The start of May brings with it the first of three bank holidays which people will get to enjoy over the next month.
Monday, May 1, will be the annual early May bank holiday which means we can enjoy the spring weather with a three-day weekend.
The following weekend is the King's Coronation, and so to celebrate there will be an extra bank holiday on Monday, May 8.
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And finally, at the end of May, it is the spring bank holiday on Monday, May 29. Like all bank holidays, it will mean that opening times for shops and supermarkets will vary slightly on those days. So if you need to pop to the shop it is important to know when they will be closing.
Here are the opening times for Aldi, ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, Morrisons, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose on the bank holiday of Monday, May 1.
Aldi
Opening hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday remain unchanged The budget supermarket's opening hours on Monday, May 1 will be 8am to 8pm.
However, the retailer says opening hours may vary depending on store location. You can check individual store opening hours here.
ASDA
ASDA stores across the UK will be open as normal on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, May 1, the majority of Asda stores will be opening 8am to 8pm - although some may open earlier and stay open later.
Check your local ASDA opening hours here. As a guide here are the opening hours for Asda Eastlands and Asda Hazel Grove.
Asda Eastlands:
Asda Hazel Grove:
Tesco
Tesco stores across the UK will be open as normal on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
On Monday most of Tesco’s larger stores will be open from 8am to 6pm, while some may stay open until 8pm. Express stores opening hours may vary.
Check your local Tesco opening hours here. For reference here are the opening hours for Tesco Horwich and Tesco Failsworth.
Tesco Horwich
Tesco Failswoth
M&S
All M&S and M&S Foodhalls will be open on Monday, May 1.
Opening times for stores vary on Monday. For example:
M&S on Market Street, Manchester - 8am to 8pm
M&S and Quayside, MediaCityUK - 10am to 6pm
Check your local M&S opening hours here.
Lidl
On bank holiday Monday Lidl stores in England and Wales will be open from 8am until 8pm - Scottish stores however will be closing as normal at 10pm.
Some store opening times may vary and customers are advised to check the store finder on Lidl’s website, for details on their local branch.
Morrisons
Morrisons opening hours will remain unchanged on Saturday and Sunday. On bank holiday Monday, the majority of Morrisons stores will be open from 7am until 8pm in England and Wales however this may vary from store to store.
Scottish stores, however, will trade under their usual opening hours of 7am until 10pm on Monday.
Find out more about your local Morrisons opening hours here. For reference here are the opening hours for Morrisons Chadderton and Morrisons Chorlton.
Morrisons Chadderton
Morrisons Chorlton
Waitrose
Waitrose opening hours on Monday differ depending on your location. Check your local Waitrose opening hours here
For reference here are the opening hours for Waitrose Altrincham and Waitrose Cheadle Hulme.
Waitrose Altrincham
Waitrose Cheadle Hulme
Sainsbury's
Hours on Saturday and Sunday will be unchanged, but superstores in England and Wales will open under shorter hours on Monday, May 1, with most listing times between 8am and 8pm. Superstores in Scotland will remain open under normal hours.
Sainsbury’s Local convenience stores are scheduled to be open from 7am until either 10pm or 11pm this Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
For reference here are the opening hours at Sainsbury's Heaton Park and Sainsbury's Regent Road
Sainsbury's Heaton Park
Sainsbury's Regent Road
Check your local Sainsbury's opening hours here.
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