Christmas is just days away and if you’re trying to figure out when you can do your Christmas and New Year food shopping, we’re here to help.

As Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, most supermarkets will only be open between 10am and 4pm (although this does seem to vary) so you’ll only have six hour window to do your food shop.

Tesco

Basildon Pitsea Extra

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-6pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-6pm

Mayflower Retail Park

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-6pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-6pm

Benfleet Road Express

Christmas Eve: 6am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 6am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-6pm

Wickford Silva Island

Christmas Eve: 6am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 6am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-6pm

Wickford Southend Road

Christmas Eve: 6am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 6am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-6pm

Basildon Langdon Hills

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-6pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-6pm

Billericay

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Rayleigh Road Express

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Stanford-le-hope

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Leigh

Christmas Eve: 12am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 12am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Southend Heygate Avenue Express

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Westcliff Road Express

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Kursaal Southend Express

Christmas Eve: 6am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 6am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Southend Extra

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-16pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-6pm

Road Leigh Express

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Broadway Express

Christmas Eve: 6am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 6am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Thorpe Bay Express

Christmas Eve: 7am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Hamlet Court Express

Christmas Eve: 12am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 12am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Hamlet Court Express

Christmas Eve: 12am-10pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 8am-10pm

New Year’s Eve: 12am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 8am-10pm

Sainsbury's

East Mayne and Rayleigh

Christmas Eve: 10am-6pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-6pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-6pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-7pm

Canvey

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-5pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: 7am-5pm

South London Road

Christmas Eve: 7am-9pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-9pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-9pm

Leigh

Christmas Eve: 7am-9pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-9pm

New Year’s Eve: 9am-9pm

New Year’s Day: 7am-11pm

All other Sainsbury stores are

Christmas Eve: 7am-9pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-9pm

New Year’s Eve: 7am-10pm

New Year’s Day: 9am-9pm

Opening times may change so check your nearest here

Aldi

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Closed

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: Closed

January 2: 8am – 10pm

A spokesperson for Aldi said: “To help customers with their Christmas shopping, stores will be open for browsing 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled opening time on Christmas Eve.

“No purchases can be made until the scheduled opening time.”

Lidl

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm (open one hour early for browsing)

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Closed

New Year's Eve: Open as normal

New Year's Day: Closed

January 2: Open as normal

ASDA in all areas

Christmas Eve: 10am-4pm

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 9am-6pm

New Year’s Eve: 10am-4pm

New Year’s Day: 10am-6pm

Opening times may change so check your nearest here