Rule one: Never assume. Check the shop’s website or Google Maps. Google is usually right, but it lies sometimes. Trust but verify, my friend.
Rule two: Big shopping centres? Usually open. But individual stores inside them might have their own weird hours. It’s a maze of conflicting schedules. Bring snacks.
Rule three: If you see a “Bank Holiday Monday Opening Hours” sign, take a photo. It’s a rare artifact. Frame it. Show it to your grandchildren.
Bank holiday Monday supermarket opening hours: Tesco,…
What About The Small Town?
If you’re in a tiny village? Godspeed. The one shop there might be closed because the owner went to the beach. Your only option is the post office, which is also closed. Enjoy nature.
But that’s the beauty. A Bank Holiday forces you to slow down. You can’t buy your way out of boredom. You have to actually live. Take a walk. Talk to a neighbor. Rediscover the joy of doing nothing.
Or, you know, just go to the pub. The pub is always open. Always.
