As we all know that Royal Mail is the leading organization in delivering mail and parcel throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. It is a huge organization owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd. It provides services like delivery and collection of mails in the whole United kingdom. It provides its mails and packages delivery services almost the whole of the year except Sundays and Bank Holidays. It guarantees o deliver mail and parcel within the given time in the whole United Kingdom.
All mails and logistics companies have their own holiday hours or holiday list. Likewise, Royal Mail has a large holiday list of Royal Mail Holidays. On these Royal Mail public holidays, it doesn’t provide its services to people. The employees of Royal Mail are on holiday. So, there is no employee work on these days. Your shipment or delivery of mail and parcel will take place after the Royal Mail holiday which means on the next business day. You might be curious to know the Royal Mail public holidays. We are going to discuss this in our next paragraph.
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Royal Mail Public Holidays 2021:
Royal also fulfills the needs of its customers on Saturdays too. There are some holidays that fall on Saturdays that are not considered as a Royal Mail working day. There are some Royal Mail public holidays on which Royal Mails services remain inactive. This is the biggest reason Royal Mail unable to deliver your parcel on time. You must have to check the Royal Mail holidays before using any of its services so that you can coordinate them with your schedule otherwise, you have to wait for the next working day that causes shipment delay. Here, we are discussing the Royal Mail holidays for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Let’s start with England and Wales first:
Royal Mail Bank Holidays 2021 for England and Wales:
Royal Mail is unable to provide its services on public and bank holidays. Here, we have a list of public and bank holidays for England and Wales on which Royal Mail services remain inactive. There nine Royal Mail holidays for England and Wales. This is the official list of Royal Mail with no collection or delivery of mails and packages. Let’s have a look at the Royal Mail holidays for England and Wales.
Holidays 2021 | Dates | Royal Mail Services |
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Bank Holiday - New Year's Day | Friday 1 January | No collections or deliveries |
Good Friday | Friday 2 April | No collections or deliveries |
Easter Monday | Monday 5 April | No collections or deliveries |
Early May Bank Holiday | Monday 3 May | No collections or deliveries |
Spring Bank Holiday | Monday 31 May | No collections or deliveries |
Summer Bank Holiday | Monday 30 August | No collections or deliveries |
Christmas Day | Saturday 25 December | No collections or deliveries |
Boxing Day | Sunday 26 December | No collections or deliveries |
Due to Boxing Day on Saturday | Tuesday 28 December | No collections or deliveries |
Royal Mail Bank Holidays 2021 for Northern Ireland:
Here, we have a list of Royal Mail Bank holidays for Northern Ireland. These holidays are official announced by the Royal Mail itself. There will be no package or mail delivery take place on these days. If you have some other post office work, then you have to wait for the next working day of the Royal Mail. There are eleven Royal Mail Bank Holidays for Northern Ireland. Let’s have a look:
Holidays 2021 | Dates | Royal Mail Services |
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New Year's Day | Friday 1 January | No collections or deliveries |
St Patrick's Day Bank Holiday | Wednesday 17 March | No collections or deliveries |
Good Friday Bank Holiday | Friday 2 April | No collections or deliveries |
Easter Monday Bank Holiday | Monday 5 April | No collections or deliveries |
Early May Bank Holiday | Monday 3 May | No collections or deliveries |
Spring Bank Holiday | Monday 31 May | No collections or deliveries |
Bank Holiday | Monday 12 July | No collections or deliveries |
Summer Bank Holiday | Monday 30 August | No collections or deliveries |
Christmas Day | Saturday 25 December | No collections or deliveries |
Boxing Day | Sunday 26 December | No collections or deliveries |
Due to Boxing Day on Saturday | Tuesday 28 December | No collections or deliveries |
Royal Mail Bank Holidays 2021 for Scotland:
As we know that all the businesses rely on Royal Mail in the whole of the United Kingdom. That’s why this Royal Mail holiday list helps the customers to save their precious time. Here, we have a list of Royal Mail bank holidays for Scotland. There are nine Royal Mail holidays. Have a look at the list given below. All the customers are requested to check the Royal Mail Holiday list before using any of its services.
Holidays 2021 | Dates | Royal Mail Services |
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New Year's Day Bank Holidays | Friday 1 January and Saturday 2 January | No collections or deliveries |
Good Friday Bank Holiday | Friday 2 April | Normal collections and deliveries |
Easter Monday Bank Holiday | Monday 5 April | No collections or deliveries |
Early May Bank Holiday | Monday 3 May | No collections or deliveries |
Spring Bank Holiday | Monday 31 May | No collections or deliveries except in the KA6-KA8 postcode areas |
Summer bank holiday | Monday 02 August | No collections or deliveries except in the following No collections but normal deliveries in the EH28 and EH52 postcode areas Normal collections and deliveries in the EH43-EH46, EH51, G, KW15-KW17, KA1-KA10, KA11-KA18, KA20-KA30, KY11-KY12, KY99, ML1-ML6, ML8-ML11, PA1-PA20, PA22-PA28, PA30-PA32, PA34, PA37-PA38, PA42, PA45 and PA60, PH1-PH2, PH14, TD1, TD7-TD9, TD12 and ZE postcode areas |
Christmas Day | Saturday 25 December | No collections or deliveries |
Boxing Day | Sunday 26 December | No collections or deliveries |
Due to Boxing Day on Saturday | Tuesday 28 December | No collections or deliveries |