Key dates for Christmas & New Year deliveries, UK & EU

The festive season is upon us. With upcoming closures and bank holidays, we wanted to let you all know all the key dates for Christmas & New Year deliveries for UK & EU. Be sure to plan ahead – order by our deadlines below to ensure pre-Christmas deliveries. Plus, learn our schedule for the new year.

Read on for:

  • Opening times
  • UK parcel deliveries | UK pallet deliveries | UK full load deliveries
  • EU deliveries

Opening times

DateCustomer service
opening times
Warehouse
opening times
24th Dec09:00 – 16:0009:00 – 16:00
25th DecCLOSEDCLOSED
26th DecCLOSEDCLOSED
27th DecBank holiday
CLOSED
Bank holiday
CLOSED
28th DecBank holiday
CLOSED
Bank holiday
CLOSED
29th Dec09:00 – 17:3009:00 – 17:30
30th Dec09:00 – 17:3009:00 – 17:30
31st Dec09:00 – 16:0009:00 – 16:00
1st JanCLOSEDCLOSED
2nd JanCLOSEDCLOSED
3rd JanBank holiday
CLOSED
Bank holiday
CLOSED
4th Jan09:00 – 17:30Stocktake
CLOSED
5th Jan09:00 – 17:30Stocktake
CLOSED
6th Jan09:00 – 17:3009:00 – 17:30

UK parcel deliveries

Order dateDelivery
Fri 17th DecPre-Christmas
Mon 20th DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Tues 21st DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Wed 22nd DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Thurs 23rd DecTues 4th Jan 2022
Fri 24th DecTues 4th Jan 2022
Wed 29th DecTues 4th Jan 2022
Thurs 30th DecTues 4th Jan 2022
Fri 31st DecTues 4th Jan 2022
Tues 4th Jan
No despatches on this day due to stock take
Mon 10th Jan 2022
Wed 5th Jan
No despatches on this day due to stock take
Mon 10th Jan 2022

UK pallet deliveries

Order dateDelivery
Wed 15th DecPre-Christmas
Thurs 16th DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Friday 17th DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Mon 20th DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Tues 21st DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Wed 22nd DecNot guaranteed for pre-Xmas delivery
Thurs 23rd DecTues 4th Jan 2022
Fri 31st DecMon 10th Jan 2022
Wed 29th Dec
TPN Closed
Mon 10th Jan 2022
Thurs 30th Dec
TPN Closed
Mon 10th Jan 2022
Fri 31st Dec
TPN Closed
Mon 10th Jan 2022
Tues 4th Jan
No despatches on this day due to stock take
Mon 10th Jan 2022
Wed 5th Jan
No despatches on this day due to stock take
Wed 12th Jan 2022

UK full load deliveries

Order dateDelivery
Fri 10th DecPre-Christmas5 working days’ lead time for deliveries up to Friday 17th Dec
w/c 20th Dec Any deliveries needed this week will need 2 weeks’ notice (drivers & vehicles will be difficult to obtain nearer the time)
w/c 27th DecFrom 10th Jan 2022 onwardsNo despatches 4th & 5th Jan 2022 due to stocktake

EU deliveries

Pre-Christmas EU orders

Shipment typeOrder by 10am BSTDelivery EU
ParcelFri 17th DecPre-Christmas
PalletsFri 10th DecPre-Christmas

Any orders placed after these cut off dates will not be guaranteed for pre-Christmas delivery

January 2022 – first EU orders

Shipment typeOrder by 10am BSTDelivery EU 
ParcelWed 29th DecWeek ending 14th Jan 2022
PalletsWed 29th DecWeek ending 14th Jan 2022

So that’s all our key dates for Christmas & New Year deliveries for UK & EU. We thank you for your understanding.

We hope you have a lovely Christmas and a very happy New Year. See you in 2022!

All of us at Vegware

Wondering what to order? Here’s our online product catalogue and pretty product list pdf.

Short of holiday reading, and wondering what we got up to in 2021? Read the Vegware Journal!