About Bath Spa University Newton Park Campus

Established in 1975, Bath Spa University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the rural setting of the large town of Bath (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), South West England. Bath Spa University is where creative minds meet. We teach and research across art, sciences, education, social science, and business. The University employs outstanding creative professionals who support its aim to be a leading educational institution in creativity, culture and enterprise.

The institution can trace its roots back to the foundation of the Bath School of Art in 1852, following the impact of The Great Exhibition of 1851.

In 1946 Bath Teacher Training College was opened on the Newton Park campus, as part of the post-war initiatives to fill wartime teaching shortages. It was a women's college offering two year courses, under the Principal Mary Dawson. The present institution was formed in 1975 as Bath College of Higher Education by the merger of Bath Teacher Training College and Bath College of Domestic Science. In 1983 Bath Academy of Art also merged into the college.

In 1992, the college was granted degree-awarding powers and in 1997 adopted the name Bath Spa University College. In March 2005 the institution was granted university status, becoming Bath Spa University in August 2005.

Newton Park Campus
There can’t be many campuses that rival Newton Park. The parkland estate has everything you’d expect from a modern university, as well as a castle and a lake. All this and it's only four miles from the buzz of central Bath.

The campus also has the best specialist digital and studio resources for teaching in the South West – equal to anything found in top commercial organisations and broadcast companies.

Need a study break?

You could take a walk around our lake. The campus has its very own nature reserve, woods, historic listed buildings, and rolling fields. The grounds were designed by the well-known landscape architect Capability Brown in the 18th century.

Bath Spa University Newton Park Campus Accomodation

On-Campus Accommodation

Bath Spa University provides its students with a range of self-catered on-campus accommodation options to suit any need
Facilities such as laundrette on-site, Free wireless internet, 24-hour security, Communal common area etc are available for students

Accommodation option includes

Network park hall
Charlton Court
Waterside Court

Private Accommodation
Looking for somewhere to live or people to live with? We’re here to help, from dealing with landlords and agencies to signing that contract.
Want our advice? Take your time when arranging your accommodation. Make sure you’re happy with who you want to live with, where you want to live, and how much you can budget.