Christmas and new year

Information below about opening and closing times of our library and resident services during Christmas and New Year (2024-2025).

You will also see links to the holiday collection date changes, Christmas tree recycling and more.

For information about festive events in the Royal Borough, visit www.windsor.gov.uk/ideas-and-inspiration/christmas.

Royal Borough Christmas opening hours

Over the festive period, our customer contact centre (customer services), will be operating different opening hours:

  • Tuesday 24 December 2024, 9am to 3pm.
  • Wednesday 25 December 2024, Closed.
  • Thursday 26 December 2024, Closed.
  • Friday 27 December 2024, Closed.
  • Monday 30 December 2024, 9am-5pm.
  • Tuesday 31 December 2024, 9am-3pm.
  • Wednesday 1 January 2025, Closed.

From Thursday 2 January 2025 – normal opening hours apply. 

Emergency out of hours contact: 01753 853517.

Libraries Christmas and New Year opening hours

  • Sunday 22 December 2024 - normal opening hours.
  • Monday 23 December 2024 - normal opening hours.
  • Tuesday 24 December 2024 – Maidenhead library open until 1pm, all other libraries closed.
  • Wednesday 25 December 2024 - Closed.
  • Thursday 26 December 2024 - Closed.
  • Friday 27 December 2024 - normal opening hours.
  • Saturday 28 December 2024 - normal opening hours. 
  • Sunday 29 December 2024 – normal opening hours.
  • Monday 30 December 2024 - normal opening hours.
  • Tuesday 31 December 2024 – Maidenhead library open until 1pm, all other libraries closed. 
  • Wednesday 1 January 2024 - Closed.
  • Thursday 2 January 2025 - normal opening hours.

For normal opening hours, please see our library pages.

Museum Christmas and New Year opening hours

  • Tuesday 17 December 2024 -10am-4pm.
  • Wednesday 18 December 2024 - 10am-4pm.
  • Thursday 19 December 2024 - 10am-4pm.
  • Friday 20 December 2024 – 10am-4pm.
  • Saturday 21 December 2024 to Monday 6 January 2025 Closed.

From Tuesday 7 January 2025 we will be open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am-4pm

Recycling and rubbish

Roads and highways

Extreme weather

If you need to report an emergency situation, such as a fallen tree or branch that is an immediate danger to the public outside normal office hours, please call us on 01753 853517.