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Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2025

Opening times for courts and tribunals over the Easter period.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
10 April 2025

Our courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 18 April to Monday 21 April 2025. They will reopen on Tuesday 22 April 2025.

Some magistrates’ courts will be open on Saturday 19 April and Monday 21 April 2025, 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 19 April only)
  • Chester Magistrates’ Court (Monday 21 April only)
  • Liverpool Magistrates’ Court
  • Manchester Magistrates’ Court
  • Tameside Magistrates Court
  • Barrow Magistrates’ Court
  • Carlisle Magistrates’ Court
  • Preston Combined Court

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
  • Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court
  • Swindon Magistrates’ Court
  • Bristol Magistrates’ Court
  • Taunton Magistrates’ Court
  • Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court
  • Poole Magistrates’ Court
  • Exeter Magistrates’ Court
  • Bodmin Magistrates’ Court
  • Plymouth Magistrates’ Court

South East

  • Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court
  • Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court
  • Luton Magistrates’ Court
  • Hatfield Magistrates’ Court
  • East Kent Magistrates’ Court (Folkestone)
  • Medway (Chatham) Magistrates’ Court
  • 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 10 April 2025