If you’ve been given Apple Store gift cards for Christmas, or just want to start the new year with an upgrade to your iPhone, iPad, Mac or other Apple product, then you’ll want to visit one of its stores.
As Christmas can be an unusual time for opening hours, it’s best to check whether your local outlet will be open when you get there. To help with this, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the times you can expect to find the lights on at the UK Apple Stores.
All times are the ones available and correct at the time of writing. To double-check you can ring the store itself. (Here’s how to make an Apple Store appointment.) You’ll find the details for each UK outlet on the official Apple retail store list.
Aberdeen, Union Square
Dec 24th: 9am – 4pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 6pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Basingstoke, Festival Place
Dec 24th: 8am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Bath, Southgate Place
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 11am – 5pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Belfast, Victoria Square
Dec 24th: 8am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9:30am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9:30am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 30th: 1pm – 6pm
Dec 31st: 9:30am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 1pm – 6pm
Birmingham, New Street
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Brighton, Churchill Square
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 5pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Bristol, Cabot Circus
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 10am – 7pm
Dec 28th: 10am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 10am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 6pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Bristol, Cribbs Causeway
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Bromley, The Glades
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 10am – 5pm
Cambridge, Grand Arcade
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 11am – 5pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Cardiff, St David’s 2
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9:30am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9:30am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Edinburgh, Princes Street
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 11am – 5pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 2pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Exeter, Princesshay
Dec 24th: 9:30am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 11am – 5pm
Dec 27th: 9:30am – 7pm
Dec 28th: 9:30am – 6pm
Dec 29th: 9:30am – 6pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9:30am – 6pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Gateshead, Metrocentre
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 8pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Glasgow, Braehead
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 7pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 30th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Glasgow, Buchanan Street
Dec 24th: 9am – 4pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 7:30pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 10am – 6pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 4pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Grays, Lakeside
Dec 24th: 9am – 7pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 9pm
Dec 27th: 10am – 10pm
Dec 28th: 10am – 10pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 7pm
Jan 1st: 10am – 7pm
Greenhithe, Bluewater
Dec 24th: 9am – 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 8am – 7pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 6pm
Jan 1st: 10am – 7pm
Kingston Upon Thames, Bentall Centre
Dec 24th: 8am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 9:30am – 6pm
Leeds, Trinity Leeds
Dec 24th: 9am – 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 6pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Leicester, Highcross
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 7pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am- 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Liverpool, Liverpool One
Dec 24th: 8am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 4pm
Jan 1st: 10am – 6pm
London, Brent Cross
Dec 24th: 9am – 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 9pm
Dec 27th: 10am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 10am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 6pm
Jan 1st: Closed
London, Covent Garden
Dec 24th: 10am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 11am – 5pm
Dec 27th: 10am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 10am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 10am – 8pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 5pm
London, Regent Street
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Noon – 6pm
Dec 27th: 10am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 10am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 10am – 8pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 5pm
London, Stratford City
Dec 24th: 8am – 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 10pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 7pm
London, White City
Dec 24th: 8am – 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 11pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 11pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 11pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 11pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 7pm
Jan 1st: Noon – 9pm
Manchester, Arndale
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11:30am – 5:30pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 10am – 6pm
Manchester, Trafford Centre
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 8am – 8pm
Dec 27th: 10am – 10pm
Dec 28th: 10am – 10pm
Dec 29th: 10am – 9pm
Dec 30th: Noon – 6pm
Dec 31st: 10am – 6pm
Jan 1st: Noon – 6pm
Milton Keynes, 26 Midsummer Place
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9:30am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Eldon Square
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Norwich, Chapelfield
Dec 24th: 8am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Plymouth, Drake Circus
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 6pm
Dec 30th: 10:30am – 4:30pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 10:30am – 4:30pm
Reading, The Oracle
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: 11am – 5pm
Sheffield, Meadowhall
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 8am – 8pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 10pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 4pm
Jan 1st: 10am – 4pm
Solihull, Touchwood Centre
Dec 24th: 9:30am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9:30am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9:30am – 6pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Southampton, Upper Shopping
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 8pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Watford, Intu Watford Shopping Centre
Dec 24th: 9am – 5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am – 6pm
Dec 27th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 28th: 9am – 9pm
Dec 29th: 9am – 7pm
Dec 30th: 11am – 5pm
Dec 31st: 9am – 5pm
Jan 1st: Closed
Author: Martyn Casserly, Contributor
Martyn has been involved with tech ever since the arrival of his ZX Spectrum back in the early 80s. He covers iOS, Android, Windows and macOS, writing tutorials, buying guides and reviews for Macworld and its sister site Tech Advisor.