Welcome to Robert Bakewell

Located in the student village, Robert Bakewell hall is only a 5-minute walk from the library, a 5-minute walk from the EHB bar and a 10-minute walk to the Students' Union. The hall is named after Robert Bakewell who was an eighteenth-century agriculturalist from nearby Dishley Grange.

Welcome Week Plans

Here are your Welcome Week 2025 plans for your first two weeks at Loughborough University.

Follow your hall’s social media below to get more updates for events and activities. 

Tuesday 23 September

Move In

  • 9 - 5pm

Common Room Social

  • 9pm - 11:30pm
  • RAG Raffle during social
  • Dress Code: Welcome T-shirts (pick up when you move in)
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Quad/ Common Room

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

Wednesday 24 September

Bakewell Freshers Sports Day

  • 1:30pm - 4pm
  • Location: Holywell Pitches (meet at common room)

Warden Induction Talk (Mandatory)

  • 6pm-8pm
  • Location: Wolfson T003

Chill Night

  • 7pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Common Room

Garden Party at the Jam Garden

  • Evening
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Thursday 25 September

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Drop in with Sports Secs about IMS Opportunities

  • 10am - 3am
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Welfare Drop In

  • 10am - 3am
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Canvas Painting

  • 6pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Block Pres

  • 8pm - 10:30pm
  • Dress Code: Old British Gangsters

Echo's Night Club

Friday 26 September

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Drop in with Sports Secs about IMS Opportunities

  • 10am - 3pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Welfare Drop In

  • 10am - 3pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Charity Quiz with Royce and Faraday

  • 7pm
  • Location: Royce Dining Hall

Loughborough Students' Union FND

Saturday 27 September

Sports Bazaar

  • 9am - 4pm
  • Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Consent Training (Mandatory)

  • 10am-11am
  • Location: EHB110B

Campus Tour and Scavenger Hunt

  • Throughout the day (in flats)

Welfare Friendship Bracelet Making

  • 4pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Champs Karaoke Night

  • 8pm - 11:30pm
  • Dress Code: Great Gatsby / Speak Easy

Firefly Night Club

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

Sunday 28 September

Activities Bazaar

  • 9am - 4am
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Block Football Tournament

  • 3pm - 5pm
  • Meeting Location: Bakewell Hub

Pizza and Games Night

  • 8pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Monday 29 September

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Your timetables will be shared with you soon.

Games Night

  • 7pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Hub

Tuesday 30 September

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Griffin Garden Party

Wednesday 1 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 1pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Glass Bottle Painting with Butler Court Hall

  • Afternoon
  • Location: Butler Court Common Room

Common Room Social with Elvyn and David Collett Hall

  • 9:30pm - 11:30pm
  • Location: Robert Bakewell Quad
  • Dress code: Wild West

Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe

Thursday 2 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Mocktail Making with Cayley

  • 8pm
  • Location: Cayley Hub

Friday 3 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Nottingham Bierkeller + Rock City

  • 6pm - Late night
  • Dress code: Diamond Heist
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Loughborough Students' Union FND (Returners)

Saturday 4 October

Pres for Freshers Ball with Bill Mo

  • 9pm - 11pm
  • Location: William Morris Hub

Loughborough Students' Union Closing Party

All Robert Bakewell social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee. 

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