Here comes Easter, a long weekend during which it is traditional to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, eat your own weight in chocolate eggs and grapple with the horror that is public transport.
Additionally, one must negotiate the morass that is bank holiday opening hours.
Because running out of wine/ chocolate/ drill bits and being faced with a landscape of shuttered shops is a decidedly bleak prospect indeed.
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So without further ado, here are the Easter Bank Holiday opening hours to cover at least some of those essentials.
Tesco
Good Friday: Normal hours (check store locator)
Saturday April 4: Normal hours
Easter Sunday: Closed in England & Wales and Northern Ireland, normal hours in Scotland
Easter Monday: 9am – 6pm for England & Wales, normal hours for Scotland and 10am – 7pm for Northern Ireland.
Tuesday April 7: Normal hours for England & Wales and Scotland, 9am- 9pm in Northern Ireland.
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Sainsbury’s
Most Local stores are open as usual over Easter, including Sunday. Use the online finder for store specific information.
Homebase
Good Friday: 8am – 7pm in England, Wales & Northern Ireland and Scotland, 9am – 7pm in Eire.
Saturday April 4: Normal hours (check store locator)
Easter Sunday: Closed in England Wales & Northern Ireland, normal hours in Eire and Scotland
Easter Monday: 8am – 7pm for England, Wales & Northern Ireland and Scotland,, 9am – 7pm for Eire.
Tuesday April 7: Normal hours for England & Wales and Scotland, 9am- 9pm in Northern Ireland.
B&Q
Good Friday: 7am - 8pm
Saturday April 4: Normal hours (check store locator)
Easter Sunday: Closed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, normal hours for Republic of Ireland and Isle of Man
Easter Monday: 7am - 8pm
Wickes
Normal hours for Good Friday, Saturday and Monday and closed on Sunday.
Asda
Some stores will remain open 24 hours, though there are some closures on the Sunday. Use the online finder for store specific information.
Morrisons
Store specific, with website providing detailed information on some Sunday closures.
Waitrose
Store specific, with website providing detailed information on some Sunday closures.
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