The cafe bar is open Monday - Friday (10am - 5.30pm) during University of Sussex term times.

The café bar also be open alongside out programme of public shows and events. The bar will be open for service one hour before advertised event start times (please refer to the What’s On section for details).

The cafe offers a simple service of tea, coffee, sandwiches, soups, cakes and snacks (including Argentinian empanadas!), soft drinks and alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, cocktails). We have a large grass area outside the building (including some outdoor seating) where visitors are welcome to linger and enjoy their refreshments, as well as seating and tables inside. There is level access to the cafe bar via a lift.

The café bar at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts is a beautiful, airy space, full of plants and natural light. The full-length windows open out onto a terrace and lawn outside, bathed in the evening light at sunset each day.

Interior designers Jeannine Inglis Hall and Gary Campbell have furnished the space with a distinctive combination of refurbished Basil Spence chairs mixed with bespoke oak tables (designed and fabricated by local designers Inglis Hall & Co) and mid-century sofas and armchairs. The bar itself is a beautiful curved concrete structure with a zinc top (also made by Inglis Hall & Co), created to chime with the original materials used in the building.

The beautiful plants in the cafe are chosen, arranged and cared for by Alice Sharville.

Plan your journey, with help from information in the Visit Us section of our website.

Outside of University of Sussex term times, and at weekends, the cafe bar is usually closed. It will open alongside any public events advertised, bar service will be from one hour before advertised event start times.