What's open on New Year's Day 2027?

Friday, 1 January 2027

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Stores and services

Aldi logoAldiDiscount supermarketClosedRoyal Mail logoRoyal MailPost deliveries & collectionsClosed
Not announced yet: Argos, Asda, B&M, B&Q, Barclays, Boots, Co-op, Costa Coffee, Currys, Greggs, Home Bargains, HSBC UK, Iceland, IKEA, John Lewis, Lidl, Lloyds Bank, M&S, McDonald's, Morrisons, NatWest, Next, Post Office, Primark, Sainsbury's, Superdrug, Tesco, Waitrose, Wickes. These haven't published New Year's Day 2027 opening times that we could verify, so check your local store. We add answers as soon as they're published.

About New Year's Day 2027

New Year's Day, Friday 1 January 2027, is a bank holiday across the UK. Scotland also has a second bank holiday for 2 January, which moves to Monday 4 January in 2027.

No law closes shops on New Year's Day. Scotland's 2007 Act lets ministers extend the Christmas Day ban on large shops to New Year's Day, but they haven't done so. Aldi says its stores will close on New Year's Day 2027 and reopen on Saturday 2 January. Royal Mail says it doesn't deliver or collect mail on UK bank holidays.

Sources: GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) · Christmas Day and New Year's Day Trading (Scotland) Act 2007, section 2 (New Year's Day order power) · Scottish Government: New Year's Day trading for large retailers, consultation analysis · Aldi UK Press Office: Aldi to give store colleagues Boxing Day off this Christmas (2 September 2026) · Royal Mail: Delivery times ("we don't deliver or collect mail on UK bank holidays")

Rules by region

RegionBank holiday?Large shops must close?
England and WalesYesNo: shops may open
ScotlandYesNo: shops may open
Northern IrelandYesNo: shops may open

Sources

Questions

When is New Year's Day 2027?

New Year's Day 2027 is on Friday, 1 January 2027.

Is New Year's Day 2027 a bank holiday?

Yes, in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. GOV.UK notes that employers don't have to give paid leave on bank holidays.

Are shops closed on New Year's Day 2027?

No law makes shops close on New Year's Day, so each store sets its own hours.

Is there post on New Year's Day 2027?

No. Royal Mail says it doesn't deliver or collect mail on UK bank holidays, and New Year's Day is a bank holiday in England and Wales. It hasn't published its 2027 holiday list yet, so this follows that standing policy.