Shops and museums openings during Easter weekend in London
Are most shops and museums open during the Easter weekend (from Good Friday to Easter Monday) in London?
Is there any day during the four-day break where there is more chance of finding them open?
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As far as I know most (if not all) of the museums will be open. They are usually very good with publishing opening times on their websites, so you can always double check if in doubt.
So I thing you will find them open all the time.... but probably really packed :)
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Are museums open on Easter in London?
As a rule of thumb though, museums don't generally close in the UK over Easter. Just Christmas and New Years Day. And shops may close on Easter Sunday but larger shops will be open on the rest of the period.Are shops open during Easter London?
By law all shops have to shut on Easter Sunday and this applies to everything except newsagents and convience stores. Agreeing to close at Easter and Christmas was the only way that Sunday trading could be bought in. Most attractions that open on a Sunday should be open.Are museums open on Easter weekend?
So, below are details of when the major London attractions will be open and closed over the Easter weekend. Basically, the British Museum is closed on Good Friday, Westminster Abbey and St Paul's are open for worship only on Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Windsor castle has some closure.Are things open in London on Easter Sunday?
Many shops will be closed on Easter Sunday, but most sights and attractions will be open throughout the long weekend. St Paul's and Westminster Abbey are closed on Sundays to visitors, but they will be open for worship.EASTER WEEKEND VLOG | COTSWOLDS ZOO, SUNDAY ROAST AND SHOPPING IN LONDON
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Answer 2
There's no global rule for this sort of thing. For any museum of any note and any shops with a web presence, expect to find information about Easter opening times on their website. (Note - don't trust the opening times that appear directly on Google search - Google's scraper frequently fails to account for special events).
I would expect most Museums to be open all weekend, however for them to be unusally busy, as large numbers of UK residents take advantage of the long weekend to partake in some tourism.
Most shops will be open throughout the weekend (except Easter Sunday, for which only a limited number of shops (mostly smaller stores) are permitted to be open), although possibly with reduced opening hours on Friday and Monday. Saturday is likley to be unaffected except with small, owner-run stores, where the owner has taken a holiday over the weekend.
Answer 3
Regarding your question:
Is there any day during the four-day break where there is more chance of finding them open?
I would order the chances of museums and shops being open during Easter in this order:
- Easter Saturday
- Easter Monday
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
This is from personal experience. As others have said. I would consult the web for individual places being open on given days. They are usually good at advertising opening times. As a rule of thumb though, museums don't generally close in the UK over Easter. Just Christmas and New Years Day. And shops may close on Easter Sunday but larger shops will be open on the rest of the period. Independent shops will possibly be closed the whole weekend but Easter Saturday is your best bet.
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