Food and drink outlets: festive period opening times
Posted on behalf of: Sussex Uni Food
Last updated: Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Find out when our campus eateries are open during the 2025-26 winter break.
Sussex Uni Food outlets
- Tortilla
- Closed from Saturday 13 December.
- Reopens with new hours on Monday 26 January (11am-4pm).
- Eat Central
- On Monday 15 December Eat Central will only be open for lunch (11:30am-2:30pm).
- Open with reduced hours from Tuesday 16 December to Friday 19 December (7:30am-5pm).
- Closed from Saturday 20 December to Sunday 4 January.
- Reopens with reduced hours from Monday 5 January to Sunday 18 January (7:30am-5pm).
- Open with normal hours from Monday 19 January (7:30am-7pm).
- ACCA Café
- Closed from Saturday 13 December.
- Reopens on Monday 19 January (10am-5:30pm weekdays).
- The Veg Bowl @ Dhaba
- Closed from Saturday 13 December.
- Reopens on Monday 19 January (8am-4pm weekdays).
- Botanical Café
- Closed from Saturday 13 December.
- Reopens on Monday 19 January (8am-4pm weekdays).
- The Library Café
- Closed from Saturday 13 December.
- Reopens with extended hours from Monday 5 January – Friday 16 January (8am-6:30pm weekdays)
- Open with normal hours from Monday 19 January (8:30am-5pm weekdays).
- Doctor’s Orders
- Closed from Saturday 13 December.
- Reopens Monday 19 January (8am-3:30pm weekdays).
- Arts Piazza
- Open with reduced hours from Monday 15 December to Sunday 21 December (8am-4pm weekdays).
- Closed from Monday 22 December – Sunday 4 January.
- Reopens from Monday 5 January (7:30am-5pm weekdays).
- The Sussex Innovation Centre (SINC) Café
- Open with reduced hours on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December (8:30am-2pm)
- Closed from Wednesday 24 December – Sunday 4 January.
- Reopens Monday 5 January (8:30am-3:30pm weekdays).
- The Atrium Market
- Remains open during the break whenever the Student Centre building is open.
- Pizza Rebellion
- Remains open 24/7 over the winter break.
Student Union outlets
- Falmer Bar
- Closed from Saturday 13 December until Monday 5 January, except:
- Saturday 20 December – open 12pm-7pm
- Saturday 3 January – open 12pm-7pm
- Saturday 17 January – open 12pm-7pm
- Union shop
- Closed from Saturday 20 December until Monday 5 January.
- Co-op
- Open Monday to Sunday, 7am-11pm except:
- Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December – open 8am-8pm
- Wednesday 24 December – open 8am-5pm
- Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December - Closed
- Boxing Day – Friday 26 December - Closed
- Saturday 27 to Wednesday 31 December - 10am-8pm
- Thursday 1 January 2026 - Closed
- Friday 2 January onwards - 7am-11pm
