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Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2024
Opening times for courts and tribunals over the Easter period.
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