PLANNING when to send your post on a Bank Holiday can be time consuming.
Essential Post Office services will vary over Bank Holidays, so planning ahead can ensure your parcel or letter is sent on time.
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Parcels and letters are usually delivered six days a week by Royal Mail.
Posties will deliver your letters and parcels Monday to Saturday, but on Sundays and Bank Holidays, no post is delivered to your door.
There are around 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK, the majority of which are run independently or as a franchise arrangement.
Opening times vary from branch to branch as there are no set hours across the network.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Is the Post Office open on the May Bank Holiday?
Post Office branches are normally closed on Sundays, Bank Holidays and local holidays.
May Bank Holiday Mondays might see post offices close, giving their workers a well-earned day off.
As opening times and hours vary from store to store, it’s best to check ahead before you head out to avoid a wasted journey.
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You can go to the Post Office website and use its store locator tool.
Enter your postcode and you can check your nearest branch hours.
Are there more Bank Holidays in 2023?
There are plenty of Bank Holidays coming in 2023 and it could mean changes to Post Office opening times in future too.
Here’s the full list of Bank Holidays in 2023:
England and Wales
Scotland
- May 1, 2023 – Early May bank holiday
- May 8, 2023 – Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
- May 29, 2023 – Spring bank holiday
- August 7, 2023 – Summer bank holiday
- November 30, 2023 – St Andrew’s Day
- December 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2023 – Boxing Day
Northern Ireland
- May 1, 2023 – Early May bank holiday
- May 8, 2023 – Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
- May 29, 2023 – Spring bank holiday
- July 12, 2023 – Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
- August 28, 2023 – Summer bank holiday
- December 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2023 – Boxing Day
