Spending the festive season in Halls?

Our Halls will continue to be open over the winter break so if you're planning to spend the festive period in Liverpool, here's everything you need to know...

Staying in Halls? Let us know!

If you will be staying in Halls anytime between Saturday 20th December 2025 - 5th January 2026, please email your Hall reception team to let them know that you'll be onsite.

Use the email address below to confirm what dates you'll be around as well as your Student ID number and Room Number:

• Crown Place: crown1@liverpool.ac.uk
• Dover Court: dover@liverpool.ac.uk
• Greenbank Student Village: greenbankstudentvillagereception@liverpool.ac.uk
• Melville Grove: vinect@liverpool.ac.uk
• Philharmonic Court: philcrt@liverpool.ac.uk
• Tudor Close: vinect@liverpool.ac.uk
• Vine Court: vinect@liverpool.ac.uk

What's on...

For those of you staying in Halls over the break, here's what you can get involved in:

• Halls for the Holidays Mixer - enjoy some festive food & drinks while meeting other students staying in Halls over the winter break! We'll be serving up a Christmas roast dinner and yule log.  Head to Vine Mezz at 6pm on Wednesday 17th December - find out more here.
• Christmas Gifts - Merry Christmas from the Halls Life team! Pick up a Christmas gift from underneath your reception's Christmas tree from 10am on 25th December. Gifts are first come, first served - find out more here.
• Halls Life Craft Night - unwind after a busy holiday season & join us for the first craft night of the new year on 7th January at 6pm in Vine Mezz - find out more here.

Follow @livunihalls on Instagram for the latest updates and check out our events page here.

Changes in Halls services...

Rest assured that your Hall reception will continue to be open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week (including Christmas Day and New Year) meaning that a member of the team will be on hand at all times.

Cleaning services will pause on Friday 20th December 2025 and resume on Monday 5th January 2026, it is up to you to take extra care of your flat over the festive period. Please speak to your Hall reception or check the email from your Hall for more information.

Bins will be emptied for those students who have informed the team they are staying on site. Reception can provide you with access to the bin store outside of these dates to remove your rubbish.

• Living in a catered room at Vine Court? The Flexi Food Plan is available during term time only. The catering food plan will not be available from 15th December - 4th January. Your catered plan will resume on Monday 5th January 2026. Bertie & Bella's restaurant at Vine Court will close on Friday 19th December at 4pm and will reopen on Monday 5th January.

• Living in Greenbank Student Village? The 699 bus service will run until Saturday 13th December. The 699 service will pause over the break and will resume on 5th January 2026. In the meantime, you can catch other Arriva bus services into the city centre from Smithdown Road (75, 80, 80a, 86a).

Looking after yourself and other residents

Naturally the winter break is a quieter time on campus and in Halls as some students choose to travel, go home or visit friends.

Personal safety is important all year round but during this period, please don't forget to take extra safety precautions:

• Be vigilant about who enters the site - don't let anyone tailgate you into the building 
• Ensure your doors are closed properly
• Be mindful to secure your windows, especially if you live on lower ground floors
• Notice anything unusual? Inform your reception team right away
• Download the Safezone App for assistance from Campus Support in just a click 
• Call a chaperone! If you're feeling vulnerable or walking home alone after an evening library session, call Campus Support to arrange a chaperone on 0151 794 3252

Click here to read more about staying safe on campus...

Support

As well as a member of reception staff onsite 24/7, there will also be a Residential Adviser (RA) on hand each night throughout the festive period. If you need any help or advice, please reach out on the RA Duty Phone. Click here for RA contact details. 

Campus Support will also be on hand over the holiday period. You can contact Campus Support for any concerns around your safety by phone:

• Emergency: 0151 794 2222  
• Non-emergency: 0151 794 3252  
  

Health Assured is a 24/7 free, confidential helpline that you can call on 0800 028 3766. Speak to a counsellor or advisor about any issues you might be experiencing whether it's homesickness, loneliness, exam worries or anything else on your mind.

You can download the Wisdom App for support via live chat as well as access a range of resources to help you track and improve your wellbeing. 

Student Minds also have lots of helpful online resources around managing over the winter break - go check it out here.

Wishing you all a wonderful winter break from all the teams in Halls!