Catering

We hope you enjoy our broad range of high quality, value-for-money food and hospitality facilities available to all. Information on opening times are detailed on this webpage.

Catering at our Oxford-based campuses is provided by Gather & Gather. Visit the Food at Brookes webpages for further information on the food and drink on offer. You can also hear about upcoming offers and events via the Food At Brookes Instagram account.

Opening Times

Please find below the current opening times for Oxford Brookes’ catering outlets, when they will be open over the festive period and details for the start of Semester 2 in 2026.

Headington Campus

Avo Cafe, Abercrombie Building:

Open 11.00am to 2.30pm on weekdays
Closed from Monday 15 December to Sunday 18 January
Open 11.00am to 2.30pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

Brookes Co-Op Store, Piazza:

Open 7.00am to 10.00pm on weekdays and weekends
Open 7.00am to 8.00pm from Saturday 13 to Tuesday 23 December
Open 7.00am to 2.00pm on Wednesday 24 December
Closed from Thursday 25 December to Thursday 1 January
Open 7.00am to 8.00pm from Friday 2 to Friday 23 January
Open 7.00am to 10.00pm on weekdays and weekends from Saturday 24 January

Cafe Central, John Henry Brookes Building:

Open 7.00am to 8.00pm on weekdays and 8.30am to 5.00pm on weekends
Open 7.00am to 5.00pm from Monday 15 to Friday 19 December
Open 9.00am to 5.00pm on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 December
Open 8.00am to 5.00pm on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December
Open 9.00am to 2.00pm on Wednesday 24 December
Closed on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December
Open 9.00am to 5.00pm from Saturday 27 to Wednesday 31 December
Closed on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 January
Open 9.00am to 5.00pm from Monday 5 January to Sunday 18 January
Open 7.00am to 8.00pm on weekdays and 8.30am to 5.00pm on weekends from Monday 19 January

Clerici Cafe, Clerici Building:

Open 8.00am to 5.00pm on weekdays
Open 8.00am to 4.00pm from Monday 15 to Tuesday 23 December
Closed from Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 4 January
Open 8.00am to 4.00pm from Monday 5 to Friday 16 January
Open 8.00am to 5.00pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

The Deli, John Henry Brookes Building:

Open 8.00am to 4.00pm on weekdays
Open 8.00am to 3.00pm from Monday 15 December to Tuesday 23 December
Closed from Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 4 January
Open 8.00am to 3.00pm from Monday 5 to Friday 16 January
Open 8.00am to 4.00pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

Headington Hill Cafe, Headington Hill Teaching building:

Open 8.00am to 5.00pm on weekdays
Open 9.00am to 3.00pm from Monday 15 December to Tuesday 23 December
Closed from Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 4 January
Open 9.00am to 3.00pm from Monday 5 to Friday 16 January
Open 8.00am to 5.00pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

Nisa convenience store, Fir building, Clive Booth Student Village

Open 7.00am to 10.00pm on weekdays and weekends
Open 7.00am to 8.00pm on Saturday 13 to Tuesday 23 December
Closed from Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 11 January
Open from 7.00am to 8.00pm from Monday 12 to Friday 23 January
Open 7.00am to 10.00pm on weekdays and weekends from Saturday 24 January

The Yard, John Henry Brookes Building:

Open 11.30am to 7.00pm on weekdays
Closed from Monday 15 December to Sunday 18 January
Open 11.30am to 7.00pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

Marston Road Site:

Marston Cafe:

Open 10.00am to 4.00pm on weekdays
Closed from Monday 15 December to Sunday 18 January
Open 10.00am to 4.00pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

Marston Restaurant:

Open 8.00am to 2.30pm on weekdays
Open 8.00am to 3.00pm from Monday 15 to Tuesday 23 December
Closed from Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 4 January
Open 8.00am to 3.00pm on weekdays from Monday 5 January to Friday 16 January
Open 8.00am to 2.30pm on weekdays from Monday 19 January

Swindon Campus:

Swindon Cafe:

Open 8.00am to 3.30pm on weekdays
Closes at 2.00pm on Wednesday 24 December
Reopens from Monday 5 January

Harcourt Hill Campus:

Harcourt Cafe:

As of Monday 27 October 2025, the Harcourt Cafe is no longer operating as a walk-in catering service.
Ahead of the 2025/26 academic year, teaching and library services at Harcourt Hill moved to Headington Campus. While the University continues to offer accommodation and sport facilities at Harcourt Hill in 2025/26, use of the site’s catering services have been significantly lower than anticipated this year.
Requests for larger hospitality bookings will be considered for the Harcourt Cafe space. Details of how to make an application for a hospitality booking are available below.

Catering for events

We provide hospitality for internal events held by staff or students. From 1 September 2022 the minimum value for hospitality orders is £35.

For more details, booking information and menus, view the Hospitality Brochure.

Book internal hospitality by clicking the hospitality form box below. New users can register for an account by clicking on the 'Sign in' button on the top right of the screen and then selecting 'Register'. Please register your new account using your Oxford Brookes email address. When you have selected the items you wish to order, you will need an Oxford Brookes cost and activity code to complete the booking. More information on booking hospitality with us can be found on the first page of the hospitality brochure linked below.

If you are an external party and wish to hold a catered event here at Oxford Brookes, Please visit the Oxford Brookes Venues webpages.

Fill in the hospitality form

View the Hospitality Brochure

Visit Oxford Brookes Venues

Healthy eating and ethical catering

We provide a range of healthy options which are available at all campuses and identified on menus. Fairtrade, organic and local sourcing will be used where applicable. Meat will be sourced from farms with high levels of animal care and fish will be sourced from sustainable fisheries.

We are committed to ensuring that our services meet the needs of the diverse and multicultural community at Oxford Brookes.