Moving in to your Colchester Campus accommodation

Where to go

If you will be living on the North of campus (The Houses, Wolfson Court, William Morris, Rayleigh, Keynes and Tawney Towers) please go to the 1st Floor of the Silberrad Student Centre on Square 5, next to the lake. Key 

You can access this by walking along the North Causeway from the North car park, and continue passed the Tony Rich Teaching centre, then under The Hex building, which will take you to Square 4, leading to Square 5.

Main arrivals weekend 28-29 September 2024

If you are arriving over the main arrivals weekend, then key collection will be available from 9am on 28 September and then 24 hours from this location until 5pm on 3 September. 

Key collection from 5pm on 3 September, as this is out of office hours,  will be from Security at the Security and Safety Centre on Square 3.

Key collection after this date is available from the 1st Floor of the Silberrad Student Centre from 9.15am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and out of office hours,  will be from Security at the Security and Safety Centre on Square 3.

Where to go

If you will be living on the South of Campus in South Courts (Rowhedge, Thaxted, Manningtree, Brightlingsea, Harwich, Alresford, Frinton, and Walton) or South Towers (Bertrand Russell and Eddington), please go please go to the 1st Floor of the Silberrad Student Centre on Square 5, next to the lake.

Main arrivals weekend 28-29 September 2024

If you are arriving over the main arrivals weekend, then key collection will be available from 9am on 28 September and then 24 hours from this location until 5pm on 3 September. 

Key collection from 5pm on 3 September, as this is out of office hours,  will be from Security at the Security and Safety Centre on Square 3.

Key collection after this date is available from the 1st Floor of the Silberrad Student Centre from 9.15am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and out of office hours,  will be from Security at the Security and Safety Centre on Square 3.

Where to go

If you will be living at The Meadows or The Copse on the North of Campus, please go to the accommodation reception in The Poplars building at The Copse to collect your keys.

Key collection is available 24 hours a day. If the office is temporarily unmanned, please call Security on 07460373172 and they will come and assist you.

Please turn at the traffic lights in to the north side of Campus (Knowledge Gateway on the A133) and take the third exit on the first roundabout onto Capon Road where you will be guided by security staff on where the best place is to park. For SatNav purposes, please use The Copse postcode CO4 3ZT. The Capon Road car park is just opposite The Copse.  

Where to go

On the main arrivals weekend (28-29 September), the reception in Matthews Quay 1 and the Security Office in Hawkins Quay will both be open during the day for key collection.

Monday to Friday, key collection is available from the University Quays accommodation office in Matthews Quay 1 between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm.

Outside of these hours your keys will be available at the Security Office in Hawkins Quay 2.

If the office is temporarily unmanned please call Security on 07460373172 and they will come and assist you.

For SatNav purposes, please use the postcode for University Quays, which is CO2 8GY. 

Where to go

If you will be living at The Pastures on the North of Campus, please go to the accommodation reception, which is located on the ground floor of The Saltmarsh building. 

Please note, that there is not a lift in Woodrush House.

Key collection is available 24 hours a day. If the office is temporarily unmanned, please call Security on 07385935610 and they will come and assist you.

Please turn at the traffic lights in to the north side of Campus (Knowledge Gateway on the A133) and take the third exit on the first roundabout onto Capon Road where you will be guided by security staff on where the best place is to park. For SatNav purposes, please use The Pastures Saltmarsh postcode CO4 3ZU. The Capon Road car park is just opposite The Pastures and is a temporary car park and therefore, is gravel, so is not suitable for trollies. Luggage will need to be manoeuvred to the pavement before a trolley can be used.