With Easter Monday almost upon us, it’s time to lay out your plans – top of the list, what food you’ll be eating. The hallmarks of the springtime holiday have arrived: weather warming up, days becoming longer, and the seasonal delights from the best hot cross buns to the best Easter eggs springing up on our supermarket shelves.
Planning a big Easter feast or just popping out for a last-minute chocolate fix? It’s always worth double-checking supermarket opening times before you leave the house. The bank holiday weekend often brings reduced or revised hours, and there’s nothing more frustrating than turning up to closed doors.
To make things easier, we’ve rounded up the latest Easter opening times for the UK’s major supermarkets, from Good Friday through to Easter Monday. Just bear in mind that hours can vary by location, especially for smaller convenience stores, so it’s a good idea to check with your local branch before setting off.
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- Good Friday: 7am-11pm, normal trading hours (convenience stores)
- Easter Saturday: 7am-11pm, normal trading hours (convenience stores)
- Easter Sunday: Closed, open as normal (Scotland)
- Easter Monday: 8am-8pm, normal trading hours (convenience stores)
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- Good Friday: Open with reduced hours (last year this was generally 8am-8pm)
- Easter Saturday: No changes announced
- Easter Sunday: Closed, with a select number of Little Waitrose stores open
- Easter Monday: Open with reduced hours (last year this was generally 8am-8pm)
- Good Friday: 6am-10pm (England, Wales and Isle of Man); open as normal (Scotland and Northern Ireland); 6am-10pm (large Express stores); open as normal (standard Express stores)
- Easter Saturday: No changes announced
- Easter Sunday: Closed (England, Wales and Northern Island); 8am-10pm (Isle Of Man); open as normal (Scotland); closed (large Express stores); open as normal (standard Express stores)
- Easter Monday: 8am-6pm (England, Wales & Isle of Man); 8am-8pm (Northern Ireland); open as normal (Scotland). 8am – 6pm (large Express stores); open as normal (standard Express stores)
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- Good Friday: 8am- 9pm
- Easter Saturday: 8am and 9pm
- Easter Sunday: Closed
- Easter Monday: 8am and 8pm
- Good Friday: 7am-10pm
- Easter Saturday: 7am-10pm
- Easter Sunday: Closed
- Easter Monday: 8am-10pm
- Good Friday: Convenience stores open as usual
- Easter Saturday: Convenience stores open as usual
- Easter Sunday: Convenience stores open as usual
- Easter Monday: Convenience stores open as usual
M&S advises customers to check individual stores, but we can expect something similar to last year:
- Good Friday: 8am-8pm
- Easter Saturday: No changes announced
- Easter Sunday: Closed
- Easter Monday: 8am-8pm
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- Good Friday: Opening hours vary but the vast majority will be open between 7am-10pm
- Easter Saturday: No changes announced
- Easter Sunday: Closed (England and Wales), open as normal (Scotland)
- Easter Monday: 7am-8pm (England and Wales), open as normal (Scotland)
- Good Friday: Normal trading hours, with exception of shopping centre stores
- Easter Saturday: Normal trading hours
- Easter Sunday: Closed, except stores in Scotland
- Easter Monday: Normal trading hours, with exception of shopping centre stores
- Good Friday: Open as normal (England and Wales), 9am to 10pm (Scotland)
- Easter Saturday: Open as normal
- Easter Sunday: Closed, open as normal (Scotland)
- Easter Monday: Opening hours will vary across the country which can be checked via the online store finder
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