England and Wales |
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2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
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New Year's Day Bank holiday |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
Good Friday Public Holiday |
21 Mar |
10 Apr |
2 Apr |
Easter Monday Bank Holiday |
24 Mar |
13 Apr |
5 Apr |
| Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May) |
5 May |
4 May |
3 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May) |
26 May |
25 May |
31 May |
| Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) |
25 Aug |
31 Aug |
30 Aug |
| Christmas Day Public Holiday |
25 Dec |
25 Dec |
27 Dec * |
| Boxing Day Bank Holiday |
26 Dec |
28 Dec ** |
28 Dec ** |
| * Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25th Dec because 25th falls at the weekend | |||
| ** Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26th Dec because 26th falls at the weekend | |||
| For orders shipped by Royal Mail or ParcelForce to UK delivery addresses: | Deadline for online orders | Expected Delivery Date |
| Deadline date for orders for pre-Xmas delivery | by 12 noon Wednesday 19th December | Friday 21st December Saturday 22nd December |
| First shipping date after Xmas and before New Year | by 12 noon Thursday 27th December | Friday 28th December |
| Last shipping date after Xmas and before New Year | by 10 am Friday 28th December | Saturday 29th December |
| First shipping date after New Year | Wednesday 2nd January 2007 | Thursday 3rd January 2007 |
| For orders shipped to non-UK addresses, these are the last shipping dates, using AirMail services for delivery before Xmas | Deadline for online orders | Actual Last Posting Date |
| South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (except Japan), New Zealand and Australia |
by 12 noon Friday 7th December | Saturday 8th December |
| USA, Canada, Japan and Eastern Europe | by 12 noon Monday 10th December | Tuesday 11th December |
| Western Europe | by 12 noon Wednesday 12th December | Thursday 13th December |
| Plese note: All dates and times quoted are GMT |