Pharmacies in 6 Isle of Wight towns will open their doors on at least 1 of the 2 Monday bank holidays on Monday 1st May and Monday 8th May.
Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Seaview and Yarmouth will have pharmacies open on both days, the latter of which is to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.
You can see the opening times in the table below.
Please note that the times differ but they are correct at the time of publishing. Therefore you may wish to phone the pharmacy before setting out on the day to ensure you don’t have a wasted journey.
| Town | Pharmacy | Phone | Mon 1st May | Mon 8th May |
| Freshwater | Kemkay Chemist 3 Clifton Buildings, Avenue Road, Freshwater, PO40 9UT |
01983 752908 | Closed | 10am-1pm |
| Newport | Boots the Chemists 122-126 High Street, Newport, PO30 1TP |
01983 522595 | 10am-4pm | 10am-5pm |
| Newport | Lloyds Pharmacy (in Sainsbury) Foxes Road, Newport, PO30 5ZB |
01983 533198 | 10am-4pm | Closed |
| Ryde | Boots the Chemists 170-172 High Street, Ryde, PO33 2HW |
01983 562280 | 10am-4pm | 10am-4pm |
| Ryde | Tesco Pharmacy Brading Road, Ryde, PO33 1QS |
01633591005 | 9am-5pm | 9am-5pm |
| Sandown | Jhoots Pharmacy Sandown Medical Centre, The Broadway, Sandown, PO36 9ET |
01983 405436 | 10am-1pm | 10am-1pm |
| Seaview | Seaview Pharmacy Pier Road, Seaview, PO34 5BL |
01983 613116 | 2pm-5pm | 2pm-5pm |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Pharmacy 4 Quay Street, Yarmouth, PO41 0PB |
01983 760260 | 8.30am-6pm | 8.30am-6pm |
Dr Michele Legg, a GP and the clinical director for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, said:
“The NHS will as usual be there for you if you need us on both bank holidays and the local pharmacies play a significant role in helping people when they need it.
“Pharmacists are qualified healthcare experts in medicines, and they can help you with minor health concerns.
“They can also offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for various minor illnesses, like coughs, colds, sore throats and aches and pains.
Article continues below this advertisement “And they are trained to ensure that you receive the help you need such as advising you to see a GP, nurse or other healthcare professional if your condition warrants it.
“If you need repeat medication, please do ensure that your stocks will see you through the bank holiday period and re-order in good time, if you need to.”
Pharmacists can answer your questions on prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
Nothing open in Ventnor or Shankin!
No pharmacies either !
No pharmacies open in Cowes either so God help you if you haven’t got transport. Absolutely disgraceful state of affairs pharmacies in Cowes should be ashamed of themselves
More bank holidays??? How about not having any bank holidays and allow us to pick our own holidays. Bank holidays are subtracted from our normal holiday allowance as protected by law. So removing bank holidays will not reduce the number of days of you get. But will give you more flexibility. And will stop this bollox of stuff we need access to being closed.