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Castles Restaurant
Northumberland Coffee Shop
Lipman Coffee Shop
Squires Coffee Shop
Library Vending
Students' Union Habita
Students' Union Deli Sandwich Bar
Staff Bar
Senior Dining Room



Castles Restaurant link to top of page

Ground Floor, Ellison Building

Opening Hours

Semester Time Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 8.00am - 3.00pm
Vacation Monday - Friday 8.00am - 3.00pm
Seating Capacity 200

The service offers breakfasts hot and cold beverages, snacks, salad bar and a choice of at least six hot main menu items everyday. A wide variety of sandwiches are available, made fresh daily on the premises, cakes pastries, pies, pasties and in the mornings hot bacon rolls, sausage sandwiches, traditional English breakfast and fresh baked scones to mention just a few.


Northumberland Coffee Shop link to top of page

Ground Floor, Northumberland Building

Opening Hours

Semester Time Monday - Thursday 7.00am - 6.00pm
  Friday 7.00am - 4.00pm
Vacation Time Monday - Friday 7.00am - 4.00pm
Seating Capacity 75

This service is available to students, staff and guests serving home made soup, fresh sandwiches, toasties, panini, scones cakes, pastries and fresh brewed coffee. Offering Starbucks – We Proudly Brew selection of beverages and coffee. Customers may eat in or take-away.


Lipman Coffee Shop link to top of page

Ground Floor, Lipman Building, 

Opening Hours  

Semester Time Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm
Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm
Vacation Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm
Seating Capacity 120

This is a contemporary styled Internet coffee shop built in 2003, with a spacious and dynamic atmosphere.

The service is for students, staff and visitors to the university. Offering fresh baked baguettes and speciality breads, filled sandwiches, salad bar, hot pies and pasties. Daily changes of dishes are also available along with fresh brewed bean-to-cup coffee and speciality teas. There are a wide selection of drinks and yoghurts cakes and pastries available.

All items are available to either eat-in or take-away. There are vending machines located just outside the rear entrance to satisfy those hunger needs when the Coffee Shop is closed.


Squires Coffee Shop link to top of page

First Floor, Squires Building

Opening Hours

Semester Time Only Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm
  Friday 8.00am - 2.00pm

This service is for staff, students, visitors and their guests, offering light refreshments and snack meals throughout the day. This is essentially a take away service, although there are a limited number of tables and seats within the social space adjoining this popular venue.


Library Vending link to top of page

Library Basement

Opening Hours  

Available whenever the Library is open
Capacity 150

Catering - Library facilities7 Vending Machines:

  • 1 Hot & Cold Drinks Machine
  • 2 Coca-Cola Bottle Vending Machines
  • 1 Britvic Drinks Machine
  • 1 Snacks Machine (Crisps & Confectionery)
  • 2 Shoppertrons (Sandwiches, yoghurts, cakes etc.)

Students' Union Habita link to top of page

Opening Hours  

Semester Time Monday - Friday 8.30am - 8.45pm
  Saturday - Sunday 12 noon - 6.00pm
Habita is the place to meet your friends for a nice tasty lunch or a quick pick me up snack.

Students' Union Deli Sandwich Bar link to top of page

Located inside the Students' Union

 Opening Hours

Semester Time only  Monday - Friday  10.00am - 3.00pm 

A tasty made to order special sandwich of your choice, something to curve the hunger on the go. 


Staff Bar link to top of page

Ground Floor, Ellison Building

Please note that this service is available to staff only

Opening Hours

Semester Time Monday - Friday 10.00am - 7.00pm
Vacation Monday - Friday 10.00am - 6.30pm
Seating Capacity 100


Staff and guests of the University may use the Bar. The entire facility is designated no-smoking for the convenience of customers.

Light refreshments are on sale all day, including home made soup, sandwiches, cakes and pastries, with alcoholic drinks available during licensing hours. A television and video system is located in the main bar area. Fresh brewed bean-to-cup coffee is available throughout the day as well as herbal and speciality teas.

The Bar is available for private hire or as an ideal meeting place to socialise with colleagues after work.


Senior Dining Room link to top of page

Please note that this service is available to staff only

This is a formal dining room, part of the Executive Suite, with a seating capacity of thirty. This facility is used for entertaining university visitors, serving anything from light buffets to formal meals.