Christmas and New Year Opening Times 2021
Contact Camden
Our customer services team, Contact Camden, will be closed for general enquiries on these days:
- Saturday 25 December (Christmas Day)
- Sunday 26 December (Boxing Day)
- Monday 27 December (Bank Holiday in lieu of Christmas Day)
- Tuesday 28 December (Bank Holiday in lieu of Boxing Day)
- Saturday 1 January (New Years Day)
- Sunday 2 January
- Monday 3 January (Bank Holiday in lieu of News Years Day)
Essential services will continue as usual over Christmas and New Year. In an emergency, please call 020 7974 4444 (24 hours a day).
Face-to-face services at 5 Pancras Square
Our face-to-face services at 5 Pancras Square will be operating on the following timetable:
- 20-24 December: 10am-4pm
- 25-28 December: Closed to the public – emergency phone service only
- 29-31 December: 10am-4pm
- 1-3 January: Closed to the public – emergency phone service only
When visiting our Council offices, please remember to wear a face covering, unless exempt.
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 Christmas Day, Saturday 25 December.
2021/22 | Kentish Town Sports Centre | Oasis Sports Centre | Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre | Pancras Square Leisure | Talacre |
Mon 20 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | 8.30am-9pm |
Tue 21 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | 8.30am-9pm |
Wed 22 Dec | 8am-12pm | 8am-12pm | 8am-12pm | 8am-12pm | 8.30am-4pm |
Thu 23 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | 8.30am-4pm |
Fri 24 Dec | 8am-2pm | 8am-2pm | 6.30am-6pm | 8am-2pm | CLOSED |
Sat 25 Dec | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Sun 26 Dec | CLOSED | 8am-12pm | 8am-1pm | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Mon 27 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | CLOSED |
Tue 28 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | CLOSED |
Wed 29 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | CLOSED |
Thu 30 Dec | 8am-6pm | 9am-5pm | 6.30am-8pm | 8am-6pm | CLOSED |
Fri 31 Dec | 8am-2pm | 8am-2pm | 6.30am-6pm | 8am-2pm | CLOSED |
Sat 1 Jan | CLOSED | CLOSED | 8am-6pm | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Sun 2 Jan | 8am-6pm | 9.30am-6pm | 8am-6pm | 8am-6pm | CLOSED |
Find out more about our sports and leisure centres.
Camden libraries
All libraries except for Highgate:
- Friday 24 December – libraries close at 1pm, except for Pancras Square which closes at 4pm.
- Saturday 25 - Tuesday 28 December – all libraries closed.
- Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 December – libraries open usual times.
- Friday 31 December – libraries close at 1pm, except for Pancras Square which closes at 4pm.
- Saturday 1 - Monday 3 January 2022 – libraries closed.
- Tuesday 4 January onwards – All Camden libraries will return to their usual opening times.
Highgate Library
- Highgate library will be closed from Sunday 19 December to Monday 3 January inclusive and will return to usual opening times from Tuesday 4 January.
Don’t forget, when our libraries are closed you can do the following online:
- view your library account
- renew your items
- reserve a title
- browse reference information
- borrow an e-book or e-audiobook
- download an e-newspaper or e-magazine
To do this, visit our Digital Library.
For further information visit camden.gov.uk/libraries or call 020 7974 4444.
Recycling and rubbish collection
There will be no changes to recycling and rubbish collection days over the Christmas and New Year period.
If you’re self-isolating, please remember to double bag personal waste (for instance tissues and face coverings) and keep aside for at least 72 hours before putting out.
You can order your free extra recycling bags for the festive season at camden.gov.uk/order-bins or by calling 020 3567 8105.
Check your collection day and the recycling A-Z or find out how to recycle your real Christmas tree.
Find out more about your rubbish and recycling collection.
Parks
All our parks will be open as usual throughout the festive period.