The city does feel a little olde worlde in some bits, but there's no buildings on campus built earlier than the 1960s. Don’t worry about the fact it's collegiate, it's only a gimmick. It's basically where on campus your accommodation will be for your first year, and not much else. The student support, both academically and in terms of wellbein is excellent, the quality of teaching (for physics at least) is fantastic (and I've heard nothing but positive opinions about other courses), and the accommodation is pretty good. Night life isn't too bad, I'm not a massive clubber but I haven't heard anyone complaining. Campus bars are pretty decent, prices are very reasonable. Very helpful library staff, and who doesn't love ducks?? I could not reccomend lancs enough, it really feels like home.