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Seasonal catering offers and opening times

25 November 2025

Back by popular demand, we'll be hosting our annual festive lunch in the Dock on Thursday 4 December.

You can now pre-order your festive lunch, with all the trimmings, via the Everyday App, Shop Solent or you can purchase on the day in the Dock restaurant.

The full menu is featured below - only £10 for a main and dessert! Please note that there are limited quantities so pre-ordering is advised. Lunch will be served 11am-2pm. 

2025 festive lunch menu

December monthly specials will also be available from Monday 1 December, including the Festive Pizza topped with chargrilled chicken, sliced pigs in blankets, red onions and cranberry sauce. And the Festive Wrap – filled with either chicken strips and pigs in blankets or crispy buttermilk Quorn fillet with stuffing, lettuce and sweet cranberry mayo.

We say goodbye to autumnal drinks and spiced pumpkin flavours and welcome a range of Costa and Starbucks seasonal specials. See the ‘seasonal specials’ tab on the Everyday app for Costa Coffee or East Park Deli to explore the full range. Please speak to Nuno in Costa or the Deli team for more information. A range of festive sandwiches will also be available.

Catering outlets - opening times

Outlets will be open at the following dates and times:

Monday 24 November – Friday 12 December 2025

Costa Coffee: 8am-4pm
Shop Solent: 8am-5pm
The Dock: 8am-4pm
East Park Deli: 8am-5pm

Monday 15 December – Friday 19 December 2025

Costa Coffee: 8am-3pm
Shop Solent: 8am-4pm
The Dock: 8am-2.30pm
East Park Deli: 8am-4pm

Monday 22 December 2025 – Friday 2 January 2026

In line with this year's campus winter closure, all of our catering outlets will be closed.

Monday 5 January – Friday 9 January 2026

Costa Coffee: 8am-3pm
Shop Solent: 8am-4pm
The Dock: 8am-2.30pm
East Park Deli: 8am-4pm

Monday 12 January 2026

All catering outlets will return to normal opening hours.

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