
A Student Art Pass gives you free entry to hundreds of museums and galleries across the UK, and 50% off major exhibitions. Plus, you get access to paid arts opportunities and the #WeAreArtful @StudentArtPass community network. Buy your pass here.