NEARLY 180 bank branches are set to pull down their shutters for the final time this summer.
The closures come as a number of major high street banks move more of their banking services online.
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Data from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, reveals dozens of banks are set to close branches between June 23 and August 31.
HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Halifax are among some of the major banks who will be impacted.
Barclays is closing 60 branches between June 23 and the end of August, while NatWest is pulling down the shutters on 39.
Meanwhile, Halifax is shutting four branches and HSBC 49.
Here is the full list of bank’s closing branches this summer:
Barclays
- Holmfirth – June 23
- Holmes Chapel – June 27
- Tiverton – June 28
- Wallington – June 28
- Cambridge – June 28
- Mold (Wales) – June 30
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea – June 30
- Bootle – June 30
- Sudbury – July 6
- Chipping Norton – July 6
- Kingswood – July 6
- Knightsbridge, London – July 7
- Llangollen (Wales) – July 7
- Canvey Island – July 7
- Alnwick – July 7
- Wombourne – July 12
- Bentham – July 12
- Hayes – July 13
- South Harrow – July 14
- Oswestry – July 14
- Yarm – July 14
- Seahouses – July 14
- Brixton Road, London – July 19
- Fleet – July 19
- Oadby – July 20
- Lisburn (Northern Ireland) – July 21
- East Grinstead – July 21
- Sheffield – July 21
- Washington – July 21
- Heathfield – July 26
- Barnsley – July 26
- Portadown (Northern Ireland) – July 28
- Market Harborough – July 28
- Kingsland High Street, London – July 28
- Bognor Regis – August 9
- Stirling (Scotland) – August 11
- Chelmsford – August 11
- Kidsgrove – August 11
- Eastleigh – August 11
- Prudhoe – August 11
- Southampton – August 17
- Newark – August 17
- Dunfermline (Scotland) – August 18
- Wokingham – August 18
- Haltwhistle – August 18
- Birmingham – August 18
- Biggleswade – August 18
- Burnham-on-Crouch – August 22
- Windsor – August 23
- Diss – August 23
- Frome – August 23
- Worksop – August 24
- Birmingham – August 24
- Newcastle-under-Lyme – August 25
- Framlingham – August 25
- Brecon (Wales) – August 25
- Wilmslow – August 25
- Chalfont St Peter – August 31
HSBC
- New Milton – June 27
- Lewes – June 27
- St Neots – June 27
- Wadebridge – June 27
- Pontypool (Wales) – June 27
- Beccles – June 27
- Portishead – July 4
- Leatherhead – July 4
- Palmers Green – July 4
- Coalville – July 4
- Droitwich – July 4
- Long Eaton – July 11
- Southampton – July 11
- Port Talbot (Wales) – July 11
- Kingswinford – July 11
- Wetherby – July 11
- Brombrough – July 18
- Horsforth – July 18
- Gosforth – July 18
- Bognor Regis – July 18
- Marlow – July 18
- Harpenden – July 18
- Christchurch – July 25
- Seaford – July 25
- Tonbridge – July 25
- Blackwood (Wales) – July 25
- Norwich – July 25
- Westbury-On-Trym – August 1
- Putney – August 1
- Ashton-Under-Lyne – August 1
- Ormskirk – August 1
- Kenilworth – August 1
- Reigate – August 8
- North Finchley – August 8
- Cirencester – August 8
- Henley-On-Thames – August 8
- Denbigh (Wales) – August 8
- Hampstead – August 15
- Chippenham – August 15
- Bethnal Green – August 15
- Hornchurch – August 15
- Dorchester – August 22
- Morley – August 22
- Wymondham – August 22
- Ryde – August 22
- Windsor – August 22
- Rhyd-Y-Penau (Wales) – August 29
- Eastwood – August 29
- Leighton Buzzard – August 29
NatWest
- Ashton-in-Makerfield – June 27
- Rothwell – June 28
- Tilehurst – June 28
- Bristol – July 4
- Croydon – July 4
- Deal – July 5
- Dean Street, London – July 5
- Romford – July 6
- Heald Green – July 11
- Hull – July 11
- Isleworth – July 12
- Knowle – July 12
- Aldersgate Street, London – July 13
- New Malden – July 13
- Cardiff (Wales) – July 18
- Croydon – July 19
- Street – July 19
- Aldridge – July 20
- Whitley Bay – July 20
- Dorking – July 25
- March – July 25
- Peterborough – July 26
- Tamworth – July 27
- Blandford Forum – August 1
- Wymondham – August 1
- Knutsford – August 2
- Runcorn – August 2
- Stony Stratford – August 3
- Bournemouth – August 8
- Westbury on Trym – August 8
- Brighouse – August 9
- Fakenham – August 10
- Ryde – August 10
- Hertford – August 15
- Brighton – August 16
- Christchurch – August 16
- Fleet Street, London – August 17
- Fulwood – August 17
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Halifax
- Catford – July 18
- Bristol – July 19
- Tadcaster – August 8
- Denton – August 30
Santander
- Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes – August 29
- Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes – August 29
Lloyds
- Harrow – June 29
- Benton – July 17
- Peterborough – July 17
- Fulwell – July 20
- Chapeltown – July 24
- Holloway Road, London – July 25
- Carlton – July 26
- Cambridge – July 31
- Shepton Mallet – July 31
- Hazel Grove – August 1
- Thavies Inn House, London – August 1
- Threadneedle Street, London – August 2
- Tumble (Wales) – August 3
- Eckington – August 9
- New Mills – August 17
- Corringham – August 21
- Wotton-Under-Edge – August 23
Bank of Scotland
- Bearsden (Scotland) – July 25
- Edinburgh – July 26
- Pollokshields (Scotland) – July 27
- Cults (Scotland) – August 14
RBS
- Tranent (Scotland) – July 27
- Johnstone (Scotland) – August 15
What to do if your bank closes
Many people still rely on physical bank branches to carry out their day-to-day banking activities.
But there are still a number of ways you can access banking services without having to venture to the next nearest branch.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service. This is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs a banking bus and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in four locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
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