New students and arrivals

• Head towards Halifax College (campus map / google maps / what3words) where you will be met by members of our arrivals team. They will direct you to the nearest available parking space in our holding zone. 
• Collect your room key. Once parked, drivers will be asked to stay with their cars, while students head on foot to the Halifax Senior Common Room (also known as ‘JJ’s’) to collect their accommodation keys, before returning to their cars. Remember to bring a form of photo ID with you.
• Unload your belongings. From here, members of the team will direct you to the nearest available short stay parking bay, where you will be asked to unload your belongings. 
• Move your vehicle to our long stay car park. Once unloaded, drivers will be asked to move their cars to our long stay Campus South Car Park (campus map / google maps / what3words), which is approximately a 10 minute walk from Halifax College.
• Collect your Student ID card from JJ’s. Once your belongings are in your room, you can head back to JJ’s to meet your student committee who will be selling college merch, sports memberships and welcome week tickets. You can also pick up your student ID card from a member of college staff.

• Head to the Information Centre to collect your room key. Please make your way to the Car park 2.3 (campus map / google maps / what3words) just off Vanbrugh Way. If you are arriving by public transport, your nearest bus stop will be the University Library opposite Market Square.
• On your arrival, make your way to the reception desk situated inside the Information Centre to collect your accommodation keys - remember to bring a form of photo ID with you to collect these. At this point, please do not unpack your car / leave your luggage. 
• Travel towards Halifax College. After collecting your keys, drivers should head towards Halifax College Car Park (7.1) (campus map / google maps / what3words). If you are travelling on foot, Halifax College is approximately a 15-20 minute walk across campus.
• Unload your belongings. Upon arrival at the college car park, drivers will be asked to begin unloading their belongings. Students on foot are able to head straight to their accommodation.
• Collect your Student ID card from JJ’s. Once you’ve unpacked, head over on foot to the Halifax College Common room to collect your student ID, meet college staff, and explore college merch and sports memberships.

We strongly encourage you to arrive on the day your tenancy contract begins. Arrivals weekend is a very busy time at the University, with lots of traffic and queues across campus. will not be possible to access your accommodation before your tenancy contract begins. 

If you choose to arrive after this date, please be aware there will be a limited number of parking spaces available, as well as limited assistance available to help you move into your room. We therefore strongly recommend you move in on your allocated arrival date. 

If you have any questions, please contact your college team at halifax@york.ac.uk, who will be able to advise.

If you choose to arrive after this date, please be aware there will be a limited number of parking spaces available, as well as limited assistance available to help you move into your room. You will need to collect your Student ID from the Information Centre at the same time as your accommodation key. We therefore strongly recommend you move in on your allocated arrival date.

Arrivals weekend is very busy and can, for some students, be overwhelming. If you have specific needs, please contact the team at halifax@york.ac.uk and we will be able to advise the best time to arrive.

If you require accessible parking, please contact halifax@york.ac.uk  for more information.

You will be able to collect your keys from our Information Centre, which is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  If you arrive after 5pm, please be aware there will likely be a limited amount of parking and assistance available to help you move into your room.

If you are moving into catered or self-catered accommodation on campus, you'll need to think about food for your first evening. Note that our campus catering outlets only take card payments.

Depending on when you arrive, our on-campus outlets may be closed, and if you are moving into catered accommodation, please be aware your meals will only be available on weekdays during the semester.