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Christmas vacation opening times

Christmas vacation: 10 December-8 January inclusive
Minimum service days: 23 December, 26-30 December, 2 January

All locations closed weekends and minimum service days unless stated.

Shops

  • Co-op (Bramber House): 10-22 December and 3-8 January 7am-11pm (Mon-Sun); 23-24 December, 27-31 December and 2 January 8am-9pm; 25-26 December and 1 January closed

  • John Smith’s Bookshop (Library): 10-22 December 9am-5.30pm; 23 December-3 January closed; 4-8 January 9am-5.30pm

  • Union Shop (Falmer House): 10-22 December and 3-6 January 8am-5pm (Mon-Fri)

Eating and drinking

  • Arts Piazza café: 10-18 December 8am-6pm (Mon-Fri); 19-22 December and 4-6 January 8.30am-4pm; 23 December-3 January closed

  • Bridge café: 10-18 December 9am-4.30pm (Mon-Fri); 19-22 December and 4-6 January 9am-4pm; 23 December-3 January closed

  • Chichester café: 10-18 December 8.30am-3.30pm (Mon-Fri); 19 December-6 January closed

  • Dhaba café: 10-22 December and 4-6 January 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri); 23 December-3 January closed

  • Doctor's Orders café: 10-22 December and 4-6 January 8.30am-3.30pm (Mon-Fri); 23 December-3 January closed

  • East Slope Bar: 10-18 December and 24 December-5 January closed; 19-23 December 12 noon-8pm (food until 3pm, limited menu); 6-8 January 12 noon-12 midnight

  • Eat Central (Bramber House): 10-11 December 8am-6pm; 12-16 December 7.30am-11pm; 17-18 December and 7-8 January 9am-4pm; 19-22 December and 4-6 January 7.30am-8pm; 23 December-3 January closed

  • Falmer Bar: 10-11 December, 17 December-2 January and 6-8 January closed; 12-16 December* and 3-5 January 12 noon-8pm (inc food)

    *Christmas dinners by prior booking only via thebars@ussu.sussex.ac.uk

  • Library café: 10 December and 17 December 11am-4pm; 11 December, 18 December and 23 December-3 January closed; 12-15 December 9am-8pm; 16 December 9am-4.30pm; 19-22 December and 4-6 January 9am-4pm

Banks

  • Barclays (Sussex House): Closed
  • HSBC (Bramber House): Closed

(Cash points available 24 hours a day) 

Sports and societies

  • Falmer Sports Complex: 10-21 December and 3-8 January 7.30am-10pm (Mon-Fri) and 9am-6pm (Sat-Sun); 22 December 7.30am-1pm; 23-27 December closed; 28-29 December 10am-4pm; 30 December-2 January closed

  • Sport Centre: 10-21 December and 3-8 January 9am-10pm (Mon-Fri) and 9.30am-6pm (Sat-Sun); 22 December 9am-1pm

Other services

  • Buses: See the Brighton and Hove Buses website.
    The Big Lemon is not running any services during the University's Christmas vacation.
  • Careers and Employability Centre (Library): Careers Advisor drop-in 12 noon-2pm and bookable appointments 2-4pm
  • Health Centre: 9am-5pm (last appointment 4pm)
  • IT Services Helpdesk (Shawcross): 10-21 December and 3-8 January 9am-5.30pm (or by keypad at other times) (Mon-Fri); 22 December 9am - 3pm (no keypad access after 3pm); 23-27 December closed (no keypad access); 28-30 December 12 noon-5pm (or by keypad after 5pm); 31 December-1 January keypad access only; 2 January 12 noon-5pm (or by keypad at other times)
    (The computer rooms in Pevensey and John Maynard-Smith will be accessible by keypad whenever the buildings are unlocked and the York House cluster will be open throughout the vacation.)
  • Launderette (Lewes Court, Northfield and Park Village): Closed 
  • Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours a day 
  • Library: 10-21 December 9am-7pm (Mon-Fri); 22 December 9am-3pm; 23-27 December closed; 28-30 December and 2 January 12.30-7.30pm; 31 December-1 January closed; 3-8 January 9am-7pm (Mon-Fri) and 12.30pm-7.30pm (Sat-Sun)
    See the Library website
  • Nursery and Preschool: 10-22 December and 4-8 January 8.30am-1pm and 1-5.30pm (Mon-Fri); 23 December-3 January closed
  • Pharmacy: 12-23 December 9.30am-4.30pm; 24-27 December closed; 28-30 December 10am-2pm; 31 December-2 January closed; 3-8 January 9.30am-4.30pm 
  • Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 23 December, 28-30December and 3-8 January 9.30am-5pm; 24 December 9am-12.30pm; 25-27 December closed; 31 December 9.30am-4pm; 1-2 January closed 
  • Student Life Centre: 10-12 December and 15-22 December 9am-5pm (Mon-Fri); 13 December 12 noon-5pm; 14 December 9am-12 noon; 23 December-2 January and 4 January closed
  • Students’ Union Advice and Representation Centre: By appointment (E advice@ussu.sussex.ac.uk)  
  • Students’ Union Box Office: Closed 
  • Union Computers: Closed