I may be of some use here!

I never went to any of these myself, going to a music conservetoire, but I have 10 brothers and sisters, a few of which are of a uni age and some of them went/are going to these unis!

Rhodri and Aled (identical twins - seriously, you can't seperate them) both went to Cardiff and they loved it. The nightlife is awesome. They both do Psychology (one forensic, one child) and it's closely linked with the Philosophy course so they have friends that do it.

Carys went to Manchester to do music, and whereas she enjoyed it, she said the city was overwhelming because it was so big.

I think the youngest, Meryn, is applying to St Andrews. We have family up there so she'd like to stay with them. It's a beautiful city, but as previously pointed out, boring as sin.

Hope it helps!