University of Bolton Student Removals

Orlando Village

Orlando Village, on Thynne Street, is the university's approved hall. Its rooms page lists four types: Bronze from £139 a week on a 49 week licence or a single-semester licence, Bronze Plus from £159 and Silver from £169, both on 49 weeks, and en-suite Gold from £199 on a 50 week licence. The details are on Orlando Village's rooms page.

The rooms are furnished, and every kitchen has a microwave, kettle, toaster, fridge and freezer, but crockery, cutlery and pans are not provided, and residents may not bring their own fridges, tumble dryers or portable heaters. So the move in is bedding, kitchen kit, clothes and books, which is usually a single student man and van load.

Moving In and Moving Out

Orlando Village's rules put the deadline at the end, not the start. You have to vacate your room by 11am on the tenancy end date in your agreement, and anything left after that is removed and disposed of. The start date is set in the tenancy agreement too, so check both before you book a van.

With a 49 or 50 week licence, the end date falls well after the last teaching week in May, which gives a choice of weeks for the move home or into a house. The tight one is the last morning: a van booked for the afternoon of the end date is too late.

Term Dates for 2026/27

The university's 2026/27 calendar runs most courses from 14 September to 18 December, 4 January to 20 March and 5 April to 28 May. Semester 1 runs from 14 September 2026 to 23 January 2027 and Semester 2 from 26 January to 28 May 2027. The full list by subject is in the academic calendar.

Some health and education courses start earlier, so check your own course's dates before fixing a September move.

Parking in Bolton

Bolton Council will suspend parking bays for a standard charge of £26.50 plus £7.90 per bay per day, so a single bay for one day costs £34.40. Applications have to be in at least two working days before the suspension starts, and the same notice applies to cancelling one.

In October 2026 the council brought seven town centre car parks back in-house, including the Deane Road multistorey, after the previous operator went into administration. Bradshawgate and Great Moor Street are also due to be resurfaced and repaved, so check the route into the town centre in the week of the move.

What a Bolton Student Move Costs

One mover with a large van starts from £45/hour and two movers from £50/hour. A room at Orlando Village is usually one van load, and a move into Manchester from Bolton is priced on the same basis as any other run.

Every band we quote from is published on the rate card.

How to Book

1. 1Tell us your Orlando Village flat and room number, or your house address.
2. 2Give us your tenancy start or end date from the agreement.
3. 3Tell us where you are moving to, in Bolton or further afield.
4. 4If the street at either end is busy, decide whether to suspend a bay; Bolton needs two working days.
5. 5We confirm the time, the van and the price in writing before the day.

What we cover and how your belongings are protected is set out on the insurance and compliance page.