Christmas opening times for your favourite supermarkets

Find out where you can do last minute festive shopping over the Christmas period. [Image Pixabay]
Find out where you can do last minute festive shopping over the Christmas period. [Image Pixabay]

Find out Christmas opening times for Aldi, Asda, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco right up until the New Year.

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Christmas period opening times for the most popular UK supermarkets

If you are running out of mince pies, wine or other festive necessities over the Christmas period, here is a list of opening times for six of your favourite supermarkets.

The supermarkets concerned are Aldi, Asda, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco and their opening times are listed below, right up until sanity once again prevails in the New Year! If in doubt, check with your local branch to confirm their opening hours. Oh, and Merry Christmas and a happy shopping New Year!

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Aldi Christmas opening hours

Aldi is open on Christmas Eve from 8 AM-6 PM and closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Open again from Thursday 27 December to Saturday 29 December from 8 AM-10 PM. On Sunday 30 December, the supermarkets are open from 10 AM-4 PM. New Year’s Eve openings are from 8 AM-6 PM. Closed on New Year’s Day, but open again from Wednesday, 2 January, from 8 AM-10 PM.

Aldi Christmas opening hours
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Asda festive opening times

Asda will be open from 6 AM-7 PM on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day. Boxing Day on the 26th sees Aldi open from 9 AM-6 PM. Thursday 27 December to Sunday 30 December the supermarkets are open from 8 AM-10 PM. New Year’s Eve sees Asda open from 8 AM-7 PM. Asda is open on New Year’s Day from 12 PM-6 PM. 2 January sees the supermarkets returning to normal 8 AM-10 PM opening times.

Asda festive opening times
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Marks and Spencer opening times

Christmas Eve, 7 AM-5 PM, closed Christmas Day. Boxing Day 26 December open from 9 AM-6 PM. Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 December 8 AM-7 PM. Open on New Year’s Eve from 8 AM-5 PM and closed New Year’s Day. From 2 January 2019, M&S returns to its regular schedule of 10 AM-7 PM.

Marks and Spencer opening times
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Morrisons opening hours over Christmas and New Year

Morrisons are open on Christmas Eve from 5 AM-6 PM and closed on Christmas Day. Boxing Day opening hours are 9 AM-6 PM. From 27 December to 30 December regular hours resume. New Year’s Eve shops are open from 6 AM-4 PM. New Year’s Day, 6 AM-4 PM. From 2 January, regular hours resume.

Morrisons opening hours over Christmas and New Year
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Sainsbury's festive season opening hours

Sainsbury’s are open on Christmas Eve from 6 AM-6 PM and closed Christmas Day. Boxing Day hours are 9 AM-4 PM. Thursday, 27 December and Friday 28 December hours are 6 AM-8 PM. Saturday, 29 December hours are 6 AM-12 PM. Supermarkets are open on Sunday, 30 December from 6 AM-8 PM. New Year’s Eve hours are 6 AM-7 PM. Sainsbury’s is open on New Year’s Day from 9 AM-5 PM. Hours on 2 January are 6 AM-10 PM.

Sainsbury's festive season opening hours
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Tesco supermarkets Christmas opening hours

Tesco supermarkets are open from 7 AM-7 PM on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day. Boxing Day sees them open from 9 AM-6 PM. Thursday 27-Sunday 30 December, open from 7 AM-10 PM. Closed New Year’s Day. All opening hours are back to normal from 2 January 2019.

Tesco supermarkets Christmas opening hours
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