If you’re craving Chicken McNuggets over a roast turkey with all the trimmings this Christmastime, you need to know if your local McDonald’s is open.
Here’s all of the information required so you can scran down your favourite seasonal ‘McSandwich’ on the big day, either in-store or via McDelivery.
When is McDonald’s open over Christmas and Boxing Day?
McDonald’s operates more than 1,400 restaurants across the UK, with roughly 80 per cent franchised, meaning they decide their own opening hours.
Most of the fast food chain’s locations in the UK will be open on Christmas Eve, but many with reduced hours.
It’s very likely that your local McDonald’s will remain closed on Christmas Day, although a small number of sites are staying open – some even for almost 24 hours from 5am.
The McDonald’s website explains: “Only a handful of McDonald’s restaurants open on Christmas Day.”
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Here are the hours for the McDonald’s locations confirmed to be open on Christmas Day:
- Edgware Road: 8am – 10pm
- Swiss Cottage: 8am – 10pm
- Hackney: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Neasden – DT: 11am – 7pm
- Coventry: 7am – 2pm
- Olten: 7am – 2pm
- Islington: 5am – 4.59am
- Dagenham II: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Haringey: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Shirley: 7am – 2pm
- Ealing Broadway: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Kitts Green: 7am – 3pm
- Alperton: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Coalville: 7am – 2pm
- Burton 2: 7am – 3pm
- Tamworth 2: 7am – 3pm
- City Road: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Beckton: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Peggy Bedford: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Hanwell: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Holloway Road: 11am – 10pm
- Evesham: 7am – 2pm
- Stanmore Cornerhouse: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Brent Park DT: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Nuneaton 2: 7am – 3pm
- Uttoxeter DT: 7am – 2pm
- Wembley Park: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Hereford 2: 7am – 11am
- South Harrow – Shaftesbury: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Burton on Trent: 7am – 2pm
- Kings Norton: 7am – 3pm
- Swavesey A14/A11: 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
- Commercial Road: 11am – 10pm
- Highbury Corner: 9am – 10pm
- Swadlincote – Belmont Street: 7am – 2pm
- Ashby De La Zouch: 7am – 11am
- Stafford – Eccleshall Road: 7am – 2pm
- Tamworth Wilnecote: 7am – 2pm
- Cobham (MSA): 5am – 4.59am on Boxing Day
Boxing Day sees most locations reopen, a great many at their normal times, though some may start serving later and close earlier.
McDonald’s stores will resume usual trading patterns after December 26, heading into the New Year.
However, customers are encouraged to check locally using the chain’s restaurant locator as franchisees set their own hours and may operate slightly different schedules based on demand.
Can I get McDelivery over Christmas and Boxing Day
McDelivery generally operates when participating restaurants are open, with available times matching the outlets’ business hours.
On Christmas Eve, delivery will remain available during each location’s opening hours.
However, for Christmas Day, whether McDelivery is available depends entirely on each of the few open stores’ decisions, as well as delivery partner availability in the area.
On Boxing Day, McDelivery resumes widely as most restaurants return to standard operations.
It is a good idea to verify via the McDonald’s app, website or restaurant locator for real-time updates.
Only a handful of McDonald’s restaurants open on Christmas Day
McDonald’s
New Menu
McDonald’s is set to reveal a new ‘secret menu’ in January 2026, complete with FIVE brand new items.
Starting on January 5, the new menu is expected to include a Surf N Turf Burger – a double cheeseburger with a fillet-o-fish patty, Chicken Cheeseburger, Apple Pie Mini McFlurry and Espresso Shake.
As if that’s not exciting enough already, McDonald’s is also rumoured to be adding a Big Mac Sauce Dip.
Other returning items include Strawberry Lemonade, Galaxy Caramel McFlurry, Chicken Big Mac, Chilli Cheese Bites and Big Arch burger.
