You can’t get much closer to campus than the new shopping center, The Grove, which is directly across the road from Penn State Great Valley. Businesses at The Grove include Bomba Taco + Bar, Bull Dog Yoga, Clean Juice, Nudy’s Café, Slyfox Taphouse, Splitting Edge Axe Throwing, and Sublime Cupcakes.
Beyond the Grove, there are an array of restaurants, fast food chains, and cafés within a few kilometers of campus, including AKIO Sushi and Poke Japanese Restaurant, Buena Vista Mexican Restaurant, East Star Chinese Restaurant, Himalayan Exotic Indian Cuisine, Starbucks, and much more.
There are also an abundance of parks and nature preserves nearby when you want to get some fresh air: Cedar Hollow Park, Cool Valley Preserve, George Lorimer Preserve, Malvern Community Park, Valley Creek Park, and more.