Many stores in the UK are operating at reduced hours during the May 2025 bank holiday
A bank holiday means that many people across the UK have an extra day off work to enjoy.
For some, this may mean doing their weekly food shop at the likes of Aldi, Tesco and M&S to stock up on all the essentials for the days ahead.
But many stores across the UK operate at different hours on Spring Bank Holiday with most opening later and closing earlier than on a normal weekday.
However, this does not mean that Brits will miss out on the chance to do some shopping as many supermarkets are still set to be open for around 10-hours today (Monday, May 26).
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Scroll down to read more about the opening times at each store.
Tesco
On May 26, larger Tesco stores in England and Wales open around 8am and close at 6pm. In Scotland, most will close a bit later at 8pm.
Tesco’s convenience stores maintain normal opening hours over the weekend – usually from 7am until 11pm, Mirror reports.
Morrisons
Larger Morrisons stores open at 7am and will close earlier, with most stores shutting their doors at 8pm.
Morrisons Daily stores were open from 7am until 10pm all weekend, including the bank holiday Monday – although some may extend their hours until 11pm.
Asda
Asda outlets will see doors open between 7am and 8am and will be closing at 10pm.
Scottish Asda branches will stick to their regular hours over the weekend.
The chain’s smaller convenience stores, Asda Express, are usually open 24 hours every day – even on Sundays and bank holidays.
Aldi
Aldi stores will be wrapping up business a bit earlier than usual on bank holiday Monday.
Instead of the typical 10pm closing time, most Aldi shops will be pulling down the shutters at 8pm while opening at 8am.
Scottish branches are an exception, keeping their regular 8am to 10pm shopping hours.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s convenience stores typically operate from 6am or 7am until 10pm or 11pm and this remained the same over the weekend.
On bank holiday Monday, Sainsbury’s larger stores are open from 8am until 8pm. Scottish opening hours will remain the same today.
Lidl
On bank holiday Monday, Lidl branches opening times will vary with some stores opening a little later at 8am rather than 7am. Stores appear to be closing at the same time of 10pm.
Waitrose
The opening hours of Waitrose vary significantly from store to store. Some branches open as early as 7am while others don’t open until 9am.
Closing times also differ, with some stores closing as early as 5pm and others as late as 10pm.
During bank holidays, some Waitrose stores operate under reduced hours and close an hour or two earlier.
M&S
On bank holidays, M&S stores typically open under normal hours but close an hour or two earlier, depending on the location.
