For the Christmas and New Year period, some services are changing, including opening times for supermarkets, shopping centres and banks. In this guide, we have useful information on what’s running during this time of year in Leeds.
Supermarket opening times
For this section, we are listing opening times/dates for larger branches only.
Asda: Adel/Holt Park, Beeston, Harehills, Killingbeck, Kirkstall, Middleton, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Wortley
- Monday 23rd December: Normal opening hours
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 10am-7pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 9am-6pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 7am-7pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): 9am-6pm
For information on smaller branches of Asda and for your local branch, please visit their Store Finder.
Morrisons: Bramley, Guiseley, Harehills, Horsforth, Hunslet, Kirkstall, Merrion Centre, Morley, Rothwell, Wetherby, Yeadon
- Monday 23rd December: 6am-12am for most stores
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 5am-6pm for most stores
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 9am-6pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): TBC
For information on smaller branches of Morrisons (including Morrisons Daily) and for your local branch, please visit their Store Finder.
Sainsbury’s: Colton, Headingley, Headrow, Moor Allerton, Otley, White Rose Centre
- Monday 23rd December: 6am-11pm for most stores
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 6am-7pm for most stores
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 9am-6pm for most stores
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 7am-8pm for most stores
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): 8am-8pm for most stores
For information on smaller branches of Sainsbury’s (including Sainsbury’s Local) and for your local branch, please visit their Store Finder.
Tesco: Bramley, Garforth, Roundhay, Seacroft
- Monday 23rd December: 5am-1am
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 5am-7pm for most branches
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 9am-6pm for most branches
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 5am-7pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): 9am-6pm for most branches
For information on smaller branches of Tesco (including Tesco Express) and for your local branch, please visit their Store Finder.
Aldi: Beeston, Cardigan Fields (Burley), Chapel Allerton, Guiseley, Meanwood, Middleton, Morley, Regent Street, Rothwell, Seacroft, Wetherby, Wortley, Yeadon
- Monday 23rd December: 7am-10pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 7am-6pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 8am-6pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
For information on your local Aldi branch for other dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Lidl: Armley, Chapel Allerton, Garforth, Gipton, Halton, Stanningley, Woodlesford
- Monday 23rd December: 7am-10pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 7am-6pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
For information on your local Lidl branch for other dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Co-Op: Chapel Allerton, Kippax
- Monday 23rd December: 7am-10pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 7am-7pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 10am-7pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 7am-7pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): 10am-7pm
For information on smaller Co-Op branches, please visit their Store Finder.
Waitrose: Meanwood, Otley
- Monday 23rd December: TBC
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
For information on your local Waitrose branch for other dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Marks and Spencer Foodhall: Central Square (Wellington St), Crown Point, Guiseley, Moortown, Pudsey, Thorpe Park, Trinity Leeds, Wetherby, White Rose Centre
- Monday 23rd December: 7am-9pm or 7am-8pm – times vary from store to store
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 6am-7pm or 7am-5pm – times vary from store to store
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 8am-7pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
For information on other opening dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Iceland/The Food Warehouse: Crossgates, Hunslet (Junction 1 Retail Park), Kirkstall, Middleton, York Road
- Monday 23rd December: 6am-10pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 7am-6pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 7am-6pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
For information on your local Iceland branch for other dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Heron Foods: Armley, Crossgates, Harehills, Mabgate, Stanningley
- Monday 23rd December: TBC
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): TBC
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): TBC
For information on your local Heron Foods branch for other dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Farmfoods: Armley, Bramley, Middleton, Morley, Seacroft
- Monday 23rd December: 7am-10pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 7am-6pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 11am-5pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 8am-6pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
For information on your local Farmfoods branch for other dates, please visit their Store Finder.
Shopping centres in Leeds
Trinity Leeds:
- Monday 23rd December: 9am-9pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 9am-6pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 9am-6pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 9am-6pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): 9am-6pm
- All other dates listed here
Merrion Centre:
- Monday 23rd December: 5:30am-12:30am
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 5:30am-9:30pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day):
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve):
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day):
- All other dates listed here
St John’s Centre:
- Monday 23rd December: 8am-6pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 8am-6pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 10am-5pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 8am-5pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
- All other dates listed here
Victoria Leeds:
- Monday 23rd December: Open until 7pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 10am-5pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 10am-6pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): TBC
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
- All other dates listed here
White Rose Centre:
- Monday 23rd December: 9am-10pm
- Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve): 8am-4pm
- Wednesday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
- Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day): 9am-8pm
- Tuesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): 10am-5pm
- Wednesday 1st January (New Year’s Day): 11am-5pm
- All other dates listed here
Bank opening times
All banks will be closed during Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
- HSBC – Leeds: Branch finder
- Barclays – Leeds and Wetherby, plus Local services in Guiseley and Moor Allerton: Branch finder
- Virgin Money – Leeds, Crossgates, Hunslet, Moortown and Pudsey: Branch finder
- Co-Operative Bank – Leeds: Branch finder
- TSB – Leeds: Branch finder
- Lloyds – Leeds, Armley, Crossgates, Harehills and Wetherby: Branch finder
- Halifax – Leeds, Bramley, Crossgates, Horsforth, Hunslet, Wetherby and White Rose: Branch finder
- Santander – Leeds, Morley and Pudsey: Branch finder
- NatWest – Leeds, Chapel Allerton, Crossgates and Morley: Branch finder
- Nationwide – Leeds: Branch finder
- Skipton Building Society – Leeds, Guiseley, Otley, Wetherby: Branch finder
- Leeds Building Society – Leeds, Crossgates, Garforth, Horsforth, Moortown, Morley and Yeadon: Branch finder
- Yorkshire Building Society – Leeds, Morley, Pudsey and Rothwell: Branch finder
Useful tips and resources
- Most banks, supermarkets and other shops have online store finders. They should have details of opening times during Christmas and New Year
- The busiest days around this time for shopping tend to be Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
- Some stores have quieter hours, including Tesco, Morrisons and Home Bargains
