Courts and tribunals opening times over Easter 2023

Our courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 7th to Monday 10th April 2023. They will reopen on Tuesday 11th April 2023.

Some magistrates’ courts will be open on Saturday 8th and Monday 10th April 2023, but for remand hearings only. We’ve listed these courts below.

Always check with the court before you travel. You can find contact details on our Find a court or tribunal service.

North East

• Newcastle Magistrates’ Court
• Teesside Magistrates’ Court
• Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court
• York Magistrates’ Court
• Leeds Magistrates’ Court
• Sheffield Magistrates’ Court
• Doncaster Magistrates’ Court
• Hull Magistrates’ Court
• Grimsby Magistrates’ Court

North West

• Warrington Magistrates’ Court
• Crewe Magistrates’ Court (Saturday 8 April only)
• Liverpool Magistrates’ Court
• Manchester Magistrates’ Court
• Barrow Magistrates’ Court
• Carlisle Magistrates’ Court
• Preston Magistrates’ Court

Midlands

• Nottingham Magistrates’ Court
• Leicester Magistrates’ Court
• Northampton Magistrates’ Court
• Lincoln Magistrates’ Court
• Birmingham Magistrates’ Court
• Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court
• Coventry Magistrates’ Court
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates’ Court
• Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court
• Walsall Magistrates’ Court

South West

• Southampton Magistrates’ Court
• Swindon Magistrates’ Court
• Bristol Magistrates’ Court
• Taunton Magistrates’ Court
• Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court
• Poole Magistrates’ Court
• Exeter Magistrates’ Court
• Cornwall Magistrates’ Court

South East

• Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court
• Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court
• Luton Magistrates’ Court
• Hatfield Magistrates’ Court
• North Kent Magistrates’ Court (Medway)
• East Kent Magistrates’ Court (Folkestone)
• Norwich Magistrates’ Court
• Ipswich Magistrates’ Court
• Brighton Magistrates’ Court
• Guildford Magistrates’ Court
• Reading Magistrates’ Court
• Oxford Magistrates’ Court
• High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court

London

• Bromley Magistrates’ Court
• Croydon Magistrates’ Court
• Highbury Magistrates’ Court
• Thames Magistrates’ Court
• Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court
• Westminster Magistrates’ Court
• Willesden Magistrates’ Court
• Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court

Wales

• Cardiff Magistrates’ Court
• Swansea Magistrates’ Court
• Newport Magistrates’ Court
• Mold Magistrates’ Court