Staying over the holidays : University of Sussex

See what your options are if you’re planning to stay on the Sussex campus or nearby over the Easter break, summer vacation or Christmas holidays.

Holiday dates

The main breaks in our academic year dates are:

Easter, listed as the spring vacation
Summer, listed as the summer vacation.
Christmas, listed as the winter vacation

Easter

Easter takes place during the spring vacation listed in our academic year dates.

If you’re staying in University-managed accommodation, your accommodation agreement covers you for the spring vacation. See the events listings to check what's on in the coming weeks.

If you are planning to stay in your rooom over Easter, tell us using the Easter housing notification form online. It’s quick to do and it keeps you safe.

Some facilities will be closed or operating different hours during the spring vacation. Check opening times for:

Summer

Our summer vacation period is listed in our academic year dates.

If you’re staying in University-managed accommodation, your accommodation agreement normally ends before the summer vacation starts.

You can find out about staying in University-managed accommodation over the summer.

Some facilities will be closed or operating different hours during the summer vacation. Check opening times for:

Christmas

Christmas happens during the winter vacation listed in our academic year dates.

Some facilities will be closed or operating different hours during the winter vacation. Check opening times for:

University shops over Christmas

Check the Christmas opening hours of on-campus shops:

Co-op
Pharmacy
Union Shop (Arch 5) - closed from Saturday 21 December, reopens Thursday 2 January 8am-6pm.

Events

There are several festive events going on. Highlights include:

On Tuesday 17 December, the Res Life team is hosting a Christmas movie night in the Student Centre.
On Saturday 21 December, Brighton will celebrate the winter solstice with the Burning of the clocks.
On Christmas day, the University Chaplaincy will hold a Catholic Mass from 11am.
On Christmas Day, from 12 noon to 3pm, students living on campus are invited to the Meeting House for an afternoon of board games, music and refreshments.

Check all Meeting House opening times over the holidays and see the Events page for Mass times.

Our Residential Life team aim to bring you campus events throughout the Christmas break. Follow the Res Life team on Instagram to keep up to date.

You’ll find things to do in Brighton over Christmas on the VisitBrighton website.

Transport

Public transport does not run on Christmas Day (25 December).

Check which services are running around the Christmas and New Year period for:

Sending letters and parcels

If you’re planning to send packages or letters home before Christmas, there are last posting dates for Royal Mail.

Staying with us

You’re welcome to stay in your University-managed accommodation over the break. If you want to do this, fill in this form to let us know.

Your accommodation agreement covers you for the winter vacation.

Support services

See details of our support services if you need them.