Your Union – Shops & Services

Student Union Office/Reception
10.30am - 3.00pm Monday to Friday (term tme)

Box Office/Lost property enquiries
11.00am - 3.00pm Monday to Friday (term tme)

The SU Shop (main campus)
Retail is one of Winchester Student Union’s core commercial areas and supported within the student union are not one, but two, handy and friendly shops and laundrettes for the convenient use of both students and staff. Both SU shops accept all major credit and debit cards.

Term time opening:
8.00am - 9.00pm Monday to Friday
10.00am - 4.00pm Saturday and Sunday

Vacation opening:
10.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Closed Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holidays

The Shop @ West Downs
10.00am - 10.00pm Monday to Friday
12.00am - 9.00pm Saturday and Sunday
Closed during academic vacations at Christmas, Easter and Summer
(see term dates on the University website here)

Our Online Shop is available 24/7
Visit direct at: www.winchesterstudents.co.uk/shop
For enquiries please use E-mail: SUretail@winchester.ac.uk

The Online Shop

Open 24/7 all year round

We welcome suggestions or feedback for retail services: E-mail: SURetail@winchester.ac.uk

For Bar Services please see the Whats on Winchester news update - or website calendar

The Terrace Bar
Standard term time opening hours are as follows:
8.30am - 7.00pm Monday to Friday
11am-7pm Saturdays
12pm-12am Sundays

(additional evening events opening varies - ie.Mon, Weds, and Fridays - open for events until late - see the ‘WOW’ or events sections for details).

Our Home - The University Centre (main campus)

It’s the flagship building that’s transformed the main campus. The multi-million pound development is a four-storey building covering 3,200 square metres. It is located at the entrance to the King Alfred Campus providing an impressive gateway for visitors as well as social facilities for the whole university community.  The University Centre includes the Student Union venues, catering facilities, main reception, a bookshop, a mini-mart convenience store and a Learning Café. 

The Student Union includes our state-of-the-art venue ‘The Vault’ for club nights and concerts, plus our Terrace Bar and games room. The Vault also has a cinema screen and surround sound for movies!

Major changes in recent times…

In June 2004 ‘King Alfred’s Student Union’ became Winchester Student Union on the day that saw King Alfred’s College Winchester become “University College Winchester”. Yet the university’s title was short-lived as it has since been superseeded - our parent institution announced in the summer of 2005 that it had won its long battle to achieve full university title. University College Winchester subsequently became The University of Winchester ( see university website ).

The historic city of Winchester is proud that it has its own University.

University Catering Services on campus

The following areas also in University Centre building on main campus but are run by The University of Winchester (not by the Student Union):  The Dining Hall, The Learning Cafe, and The Level 2 Food Hatch.  For opening hours please see the University’s separate website Here