Exact list of dates the Post Office will be closed in 2022 for Royal Mail holidays

Don’t get caught out if you’re planning on sending important post or parcels this year, as we’ve got the exact dates the Post Office won’t be open for business in 2022. While you can always pop to a letterbox, the Royal Mail service doesn’t run 365 days a year

The modern world is awash with important dates to remember and, while it’s tempting to leave posting letters and parcels until the last minute, you may need to be wary.

After the busy Christmas and New Year period, people can be fooled into thinking they can relax on the present- and card-front, but birthdays, bank holidays and other celebrations are soon upon them.

These special days often require a dedicated letter or gift, but the Royal Mail service is not always open. Therefore, it’s important for people to know exactly when they can send their special correspondence.

Here is the exact list of dates that the Post Office will be closed for in 2022 for the Royal Mail holidays.

Royal Mail and bank holidays

Sadly, January 3, 2022, is the last bank holiday for a good while – in England, at least. Most Brits will have to wait until the Easter holidays on April 15, 2022, for another well-earned rest besides paid time off.

The delivery service does its best to provide year-round post, but even the Royal Mail needs some time off.

Their holidays are the same as Bank Holidays, which fall on the following dates in 2022:

• Monday, January 3 – New Year’s Day bank holiday
• Thursday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only)
• Friday, April 15 – Good Friday
• Monday, April 18 – Easter Monday
• Monday, May 2 – Early May Bank Holiday

• Thursday, June 2 – Spring Bank Holiday
• Friday, June 3 – Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
• Monday, August 29 – Summer Bank Holiday
• Monday, December 26 – Boxing Day
• Tuesday, December 27 – Christmas Day

What are the important dates in the UK I should remember in 2022?

Not every celebration falls on a Bank Holiday, so it can be tough to remember when you wish friends and family, or even post presents and parcels to them.

Of course, we can’t tell you all the important birthdays and anniversaries you need to remember, but we do have a list of other observances the UK holds.

Here is the list for 2022.

• January 25 – Burns Night

• February 1 – Chinese New Year

• February 14 – Valentine’s Day

• March 1 – Saint David’s Day

• March 1 – Shrove Tuesday

• March 17 – St Patrick’s Day

• March 27 – Mothering Sunday

• April 3 – Ramadan start (date may vary)

• April 16 – Start of Passover (ends on April 23)

• April 23 – Saint George’s Day

• May 3 – Eid ul Fitr (date may vary)

• June 3 – Queen’s jubilee

• June 19 – Father’s Day

• July 10 – Eid ul Adha (date may vary)

• September 26 – Rosh Hashana

• October 5 – Yom Kippur

• October 24 – Diwali

• October 31 – Halloween

• November 5 – Bonfire Night

• November 13 – Remembrance Sunday

• November 30 – Saint Andrew’s Day

• December 19 – Hanukkah (ends December 26)

• December 24 – Christmas Eve

• December 25 – Christmas Day

• December 26 – Boxing Day

• December 31 – New Year’s Eve