The college has taken the decision to move from its current location in Denford Park, near Hungerford, to Bath, some 55 miles away, because the 130-acre site is larger than it needs and has been proving too costly. The decision was also fuelled by the students themselves who, when surveyed by the college, said they found the rural location to be too quiet.
Mike Dorward, Norland College bursar, said, 'The bus service here is non-existent, the nearest cinema is 17 miles away and Hungerford is dead at night, so without a car students are stranded and there's not much for them to do.
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