Moving in to your Colchester Campus accommodation

Where to go

If you will be living on the North of campus (The Houses, Wolfson Court or Tawney Tower) please follow these instructions:

Main arrivals weekend 27-28 September 2025 key collection

If you are arriving over the main arrivals weekend, then key collection will be available from 9am to 7pm on Saturday 27 September and 9am and 4pm on Sunday 28 September, from the Silberrad Student Centre on Square 5, next to the lake. Key collection outside of these hours will be from the Security and Safety Centre on Square 3.

Key collection from 29 September

Key collection 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.

Directions to the Silberrad Student Centre

Please go to the 1st Floor of the Silberrad Student Centre on Square 5, next to the lake.  

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.

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 follow these instructions: 

Main arrivals weekend 27-28 September 2025 key collection

If you are arriving over the main arrivals weekend, then key collection will be available from 9am to 7pm on Saturday 27 September and 9am and 4pm on Sunday 28 September, from the Silberrad Student Centre on Square 5, next to the lake. Key collection outside of these hours will be from the Security and Safety Centre on Square 3.

Key collection from 29 September

Key collection 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.

Directions to the Silberrad Student Centre

Please go to the 1st Floor of the Silberrad Student Centre on Square 5, next to the lake.  

You can access this by following the path that runs past the Sports Centre, and Sports Arena, continue on the path down past the silver Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall, to where the building sits, next to the lake. 

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 from 9am on the start of your contract, and then 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.  

N.B Trollies will not be provided for students moving into The Meadows, The Copse, and University Quays (except for those with accessibility requirements).

Where to go 

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. 

N.B Trollies will not be provided for students moving into The Meadows, The Copse, and University Quays (except for those with accessibility requirements).

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 from 9am on the start of your contract, and then 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.