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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Tom Herbert

Tesco opening times over Christmas and New Year's

Christmas is nearly here, and shops across the UK will be varying their opening hours to take some much-need time off over the festive break.

Supermarket chains will close most stores on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, with times between now and New Years' Day also likely to differ from the usual.

Tesco is just one of a number of retailers to alter their opening hours across the festive season, with times and days changing at its Extras, Superstores and Metro stores.

So to save yourself a last-minute mad dash down the aisles this Christmas, here are the opening times for Tesco supermarkets across the UK.

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Tesco stores opening hours over Christmas

A spokesman said opening hours may vary across stores, so customers are advised to check the opening hours of their local store using the company's online store locator here.

Monday 23rd December

  • All stores open usual trading hours

Christmas Eve

  • Extras, Superstores and Metro stores open usual time and close at 7pm
  • Petrol stations shut an hour after the main store closes (if main store closes at 7pm). London petrol stations close at 10pm. Express stores close at 10pm

Christmas Day

  • All stores and petrol filling stations closed

Boxing Day

  • England, Scotland & Wales Extras, Superstores and Metro stores 9am to 6pm
  • Northern Ireland Extras and Superstores 10am to 6pm
  • Express stores 8am to 10pm and all petrol stations open 8am to 7pm

Friday 27th December

  • Extras, Superstores and Metro stores open at 6am and close at usual closing times.
  • Express stores and petrol stations open usual hours

New Year’s Eve

  • Extras, Superstores & Metro stores open usual time and close at 7pm.
  • Express stores close at 10pm.
  • Petrol stations shut an hour after the main store closes (if main store closes at 7pm). London petrol stations close at 10pm.

New Year’s Day

  • England, Wales & Northern Ireland Extras, Superstores and Metro stores open 9am - 6pm. Express stores open 8am – 10pm.
  • Scotland Extras, Superstores open 11am – 6pm. Metro and Express stores open 10am - 6pm.
  • Petrol stations open 8am - 7pm.

Thursday 2nd January (Hogmanay)

  • Scotland Extras and Superstores open 9am - 6pm.
  • Stores in England, Wales & Northern Ireland

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