A deluge of season’s greetings, cash-filled cards and thank you notes makes Christmas 2025 a busy time for the Post Office.
You might also need to go to the Post Office to collect a parcel from a Christmas delivery as presents roll in.
But don’t leave the house just yet because you need to check if your local outlet is actually open.
Opening times can vary from branch to branch. Find your local opening hours by using the Branch Finder tool.
Metro has brought together the expected opening times for Post Office outlets over the festive period.
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When is the Post Office open for Christmas 2025?
Christmas Eve
Post Office branches are set to have limited hours on Christmas Eve, which falls on Wednesday, December 24 this year.
Post Office branches are likely to close early (around 4pm).
Christmas Day
Branches will be closed on Christmas Day.
As a bank holiday, Royal Mail will not be running any collections or deliveries on Thursday, December 25.
Boxing Day
Branches will be closed on Boxing Day.
It is also a bank holiday, so there will be no Royal Mail collections or deliveries on Friday, December 26.
December 27
As Post Offices and shops across the UK reopen, hours on Saturday, December 27 may vary across branches.
Check your local outlet as seasonal hours may apply.
December 28
Many Post Office branches are set to shut on Sunday, December 28 if they are usually closed on Sundays.
December 29 – 30
Branches are expected to follow a regular schedule on Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30.
New Year’s Eve
Post Office outlets are likely to close early on Wednesday, December 31 as people gear up to celebrate the start of 2026.
Post Office branches are likely to close early (around 4pm or 5pm).
New Year’s Day
As a bank holiday, Post Offices will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
Royal Mail won’t be making any deliveries or collections.
January 2
Hours will return to their regular timetable on Friday, January 2.
The Post Office has a network of 11,500 branches across the UK, but only 115 of those are determined as ‘Crown’ Post Offices.
These are branches still run by the Post Office, typically in city centre locations, rather than independently.
What has the Post Office said?
Last year, a Post Office spokesperson said that it knows ‘local residents and businesses rely on Post Office services in the run-up to Christmas’ and branches operated by independent Postmasters often stay open even at regular closure dates.
They added: ‘Our advice is to check a branch’s local Facebook page for information about openings over Christmas or visit postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder.
‘We have thousands of branches typically located inside convenience stores and we would expect many of these to remain open throughout the festive period, some will even be open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.’
This article was first published on December 21, 2024.
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