Attenborough Centre

The Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (also known as the ACCA), situated near the entrance to the Sussex campus, has a large cafe on the ground floor. Check opening times, food options and the dining style.

Interior of the eatery in the Attenborough Centre showing the furniture and green plants

About the Attenborough Centre

The Attenborough Centre is a modern, elegant space towards the edge of campus.

The café provides service to your table, ordered from a menu of exclusively locally sourced, freshly made in-house soups, salads and sandwiches. Alongside this, customers can also enjoy Redroaster barista-quality coffee, matcha, snacks, cakes and pastries. Wines, spirits and beers are also available from the bar. 

ACCA’s calm, open space makes it ideal for low-key meetings and intimate gatherings as well as being a place to relax before or after one of the venue's events.

See more about the Cafe Bar on the Attenborough Centre website.

Interior of ACCA eatery showing seating area and counter

Inside

The interior has a bar counter, wooden cafe-style tables and chairs along with a couple of sofas.

Outside

On a warm day, tables and benches are placed on a paved area outside ACCA. It also overlooks a large patch of grass which is often full of people enjoying the sun.

Menu

The ACCA menu is seasonal and features local suppliers such as RedRoaster coffee, Malo Empanadas, and Unbarred. 

Since September 2025, disposable coffee cups are not available at this café. We recommend bringing your own cup, or join our returnable cup scheme. 

You can also order hot food to be delivered here via the Time2Eat app. 

To keep up to date with any specials, pop-ups and events happening at the café, follow @sussexunifood on Instagram. 

Find out more about our allergen information.

Events

The Attenborough Centre hosts a range of events throughout the year.

See what's on at the Attenborough Centre.


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