Opening hours of the post office for Christmas day and boxing day

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The post office will not be open as usual at Christmas. (Image: Eye Ubiquitous / Universal Images Group through Getty Images)

According to a recent investigation by the post office, more than 28 million people (54 percent) say they intend to visit one of the 11,500 branches of the post office during the holiday period.

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Knowing the opening hours of the nearest post office for this Christmas could be important as the latest Christmas publication dates are fast approaching.

If you planned to send mails abroad for Christmas or with a second-class stamp within the United Kingdom, unfortunately you no longer met the deadline.

However, there is still time to send a publication today if you want it to arrive before Christmas, you just have to send it through Royal Mail Special Delivery Guarantee, Parcelforce Worldwide express24, AM or 9 and 10.

Go to your local post office to find out, but check when your local branch might be open before you go.

(Image: Petra Figueroa / SOPA Images / LightRocket through Getty Images)

Opening hours of the post office for Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day

All branches of the post office will be open until 4 p.

Both on Christmas day and on boxing day, there is no direct answer as to whether the individual branches will be open, as opening hours vary according to the 11,500 branches of the post office in the United Kingdom.

A post office representative told Metro.co.uk: ‘The vast majority are independently managed or managed by our franchise partners. When it comes to Christmas day and boxing day, if the branches are open and if they are, what hours are open, they will vary individually.

“Customers can visit postoffice.co.uk for more information.”

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