The Mill

Apr 23rd, 2023

Really dusty and really humid. Not recommended
Apr 22nd, 2023

One of the best students accommodations in the area. A listed old mill refurbished and converted into a modern, practical and comfortable student accommodation close to the university with professional management company that takes care of everything. Very recommended.
Apr 14th, 2023

As one would expect, a converted mill mainly used for students - studio apartments.
Mar 24th, 2023

Galgate Mill Review I have finally completed my masters and left this awful building. When I first arrived to my internal studio I was immediately met with a humid and very warm room but I was assured that it would be cool due to the airflow system installed, unfortunately this was far from true as there arent any cavity walls so all the heat just accumulated in the building, there wasnt a window which opened either as I had stupidly gone for one of the internal studios because they were reasonably priced (or so I thought). Whilst the studios look very modern and very stylish, it also comes with very modern problems, for starters the shower was an eco electric shower which gave out boiling hot water for about 30 seconds and then just streamed out freezing cold water with hardly any pressure. Both the bathroom tap and kitchenette tap also gave out hot water but only for 30 seconds too and then it was freezing cold, they were high pressure taps so if you hadnt used them for about an hour and went to use them again they would give out water at very high pressure which would splash absolutely everywhere. The developers of this building must have either been dumb or on some form of D***s because they decided to put laminate flooring in the bathroom which was very humid (as again, NO WINDOWS) so I had to clean them and air out the room every morning to get all the humidity out as to not damage them and lose my deposit. The WiFi, which was described as being 1000 mbps up/down, was also very appalling as the speed dropped to 1 or 2 mbps (this is not a typo) at peak hours. Speaking of WiFi, there wasnt any Ethernet points within the studio either which meant I couldnt connect devices which werent WiFi enabled. Moving on to the kitchenette, it was good except for the fact that both my stove top and oven were right below the fire alarm which was connected to the whole building and steam from my cooking would rise straight up to it and set it off, because of this I would have to open my studios entrance door and place a fan which would blow in the direction of the stove top to stop steam getting up to the fire alarm, the extraction fan didnt help either since it was very small and also because it only covered about half of the stove top. The built in wardrobe was also designed very poorly as it had a shelf which could only be reached by someone who is about 7 feet tall so it was an absolute nightmare for me as Im not gifted with the gene of good height. The wardrobe was also not placed in a good location as the wardrobe door would hit the door closer of the entrance door (which, surprise surprise, didnt work). Finally we move onto the management company, GOLDINGS ESTATE MANAGEMENT, which were absolutely awful as they offered no customer service, I had told them about all of the problem (which were fixable such as the shower and tap) but they made no effort to rectify them. The building is now under new management, from what I have seen, so I dont know how good they are but I would recommend you steer clear of this accommodation and look for something in the town centre or opt for on campus accommodation.
Apr 23rd, 2023