Christmas and New Year Opening Times 2019
Contact Camden
Our customer services team, Contact Camden, will be closed for general enquiries on these days:
- Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 December
- Boxing Day, Thursday 26 December
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday 1 January
Essential services will continue as usual over Christmas and New Year. In an emergency, please call 020 7974 4444 (24 hours a day).
You can use your Camden Account at any time to manage key services in one place with one log in. With your Camden Account you can:
- Request a service or report a problem at any time
- Buy and renew parking permits
- Pay bills
- Apply for housing benefit
- Book housing repairs
- View your council tax bill and pay online
- Report a missed bin collection
Go to contact.camden.gov.uk to log in.
Parking
For information about parking enforcement over Christmas and the new year, please visit our parking and enforcement pages.
Sports and leisure Centres
All Camden leisure centres will be closed on:
- Friday 20 December
- Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 December
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday 1 January
Centres will be open as usual until Thursday 19 December. Find out more about our sports and leisure centres here.
|
2019/20 |
Kentish Town Sports Centre |
Oasis Sports Centre |
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre |
Pancras Square Leisure |
Talacre |
Cantelowes |
|
Fri 20 Dec |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Sat 21 Dec |
8am-5pm |
9.30am-6pm |
8am-6pm |
8am-5pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Sun 22 Dec |
8am-5pm |
9.30am-6pm |
8am-6pm |
8am-5pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Mon 23 Dec |
8am-6pm |
9am-4pm |
7.30am-8pm |
8am-6pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Tue 24 Dec |
8am-6pm |
9am-4pm |
7.30am-8pm |
8am-6pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Wed 25 Dec |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Thu 26 Dec |
CLOSED |
8am-10am |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Fri 27 Dec |
8am-6pm |
8am-6pm |
7.30am–8pm |
8am-6pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Sat 28 Dec |
8am-5pm |
9.30am-6pm |
8am-5pm |
8am-5pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Sun 29 Dec |
8am-5pm |
9.30am-6pm |
8am-5pm |
8am-5pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Mon 30 Dec |
8am-6pm |
9am-4pm |
7.30am–8pm |
8am–6pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Tue 31 Dec |
8am-6pm |
9am-4pm |
7.30am–8pm |
8am–6pm |
10am–4pm |
CLOSED |
|
Wed 1 Jan |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Thu 2 Jan |
6.30-10pm |
6.30-10pm |
6.30-10pm |
6.30-10pm |
9am-10pm |
11am-10pm |
Camden libraries
All libraries except for Highgate:
- Tuesday 24 December - libraries close at 1pm, except for Pancras Square Library which closes at 4pm.
- Wednesday 25 December - all libraries closed.
- Thursday 26 December - all libraries closed.
- Friday 27 to Monday 30 December - libraries open usual times.
- Tuesday 31 December - libraries close at 4pm.
- Wednesday 1 January - all libraries closed.
Highgate Library:
- Saturday 21 December - Highgate Library is open as usual.
- Sunday 22 December to Wednesday 1 January - Highgate Library closed.
All Camden libraries will return to their usual opening times on Thursday 2 January 2020.
There will be an extended loan period over Christmas and the New Year.
Find out more about our libraries here.
Recycling and rubbish collection day changes
Over the holiday period your recycling and rubbish will be collected on different days over the coming weeks.
|
Normal collection day |
Christmas collection day |
Normal collection day |
New Year collection day |
|
Wednesday 25 December |
Friday 27 December |
Wednesday 1 January |
Thursday 2 January |
|
Thursday 26 December |
Saturday 28 December |
Thursday 2 January |
Friday 3 January |
|
Friday 27 December |
Sunday 29 December |
Friday 3 January |
Saturday 4 January |
Be prepared and order your free extra recycling bags for the festive season at camden.gov.uk/order-bins or by calling 020 3567 8105.
Find out more about your rubbish and recycling collection here.
Parks
All our parks will be open as usual throughout the festive period.
Cantelowes Skate Park will be under renovation during December.