This food court has four outlets: Express Eats – serving breakfast and fast food at lunchtime, a Deli Bar serving chicken wraps & made to order sandwiches and salads, a Hot Sandwich Bar specialising in paninis, toasties and pizza and a Grab & Go shop that sells Pukka pies, sausage rolls, sandwiches and cookies as well as good value coffees and hot chocolate.

Open: 8:30am-2:30pm


The Chicken Mez specialises in serving chicken wraps, chicken selects, falafel wraps, goujons served with salad and your choice of sauce and cool drinks. It is situated in the Mardale mezzanine on the upper floor balcony.

Open: 11:30am-1:15pm


The ‘Mini Mardale Atrium’ features The Shop, with a fully automatic Starbucks machine featuring a full range of hot drinks. The Shop
sells sandwiches, crisps, yogurts, ice-cream, cookies, sweets and confectionery and breakfast bars, cold drinks and stationery.

Open: 8:30am-3:40pm


The Octagon Café is a high-street concept ‘we proudly brew’ Starbucks franchise. We sell hot and iced Starbucks drinks with a focus on quality and consistency. Starbucks trains our staff to the ‘Starbucks standard’, selling sandwiches, paninis, toasties, quality cakes and snacks as well.

The Hive serves sandwiches, crisps, confectionery, made to order milkshakes, cold drinks, cookies and hot pasties.

Open: 8:30am-3:40pm (Octagon), 8:30am-1:30pm (The Hive)


Picassos serves hot chocolate, homemade soup / sandwiches and hot chicken and falafel wraps, paninis & toasties, all made to order in the Eskdale foyer. It has a small seating area but all food is take-away only.

Open: 8:30am-1:30pm


Chicken in the Hub specialises in serving chicken wraps, chicken selects, falafel wraps, goujons served with salad and your choice of sauce and cool drinks.

Open: 11:30am-1:15pm


You can top up via Runshaw Pay online or at our Top-up Terminals located across college.


Please note:

Customers who suffer from food related allergies are invited to make themselves known to the Runshaw Catering staff who will be pleased to book you an appointment with the Head of Catering & Retail.