Loughborough university moving in day-parking?

[Shinyandnew1]

Any tips for parking on moving in day-there don’t seem to be any nearby parking spaces for Telford Hall? Will it be rammed??

No experience of Loughborough but my experience elsewhere suggests that it is likely to be a sort of controlled chaos/pretty rammed. Slightly less so if they give out fairly narrow arrival windows spread across a few days. Worst around midday/early afternoon. Normally you get twenty minutes to half an hour next to halls to unload then need shift your car to a car park elsewhere with staff moving you on.

On the upside, picking them up at the end of the year is pretty relaxed as people leave over the course of a few weeks.

We had a window to arrive and park, then a short time to move in (Falk Egg). Don’t think we were in the nearest car park but it was fine.

This was in 2021 so there were Covid restrictions - it was easier with DD in 2019 (not Luffers though).

Think they provide trolleys? How far away are you? Don’t take loads of stuff is my tip, you can easily do a delivery of anything they do need after all. We were v near tho

DS is moving into Cayley on Monday 21st. We've got an hour slot booked, but we're coming by train - so one less car fighting for space.

Which day is Telford's moving day?

It’s Wednesday 23rd.

My other DC were at unis which had car parks right outside the blocks and it was really easy (especially with Covid as it was so strict!) but Telford looks to have no nearby car parks and we are coming a fair distance

I don't know about Telford specifically but when DS1 was there we had our move-in slot and could pull up quite close to halls in areas which were not official car parks usually, then a team of students in hall t-shirts descend and load all your stuff onto trolleys. Once your car is empty, you move it to an official car park somewhere. It was very easy and the existing students are so helpful and welcoming. I'm quite nostalgic thinking about it!

Looking at the map @Shinyandnew1 there's a car park opposite the library which is not far away. I agree with @AlohaRose I recall now that lots of lovely second years descended on the car to help. As I say, this was Falk Egg which has a car park just at the top of the Bouley [sic] but I imagine Telford will have similar.