McDonald’s August bank holiday opening hours – what are its Monday opening hours?

IF you find yourself craving a McDonald's following the extra night off this weekend but aren't sure of your local branch's opening times, fear not.

Here's everything you'll need to know to get your hands on your favourite fast food.

When is Mcdonald's open over the bank holiday?

Normal McDonald's hours vary, but typically range between 5am and 7am in the morning and 10pm and midnight at closing.

Many branches nowadays are even 24 hours.

McDonald's typically runs a normal service on bank holidays, but it's worth checking your local stores hours to avoid disappointment.

You can find the opening times for every outlet on the chain's .

Apps like Uber Eats and Deliveroo will also be able to tell you whether your nearest McDonald's is open for business.

But it is likely that your order will take a while to be delivered during peak times.

When is the next bank holiday?

The August bank holiday falls on the last Monday in August, and if you work in England or Wales, you'll get seven others per year.

Christmas Day will be the next, followed by Boxing Day, and then New Year's.

Many European countries have more public holidays than the UK.

Recent years have seen calls for extra holidays to be introduced recognising patron saints days in all constituent countries of the UK, as St Patrick's Day is recognised in Northern Ireland.

Why do we have bank holidays?

Bank holidays were first introduced in 1871 by Liberal MP John Lubbock, who said he hoped to relieve some pressure from work by securing them four additional days off.

Lubbock tabled the Bank Holidays Act, and the holidays were so popular that for a while they were referred to as St Lubbock's Days.

Under the act, no person was compelled to make any payment or to do any act on a bank holiday which he or she would not be compelled to do or make on Christmas Day or Good Friday.

The August bank holiday was introduced in 1965 to allow people to make the most of the summer period.

Each year's date was originally announced by Parliament on an ad-hoc basis, to the despair of the calendar and diary publishing trade.

Why do Scotland and Northern Ireland have more bank holidays?

Scotland and Northern Ireland both have bank holidays that England and Wales don't.

They fall on days of particular importance in each country's culture.

In Northern Ireland, workers get St Patrick's Day off as well as July 12, which commemorates the victory of protestant William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne.

In Scotland, January 2 is a bank holiday because of the extra importance of Hogmanay and New Year's in the country's culture.

St Andrew's Day is also a public holiday, though has to be taken instead of another bank holiday.

While the majority of workers enjoy a day off, bank holidays do not have to be granted as paid leave.

Your employer can choose whether to include bank holidays as part of your statutory leave.

You can visit the for full information on your worker's rights.