Welcome to The Holt

Situated approximately a 10-minute walk from the centre of campus and a 15-minute walk from the town centre, The Holt is off Forest Road on the East side of campus. The Holt is redeveloped accommodation, owned and managed by our partners, Unite Students. The Old Holt is a listed Victorian mansion around which the development was constructed.

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. 

Move In

  • 9 - 5pm

Warden Talk (Mandatory)

  • 5pm - 7pm
  • Location: James France CC011

Common Room Party

  • 7pm - 10:30pm
  • Dress code: Welcome T-shirts

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

Consent Training (Mandatory)

  • 10am-11am
  • Location: EHB110A

Campus Tour

  • 11:30am - 1:30pm
  • Meeting location: TBC

Griffin Pub Night

  • 8:30pm - 11:30pm
  • Dress code: Reservoir Dogs (cops and robbers)

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.

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

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

Dinner and Activities with Munch

  • Evening
  • Location: TBC
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Common Room Party

  • 8pm - 10:30pm
  • Dress code: Britpop (80s/90s theme)

Echo's Night Club

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

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

5k Run with Wolfson Run Club

  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Meeting location: TBC

Nottingham Bierkeller

  • 6pm - 11pm
  • Dress code: Rocky Horror (Glitter theme)
  • Tickets available to purchase soon

Loughborough Students' Union FND

Sports Bazaar

  • 10am - 4pm (meet up with your hall at 11am to go together)
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Town Tour

  • 1pm - 3pm
  • Location: TBC

Mini Sports Day

  • 5pm - 7pm
  • Location: Field beside The Holt

Jam Garden Pub Night

  • 8:30pm - 11:30pm
  • Dress code: Purple Rain (wear Holt purple)

Echo's Club Night

Activities Bazaar

  • 10am - 4am (meet up with your hall at 11am to go together)
  • Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Flat Decoration Making

  • 1pm - 4pm
  • Location: The Holt Common Room

Speed Quiz

  • 6pm
  • Location: The Holt Common Room

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

Bingo Night and Post-Bingo Pizza

  • 6pm - 8:30pm
  • Location: The Holt Common Room
  • Dress Code: 2000s Slumber Party

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

Common Room Party

  • 8:30pm - 10:30pm
  • Dress code: Grease Lightning (70s)

Loughborough Students' Union Silent Disco 

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 1pm
  • Your timetables will be shared with you soon.

Common Room Party with Falk Egg

  • 8:45pm - 10:30pm
  • Location: Falk Egg Common Room
  • Dress code: Chick Flick (Mean Girls)

Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

'Get to Know Your Flat' party

  • 9pm - 11:30pm

Anime Movie Night

  • 7pm - 10:30pm
  • Location: The Holt Common Room

Loughborough Students' Union Incognito

Lectures (Mandatory)

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

Belly Dancing with Belly Dancing Society

  • 7pm - 9:30pm
  • Location: The Holt Common Room

Emerging Beats Revolve

*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.

Board Games and Chat with Committee

  • 1pm - 4pm
  • Location: The Holt Common Room

Holt Day

  • 11:30am - 4pm
  • Location: Outside The Holt and Common Room
  • Dress code: Baywatch beach theme

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

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Getting settled in

Life in halls

Everything you need to know about living in halls during your time in Loughborough.

Advice and support

From understanding your accommodation contract to getting support with any issues, Student Services are here to help you.

Accommodation

Information about the University's Accommodation service.

The Holt's Key Accommodation Information

Find out about your hall's key contacts, location and facilities.