Opening hours

Our opening hours this festive season

Whether you're a student, staff member or member of the general public visiting the University of Warwick campus this festive season, find key information about what will be open on campus.

If you have an emergency, the Community Safety Team can be contacted from a mobile phone on 024 7652 2222.

Food and drink, Sport and Warwick Arts Centre

Food and drink

Some of Warwick's food and drink outlets are still open across the Christmas period. Click the 'Winter Break' tab on this webpage to see what's open and when.

Sports & Wellness Hub/Tennis Centre

Sports and Wellness Hub:

Christmas Eve - Wednesday 24 December 2025: Open 6am - 12pm
Christmas Day - Thursday 25 December 2025: Closed
Boxing Day - Friday 26 December 2025: Closed
Saturday 27 December 2025 - Tuesday 30 December 2025: Open 8am - 4:30pm
New Year's Eve - Wednesday 31 December 2025: Open 6am - 12pm
New Year's Day - Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed
Friday 2 January - Usual opening hours resume

Tennis Centre:

Christmas Eve - Wednesday 24 December 2025: Open 7am - 12pm
Christmas Day - Thursday 25 December 2025: Closed
Boxing Day - Friday 26 December 2025: Closed
Saturday 27 December 2025 - Tuesday 30 December 2025: Open 8am - 4:30pm
New Year's Eve - Wednesday 31 December 2025: Open 7am - 12pm
New Year's Day - Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed
Friday 2 January - Usual opening hours resume

The Westwood Games Hall and Cryfield will be closed throughout. Usual hours resume from Friday 2 January 2026. You can find more information on the Sports Hub webpage.

Warwick Arts Centre

To view Warwick Arts Centre opening hours, please refer to their webpage.

Community Support and Services

Wellbeing and Student Support

Wellbeing and Student Support will be open from 8:30am to 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025, with brief consultation sessions being offered up to 3pm via the Wellbeing Portal. You are also able to call Wellbeing and Student Support on 024 7657 5570.

Wellbeing and Student Support will be closed during the Christmas period and will reopen on Friday 2 January 2026 at 8:30am, with brief consultations available from 10am.

Please be reassured that support is still available for you during this time. Do reach out to the services below if you need to talk to someone, or are struggling and need more urgent support - Emergency Contacts.

For out of hours support at any time of the day or night, please visit Every Mind Matters.

If you are on-campus, you can also call Community Safety 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on 024 7652 2222 for emergency help and first aid.

The staff Employee Assistance Programme is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Student Information Centre

Wednesday 24 December 2025: Open 10am - 6pm

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025: Closed

Saturday 27 – Wednesday 31 December 2025: Open 10am - 6pm

Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed

Friday 2 January 2026: Open 8am to 8pm

3 January - 4 January 2026: Open 10am - 6pm

From 5 January, normal hours will resume. (Mon- Fri: 8am-8pm) (Weekends and Bank Holidays: 10am–6pm).

Any changes to these hours will be updated on the Student Information Centre opening hours page, so make sure to check this first before visiting the centre.

Student visa advice (Student Immigration Services)

We are closed from Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Thursday 1 January 2026, and our normal hours will resume on Thursday 2 January 2026.

For more information and to see our normal opening hours, please visit our website.

Out of hours support: Find a registered immigration adviserLink opens in a new window if you need urgent immigration advice when we are closed.

Library

Main Library

Wednesday 24 December 2025: Closed from 4pm
Thursday 25 December 2025: Closed
Friday 26 December 2025 – Thursday 1 January 2026: Open from 10am – 4pm

Learning Grid at Rootes

Wednesday 24 December 2025 – Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed

Learning Grid at University House

Wednesday 24 December 2025 – Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed
Friday 2 January 2026: Returns to 8am – 10pm

BioMed Grid at Gibbet Hill Campus

Wednesday 24 December 2025 – Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed
Friday 2 January 2026: Returns to 8am – midnight

View the Library's webpages for more, including the Postgraduate Hub.

Volunteering

Find out about volunteering opportunities in the Warwick and Coventry area.

Students' Union

Welcome Hub:
- w/c 15 December 2025 - Open from 9am - 2pm. Closed from Friday 19 December 2025 and re-opening on Monday 5 January 2026 from 9am - 2pm.
- w/c 12 January 2026 - Resumes to normal hours.
SU Advice Centre:
- Closed from Friday 19 December 2025. Re-opening on Monday 5 January 2026 and resume normal hours from 9am - 3:30pm.
Food Station:
- Closed from Friday 12 December 2025 and will re-open on Monday 12 January 2026.
Terrace Bar:
- Closed from Friday 12 December 2025 and will re-open on Saturday 10 January 2026.
Curiositea:
- Closed from Friday 12 December 2025 and will re-open on Saturday 10 January 2026.
The Dirty Duck:
- Closed from Friday 12 December 2025 and will re-open on Saturday 10 January 2026.
The Green Room:
- Closed from Friday 19 December 2025 and will re-open on Monday 5 January 2026.

View the Student's Union's website for more.

Chaplaincy

A warm welcome is extended to students on campus during the University’s Christmas vacation as The Chaplaincy will be open to students every day from 7:30am to 10:30pm from Wednesday 17 December 2025 until Sunday 11 January 2026. There will be a lounge area with a sofa, mock fireplace, Christmas tree and board games. In addition to the usual coffee and tea, there will be toast and toppings available in the Chaplaincy kitchen during the University's close-down.

Visit the Chaplaincy's webpages for details of Christian services and the Islamic Prayer Hall over the vacation.

Esports Centre

The Esports Centre will be closed from Sunday 14 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026. From Monday 5 January 2026 until Saturday 10 January 2026, it will be open from 3pm - 6pm. In Term 2, the opening hours will be 4pm - 11pm Monday - Saturday. See the Esports webpages for more.

Unitemps

The Unitemps SU office will be open until 5pm on Friday 19 December 2025. The team will still be working up until Tuesday 23 December 2025 (normal working hours) but from home as the SU will be closed. Unitemps will return to work on Friday 2 January 2026 but again working from home (normal working hours). The SU office will be open as normal from Monday 5 January 2026.