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Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2025
Opening times for courts and tribunals over the Easter period.
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鈥� courts will be open on Saturday 19 April and Monday 21 April 2025, but for remand hearings only. We鈥檝e listed these courts below.
Always check with the court before you travel. You can聽find contact details on our Find a court or tribunal service.
North East
- Newcastle Magistrates鈥� Court
- Teesside Magistrates鈥� Court
- Newton Aycliffe Magistrates鈥� Court
- York Magistrates鈥� Court
- Leeds Magistrates鈥� Court
- Sheffield Magistrates鈥� Court
- Doncaster Magistrates鈥� Court
- Hull Magistrates鈥� Court
- Grimsby Magistrates鈥� Court
North West
- Warrington Magistrates鈥� Court (Saturday 19 April only)
- Chester Magistrates鈥� Court (Monday 21 April only)
- Liverpool Magistrates鈥� Court
- Manchester Magistrates鈥� Court
- Tameside Magistrates Court
- Barrow Magistrates鈥� Court
- Carlisle Magistrates鈥� Court
- Preston Combined Court
Midlands
- Nottingham Magistrates鈥� Court
- Leicester Magistrates鈥� Court
- Northampton Magistrates鈥� Court
- Lincoln Magistrates鈥� Court
- Birmingham Magistrates鈥� Court
- Wolverhampton Magistrates鈥� Court
- Coventry Magistrates鈥� Court
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates鈥� Court
- Kidderminster Magistrates鈥� Court
South West
- Southampton Magistrates鈥� Court
- Portsmouth Magistrates鈥� Court
- Swindon Magistrates鈥� Court
- Bristol Magistrates鈥� Court
- Taunton Magistrates鈥� Court
- Cheltenham Magistrates鈥� Court
- Poole Magistrates鈥� Court
- Exeter Magistrates鈥� Court
- Bodmin Magistrates鈥� Court
- Plymouth Magistrates鈥� Court
South East
- Chelmsford Magistrates鈥� Court
- Huntingdon Magistrates鈥� Court
- Luton Magistrates鈥� Court
- Hatfield Magistrates鈥� Court
- East Kent Magistrates鈥� Court (Folkestone)
- Medway (Chatham) Magistrates鈥� Court
- Norwich Magistrates鈥� Court
- Ipswich Magistrates鈥� Court
- Brighton Magistrates鈥� Court
- Guildford Magistrates鈥� Court
- Reading Magistrates鈥� Court
- Oxford Magistrates鈥� Court
- High Wycombe Magistrates鈥� Court
London
- Bromley Magistrates鈥� Court
- Croydon Magistrates鈥� Court
- Highbury Magistrates鈥� Court
- Thames Magistrates鈥� Court
- Uxbridge Magistrates鈥� Court
- Westminster Magistrates鈥� Court
- Willesden Magistrates鈥� Court
- Wimbledon Magistrates鈥� Court
Wales
- Cardiff Magistrates鈥� Court
- Swansea Magistrates鈥� Court
- Newport Magistrates鈥� Court
- Mold Magistrates鈥� Court
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Published 10 April 2025