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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.