Greggs opening and closing hours for August Bank Holiday Monday
IF you can't miss your fix of Greggs this bank holiday weekend, you're going to need your local store's opening hours.
Here is all the info you'll need to satisfy those pastry cravings this Monday.
When is Greggs open over the August bank holiday?
Ordinarily, most stores of Britain's much-loved bakery are open from early in the morning until between 5-7pm.
These times can vary from store to store, so it's always a good idea to check before heading out.
But over this bank holiday, there's likely to be even more variation.
It's recommended that you check your local store's opening hours before setting out.
How can I find the opening hours for my local Greggs store?
Greggs has a handy on it's website, which you can use to check whether your local store will be open.
Alternatively, the locator provides contact details for each store, so you can use those to phone your nearest outlet.
Whatever you do, make sure to enjoy the bank holiday.
Forecasters say the weather is set to heat up this weekend as the sunshine returns.
If your closest Greggs is located within a shopping centre, it is advisable to check the opening times of the precinct as well.
What bank holidays are remaining in 2019?
There are eight bank holidays every year for England and Wales.
The next one after Monday will be Christmas Day, followed closely by Boxing Day, and then New Year's.
The UK has relatively few bank holidays compared to other European countries.
Recent years have seen some people pushing for extra holidays to honour the patron saints days of the constituent countries of the UK.
In Northern Ireland, St Patrick's Day is already celebrated with a bank holiday, whereas St George's and St David's Day are not bank holidays in England and Wales.
In Scotland, St Andrew's Day is a public holiday, but has to be taken in lieu of another holiday.
When did bank holidays start?
Bank holidays were introduced in 1871 by Liberal MP John Lubbock.
Lubbock tabled the Bank Holidays Act, intending relieve pressure on workers by securing them extra days off.
Under the act, no-one was compelled to make any payment or to do any act on a bank holiday that they would not be compelled to do or make on Christmas Day or Good Friday.
More from money
The holidays proved so popular that they briefly became known as St Lubbock's Days.
The August bank holiday was introduced in 1965 to help people to make the most of the British summer.
The exact date on which it would fall was at one time announced by Parliament on an ad-hoc basis each year, to the despair of the calendar and diary-publishing trade.
