[HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.60[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The Cannon has 3 screens and often artier flicks are often shown at the town library. There's also the country's largest multiplex at Milton Keynes (18 miles away).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] St George's Theatre (cap 256) plays host to local professional and amateur productions, occasional music and even the RSC when on tour. The Arts Centre has a small theatre studio,[ITAL] a good events programme and a congenial atmosphere.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] Pubs don't really pander to the student trade, but a couple of [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs anyway: The Cock; Eddie's Bar and O'Shea's (both Irish); Bricklayers Arms; Cumberland Newt and Cucumber.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] (5) [ITAL]The student hang outs are the big, but boring Colliseum (ú1), the student nights at Mirage and the glitzy Legends (good music nights, for richer students only).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Cabaret venue in Guildford Street.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Arts Centre has a bit of everything, especially jazz and minor league indie. The Colliseum and Legends have regular live bands and DJing. O'Shea's has live Irish bands free 6 night a week.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] There's a Fair at Wardown Park, an annual Beer Festival in High Town (a studenty area), and Laser Quest (hi-tech paintballing opposite the college).[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.10 [BULL] Glass of wine: 90p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (4) 3 [ITAL]hot, loud and busy[EITAL] bars, including the underground venue, and a quiter one[ITAL].[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] An underground car park has been converted to provide a site for swaying to sounds and moving to music 5 times a week, till 2am (cap 400).[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Occasional films, cabaret, balls (BjÜrn Again played last year)[ITAL].[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]The University has 2 refectories on Church St and Vicarage St and a restaurant. In the halls, for the few livers in, there are canteens dishing up grub and the Union provides snack machines and titbits from behind the bar. Meanwhile, the Arndale Centre across the road has festoons of fast food fare and there are about 50 other scoff spots around town including restaurants from the farthest corners of the globe. Indian restaurants, [ITAL]notably in Leagrave Road, are particularly good, especially for veggie cuisine, [EITAL] and there are a few rare bites like Arabian and Caribbean cuisine. No shortage of fish'n'chips and there's a 24 hour bakery.
