All major supermarkets’ Christmas opening hours, from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day

With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to start writing your Christmas supermarket shopping list. A period synonymous with bustling aisles, Christmas music ringing from the tannoy and scrambles for the last pack of maris pipers, it pays to think ahead. Planning your shop to last and visiting stores at quieter times, such as early mornings or later evenings, can make all the difference.

One way to sidestep the stress of hosting is by pre-ordering your Christmas groceries and having them delivered straight to your door. Even the most organised households, however, often find themselves making a last-minute supermarket run on Christmas Eve or Boxing Day — whether it’s for forgotten vegetables or a much-needed bottle of milk. To avoid turning up to locked doors, we’ve pulled together the Christmas and New Year opening hours for all major UK supermarkets. Do bear in mind that hours can vary by location and store size, so it’s always wise to double-check your local branch.

If you need inspiration for your in-store food shop we’ve rounded up the best festive food options across Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and more, including plenty of budget options. We’ve made decision-making easy with dedicated guides to choosing your Christmas turkey and finding this year’s best supermarket mince pies and best supermarket mulled wine – all rigorously blind taste-tested. To help you save, we’ve also revealed the cheapest supermarket from which to buy your Christmas dinner from.

To help you organise your festive shopping, below are supermarket opening times from Christmas Eve (Wednesday, 24 December) to New Year’s Day (Thursday, 1 January):

Tesco

Sainsbury’s

Aldi

Lidl

Asda

Co-op

Waitrose

Marks and Spencer

Morrisons

For more festive fun, we’ve rounded up the best mulled wines for Christmas