Your stay in Cork will be at the Victoria Mills Residence. Victoria Mills is a modern student residence located within walking distance of University College Cork, offering comfortable accommodation in a secure setting. 

Check In and Check Out

Arrivals can check in as soon as they arrive and need to check out on their last day before 10:00.  There are areas around the building where we can store suitcases for you. Please remember to give you room key to a member of CES staff on leaving the building for the last time. 

Your Apartment and Your Room

All of the rooms are organised into apartments with anywhere between 3-6 rooms in each one.  Nobody else can enter your apartment except other people who live there.  Each one has a common area, a lounge and a kitchen, where you can meet with other students from your flat. 

• All rooms are single en-suite rooms and have a bed, desk and chair and a wardrobe.  

• There is a small shower with a sink and a toilet

• Bed linen is provided and towels are provided.

• If you need a hairdryer you will need to bring one for yourself

Facilities

Victoria Mills is one of the newest residences in the city and is purpose-built for student life. It has an excellent range of facilities for students, and is just a 5-minute walk away from the campus.

• Wi-Fi is available everywhere

• Laundry machines:  washers and dryers are operated through an app which you can transfer money onto from a debit or credit card.  A wash and a dry cycle will cost €3 each.

• Small café nearby and small convenience store

Meals

All meals will be served at UCC Main Rest and not at the residence (the residence does not have a canteen)

Meal times are as follows:

• Breakfast: 08.30 – 09:15 Monday to Sunday 

• Lunch:  13:15 – 14:00 Monday to Friday -   packed lunch (to be collect at breakfast) on Saturday and Sunday

• Dinner: 18:30 – 19:15 Monday to Sunday

Where is Victoria Mills?

Victoria Mills is located in the heart of Cork City. Your address will be Victoria Mills, Victoria Cross Roads, Cork City. 

Transport

Public transport in Cork is safe, reliable and very regular. It is popular with young people and widely used.

The Western Gateway Building, where you will have your classes, is just a 5-minute walk away, and the Main Rest, where you will have your meals, is 10 minutes away. To get to the City Centre, you can take public transport, or enjoy a scenic 25-minute walk. 

Your Group Leaders will take you to the Main Rest in the mornings for breakfast, and then back to the Western Gateway Building for your classes. 

Public buses are very regular (see the timetable for bus number 208 and bus number 220) and leave from the bus stop immediately outside the Western Gateway Building. Both of these will take you directly to the city centre. To get from the city back to your residence, take the 220 from the bus stop outside the library on Grande Parade, or the 208 from the stop on St Patrick's Street. 

We strongly recommend that you download the app TFI Live from the Google Play Store or the Apple store.   This will show you live times of buses from the stop that you choose.

Where is the Western Gateway Building?

The Western Gateway Building is a part of the larger University College Cork Campus, located on Western Road.  It is a lovely green campus, with 31 classrooms.  All of your meals are taken at the Main Rest on the main UCC campus and some parts of your social programme will happen here too.