Full list of supermarket opening times on Easter Monday (2025)

The Easter bank holiday is almost over, and many of you will be enjoying the last day of freedom finishing off your Easter Eggs.

But, have you got all you need? Much like over Christmas, supermarket opening times are a little different at Easter.

And it varies depending on which country in the UK you’re in.

To save you turning up at your local supermarket only to find a closed sign, we’ve put together a handy guide.

When is Asda open on Easter Monday?

About 1,100 Asda stores were closed on Easter Sunday across England, Wales and Northern Ireland – a result of laws restricting large stores from opening on certain bank holidays.

• Easter Monday:7am-10pm

If you want to double-check your local Asda’s opening times, try the company’s store locator.

When is Co-op open over Easter?

Co-ops can vary a lot in size, from medium-sized stores to teeny tiny petrol station spots. As they tend to be on the smaller side, some Co-ops don’t have to shutter over the Easter break in line with government policies.

It’ll be business as usual on Saturday and Easter Monday.

As always, check your local Co-op’s opening hours with the supermarket’s branch finder.

Aldi Easter opening times

• Easter Monday:8am-8pm

You can use Aldi’s store finder tool on its website to find your local shop’s trading hours.

Is Iceland open on Easter Monday?

Stores in England, Wales, and Northern Irelandwere closed on Easter Sunday, while those in Scotland stayed open.

All the frozen food retailer’s stores, however, will be open as usual on Easter Monday. Shopping centre Iceland stores may be different, though.

Iceland’s store locator will have you covered if you need to check when your local is open for business.

When is Lidl open over Easter?

Lidl, the German grocer, will operate its usual trading hours over Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Monday across the UK.

• Easter Monday:Inside M25: 8am – 10pm, Outside M25: 8am – 8pm (England), 8am – 8pm (Wales), open as normal (Scotland)

Your local Lidl’s trading hourscan be found on the supermarket’s store tracker.

When is Morrisons open over Easter?

Like most supermarket chains, your nearest Morrisons being open over Easter depends on where in the UK you live.

• Easter Monday:7am – 8pm

Just punch in your postcode on the Morrison store locator tool to check opening times.

When is Sainsbury’s open over Easter?

• Easter Monday: Larger stores reduced opening times of 8am to 8pm. Local stores open from 7am to 10pm

Sainsbury’s ‘find a store’ webpage can also be used to find out when your local store will open.

When is Tesco open over Easter?

Tesco come in three main sizes: Express, Metro and Extra. Once again, government laws meant only some Tesco stores could open yesterday.

On Easter Monday, most Tesco stores will be open but may operate reduced hours and close by 8pm.

You can see what times your local store opens and closes here.

Is Waitrose open today, Easter Monday?

Like other supermarkets, Waitrose shut its larger stores yesterday but kept the doors open at its smaller shops.

• Easter Monday: 8am-8pm

You can use Waitrose’s ‘find a store’ page to check if and when your local store is open.

This article was first published on April 8, 2025.

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