As a mark of respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II, shops, attractions and other businesses up and down the country will close next Monday – the day of the state funeral.
Monday 19th September has been declared a Bank Holiday across the United Kingdom. This doesn’t normally see the closure of businesses, other than at Christmas, but as the country pays tribute to the former Queen many firms have taken the decision to close.
Some businesses are shutting up shop for the entire day, whilst others are closing for a period and opening later in the day to allow staff to watch the funeral on television.
Royal Mail will be suspending all of its deliveries on Monday.
Southern Vectis buses will be suspended for 3 hours between 10:00-13:00, with a Sunday timetable in operation throughout the day.
The following supermarkets on the Isle of Wight will close:
- Sainsbury’s (Convenience stores and petrol filling stations to open 17:00-22:00)
- Tesco (Ryde and Freshwater closed, Express stores to open from 17:00. No home deliveries)
- Asda (will open at 17:00. No home deliveries)
- Morrisons (petrol stations to open at 17:00)
- Iceland
- Aldi
- Lidl
- Waitrose
- Marks & Spencer
- Co-Op (closed until 17:00)
Retailers that will also close:
- McDonald’s (until 17:00)
- Home Bargains
- W H Smith
- Matalan
- Halfords
- Dunelm
- B&Q
- Poundland
- Argos
- Specsavers
- Next
- Dreams
- Toolstation
- Howdens
- Screwfix
- EE
- Costa Coffee (Ryde and Newport)
- Pets at Home
- Shoezone
- IW Furniture
- W.W Woodford & Son Butchers
- Day Lewis Pharmacies
- Lloyds Pharmacy
- Bembridge Flower Shop
- F.Robert Frise Jewellers
- Island Foods
- Choice Carpets and Furnishings (Lake)
- British Red Cross
- Age UK Charity Shops
- Wightbike (Merstone)
- Yorkshire Building Society/Ward House Mortgages (Ryde)
Restaurants and Attractions across the Island that will also be closed:
- Osborne House
- Carisbrooke Castle
- Spyglass Inn (Ventnor)
- The Yarbridge Inn (Brading)
- Dairyman’s Daughter (Arreton)
- The Eight Bells (Carisbrooke)
- Appley Manor (Ryde)
- Terry’s (Wootton)
- Arreton Barns
- Isle of Wight Steam Railway
- Amazon World
- Whitwell Garage
- The Waterfront (Totland)
- Godshill Model Village
- Sandham Gardens
- Needles Pleasure Park
- Wyld (Newport)
- JR Zone
- One Holyrood
- The Walled Garden
- The Reef (Sandown)
- Horse & Groom (opens 17:00)
- Briddleford Farm
- The Millbay (Ventnor)
- The Chequers Inn (Rookley)
Roll on Tuesday 20th Sept
I wonder if the island idiot drivers will also close???…..give us a break for just one day please…
Please get a life!!!!
Your life must be really boring
Will you do the same? That is give us a break and stop Trolling.
Sandown pier will be closed
I doubt it. Peake will want the money
Are they going to cancel the fox hunting….?
The mill bay ventnor will be closed
Good for them, it’s a mark of respect. Everything should close. RIP our beautiful queen XX
Medina leisure are apparently opening
Only at certain times.
Hope the weather stays nice as with all the empty roads it will be a great opportunity to get out for a blast on the bike.
ALL non-essential businesses should close for the day as a mark of respect. Petrol stations, Pharmacys, Health Clinics exempt, everything else can surly shut up shop for 24hrs. If we can’t make provisions for a whole day, then that’s just a sad reflection of modern society.
I suppose Butterflyworld is open as it is owned by the Chinese
The high park tavern ryde will be closed