as ive mentioned im unfortunatly going to france on monday but as ive ordered a lot of stuff that wont fit through the letterbox will the post office keep my stuff till a whole week or send the order back? anyone have any experiance of this? etc

Special delivery 1 week

Anything else, 3 weeks IIRC

Get a house sitter.

Contact the Post Office, they may be able to extend the hold for you.

The Royal Mail sorting office will hold things for 1 week from the first delivery attempt (for Recorded and Special Delivery items).
Bear in mind that, as Monday is a bank holiday the first possible day they will try to deliver on is Tuesday anyway so the sorting office should hold the items until at least the following Tuesday (10 May).

If you have a house mate or family member you can trust then they can collect your items if you leave suitable ID (the photocard part of a driving licence for instance) and they can get hold of the delivery card the postman will leave.

cool thx for help