GOING to your local pub is a Christmas tradition for many households across the country.
So if you're thinking about raising a glass this festive period, make sure you know which pubs open and when.
Are pubs open for Christmas and New Year?
Many pubs throughout the UK receive requests for family meals over the festive period.
Quite a few remain open, but some choose to close to give their staff time off to rest.
If your local pub is independently run they'll dictate their opening hours over Christmas and New Year.
But we look at the opening hours for some of the country's biggest pub chains.
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Wetherspoons
Most Wetherspoons pubs open on Christmas Day, but opening hours vary from branch to branch.
You can check by using the chain's locator tool on its website, or you can always pick up the phone and call.
With the exception of our airport pubs, Spoons doesn't serve food on Christmas Day.
The exact time they shut varies from venue to venue.
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Venues that are usually open until 10pm remain open until 11pm, while some continue to serve right up until midnight or 1am.
The majority of Spoons be open late to help ring in the New Year.
We don't have a full list of hours for each Wetherspoon pub so check with your local to see when opens.
What about other pubs?
Greene King has over 300 pubs in London and 2,600 in the UK.
Opening times over the festive period vary depending on location.
But again, you can check the pub locator on its website which shows you when your local is open.
Mitchells and Butlers own some of the most popular pubs in the UK including Harvester and Toby Carvery.
Like Greene King, opening times over the Christmas and New Year holiday period vary across M&B's pubs so you should check out either Harvester's or Toby Carvery's websites.
You can use their locator tools to find your nearest pub and the opening times.
You just have to enter your postcode, location or the venue you want to go to.
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England and Wales
- January 1, 2024 - New Year's Day
- March 29, 2024 - Good Friday
- April 1, 2024 - Easter Monday
- May 6, 2024 - Early May bank holiday
- May 27, 2024 - Spring bank holiday
- August 26, 2024 - Summer bank holiday
- December 25, 2024 - Christmas Day
- December 26, 2024 - Boxing Day
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Scotland
- January 1, 2024 - New Year's Day
- January 2, 2024 - 2nd January
- March 29, 2024 - Good Friday
- April 1, 2024 - Easter Monday
- May 6, 2024 - Early May bank holiday
- May 27, 2024 - Spring bank holiday
- August 5, 2024 - Summer bank holiday
- December 2, 2024 - St Andrew's Day
- December 25, 2024 - Christmas Day
- December 26, 2024 - Boxing Day
Northern Ireland
- January 1, 2024 - New Year's Day
- March 18, 2024 - St Patrick's Day
- March 29, 2024 - Good Friday
- April 1, 2024 - Easter Monday
- May 6, 2024 - Early May bank holiday
- May 27, 2024 - Spring bank holiday
- July 12, 2024 - Battle of the Boyne
- August 26, 2024 - Summer bank holiday
- December 25, 2024 - Christmas Day
- December 26, 2024 - Boxing Day
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