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
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
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
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
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