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Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2024

Opening times for courts and tribunals over the Easter period.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
15 March 2024

Our courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024. They will reopen on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Some magistrates’ courts will be open on Saturday 30 March and Monday 1 April 2024, but for remand hearings only. We’ve listed these courts below.

Always check with the court before you travel. You can find contact details on our Find a court or tribunal service.

North East

  • Newcastle Magistrates’ Court
  • Teesside Magistrates’ Court
  • Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court
  • York Magistrates’ Court
  • Leeds Magistrates’ Court
  • Sheffield Magistrates’ Court
  • Doncaster Magistrates’ Court
  • Hull Magistrates’ Court
  • Grimsby Magistrates’ Court

North West

  • Warrington Magistrates’ Court (Saturday 30 March only)
  • Chester Magistrates’ Court (Monday 1 April only)
  • Liverpool Magistrates’ Court
  • Manchester Magistrates’ Court
  • Barrow Magistrates’ Court
  • Carlisle Magistrates’ Court
  • Preston Magistrates’ Court and Sessions House

Midlands

  • Nottingham Magistrates’ Court
  • Leicester Magistrates’ Court
  • Northampton Magistrates’ Court
  • Lincoln Magistrates’ Court
  • Birmingham Magistrates’ Court
  • Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court
  • Coventry Magistrates’ Court
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates’ Court
  • Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court

South West

  • Southampton Magistrates’ Court
  • Swindon Magistrates’ Court
  • Bristol Magistrates’ Court
  • Taunton Magistrates’ Court
  • Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court
  • Poole Magistrates’ Court
  • Exeter Magistrates’ Court
  • Bodmin Magistrates’ Court (Saturday 30 March only)
  • Truro Magistrates’ Court (Monday 1 April only)

South East

  • Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court
  • Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court
  • Luton Magistrates’ Court
  • Hatfield Magistrates’ Court
  • North Kent Magistrates’ Court (Medway) sitting at Maidstone Crown Court
  • East Kent Magistrates’ Court (Folkestone)
  • Norwich Magistrates’ Court
  • Ipswich Magistrates’ Court
  • Brighton Magistrates’ Court
  • Guildford Magistrates’ Court
  • Reading Magistrates’ Court
  • Oxford Magistrates’ Court
  • High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court

London

  • Bromley Magistrates’ Court
  • Croydon Magistrates’ Court
  • Highbury Magistrates’ Court
  • Thames Magistrates’ Court
  • Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court
  • Westminster Magistrates’ Court
  • Willesden Magistrates’ Court
  • Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court

Wales

  • Cardiff Magistrates’ Court
  • Swansea Magistrates’ Court
  • Newport Magistrates’ Court
  • Mold Magistrates’ Court

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Published 15 March 2024