Christmas opening times 2025

An image of the Lincoln Castle wall walk, at night time and lit up for Christmas

Your council is here to support you over Christmas and New Year 2025 into 2026.

Contact us

You can get in touch with us at any time to suit you using our online form:

Alternatively, you can call our customer contact centre on 01522 552222. Our Christmas operating hours are:

Wednesday 24 December – 8am-6pm (Out of Hours 6pm-Midnight)
Thursday 25 December – Out of Hours service only
Friday 26 December- Out of Hours service only
Saturday 27 December - 8am-4pm (Libraries until 1pm), Registrars and Heritage. (Out of Hours 4pm-midnight)
Sunday 28 December - Out of Hours service only
Monday 29 December - 8am-6pm (Out of Hours 6pm-Midnight)
Tuesday 30 December - 8am-6pm (Out of Hours 6pm-Midnight)
Wednesday 31 December - 8am-6pm (Out of Hours 6pm-Midnight)
Thursday 1 January – Out of Hours service only
Friday 2 January - 8am-6pm (Out of Hours 6pm-Midnight)

Out of hours emergencies

If you believe that a child or adult may be a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty, you can report your concerns to us.

If you need to report an emergency safety concern for an adult or child out of hours, please call 01522 782333.

For immediate dangers on the road outside of normal office hours, such as fallen trees, call the police on 101. For other issues on the roads, report these to us through FixMyStreet.

To report flooding, call 01522 782082.

In an emergency, dial 999.

Waste and recycling

All our Household Waste Recycling Centres (tips) will be open as follows over the Christmas period:

Date	Availability
Monday 22 December	Open
Tuesday 23 December	Open
Wednesday 24 December	Open
Thursday 25 December	Open
Friday 26 December	Closed
Saturday 27 December	Open
Sunday 28 December	Open
Monday 29 December	Open
Tuesday 30 December	Open
Wednesday 31 December	Closed
Thursday 1 January	Closed
Friday 2 January	Open
Saturday 3 January	Open
Sunday 4 January	Open

Our recycling centres at Boston, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Market Rasen and Spalding are open from 8am to 4pm.

The recycling centres at Bourne, Grantham, Louth, Skegness, Sleaford and Tattershall are open from 9am to 4pm.

What can I recycle over Christmas?

For your bin days over Christmas, check your collection dates with your district council.

Heritage sites

Lincoln Castle

The castle will be open every day, except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Up to and including Monday 23 December, the grounds of the castle will be open for Lincoln Castle Illuminated. Find out more about this magical event and buy your tickets now on the Lincoln Castle website.

Lincoln Museum and Usher Gallery

Lincoln Museum is currently closed for redevelopment.

Over the Christmas period the Usher Gallery will be open from 10am to 4pm on:

Monday 22 December
Saturday 27 December
Sunday 28 December
Monday 29 December
Open as normal from Friday 2 January

Museum of Lincolnshire Life

Over the festive period the museum will be open from 10am to 4pm on:

Monday 22 December - A Victorian Christmas event
Tuesday 23 December
Saturday 27 December
Sunday 28 December
Monday 29 December
Tuesday 30 December
Normal opening days resume from 2 January

Libraries

Our core libraries at Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Horncastle, Lincoln Central, Long Sutton, Louth, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen, Sleaford, Spalding, Skegness and Woodhall Spa will generally be open as normal over the Christmas period, however they will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve – 24 December.

All libraries are closed on Christmas Day 25 December, Boxing Day 26 December and New Year’s Day 1 January.

For opening hours of the hub libraries, find your local hub on our website.

Bus services and Call Connect

Many bus services across Lincolnshire – including the Callconnect on-demand and timetabled services – will run amended timetables over Christmas and New Year. You can find the latest timetables and plan your journey now on the LincsBus website.

Our Transport Helpline will be open as follows, just call 0345 456 4474 for friendly advice:

Dates	Availability
Wednesday 24 December (Christmas Eve)	Open 9am to 5pm
Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day)	Closed
Friday 26 December (Boxing Day)	Closed
Saturday 27 December	Open 9am to 5pm
Sunday 28 December	Closed
Monday 29 December	Open 9am to 5pm
Tuesday 30 December	Open 9am to 5pm
Wednesday 31 January (New Year's Eve)	Open 9am to 5pm
Thursday 1 January (New Year's Day)	Closed
Friday 2 January	Open as normal from this date

Adult care day centres

Between Christmas and New Year, our adult care day centres are open:

Boston	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Boundary St	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Gainsborough	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Grantham	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Horncastle	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Louth	Open 22 and 23 December Closed 24 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Market Rasen	Open 22 and 23 December Closed 24 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Museum of Lincolnshire Life, tea room	Open 22 and 23 December Closed 24 (Christmas Eve), 25 (Christmas Day), 26 (Boxing Day), 31 December (New Year's Eve) and 1 January (New Year's Day) Open 27 to 30 December Business as usual 2 January onwards
Quad cafe	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Skegness	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Sleaford	Open 22 and 23 December Closed 24 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Spalding	Open 22, 23 and 24 December Closed 25 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards
Stamford	Open 22 and 23 December Closed 24 December to 5 January Business as usual 5 January onwards

Children’s centres

Between Christmas and New Year, all of our children’s centres are closed on Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day), Friday 26 December (Boxing Day) and 1 January (New Year’s Day.

In addition, each centre has the following opening hours:

Locality	Centre	Wednesday 24 December	Monday 29 December	Tuesday 30 December	Wednesday 31 December	Friday 2 January
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Gainsborough Market Arcade	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Market Rasen	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Welton	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Lincoln North	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	St Giles	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Lincoln Central	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Bracebridge	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Gainsborough North Marsh Road	9.00am-3.00pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Sturton by Stow	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Hemswell Cliff	9.00am-3.00pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Cherry Willingham	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	8.30am-4.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Carholme	9.00am-3.00pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	9.00am-3.00pm
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Abbey	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	Centre Closed
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Moorland	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
Lincoln and West Lindsey	Caistor	Usual session 10.00am-11.00am	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
North and South Kesteven	Stamford	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Bourne	8.45am-3.00pm	8.45am-3.00pm	8.45am-3.00pm	8.45am-3.00pm	8.45am-3.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Market Deeping	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Birchwood	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
North and South Kesteven	North Hykeham	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Washingborough	Centre closed	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Waddington	9.15am-3.00pm	9.15am-3.00pm	9.15am-3.00pm	9.15am-3.00pm	9.15am-3.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Witham St Hughs	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Sleaford	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Billinghay	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-12.00pm
North and South Kesteven	Grantham Swingbridge	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
	Grantham Belton Lane	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
	South Witham	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
North and South Kesteven	Caythorpe	9.00am-2.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	9.00am-2.30pm
Boston and South Holland	Boston Norfolk Lodge	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Boston Carlton Road	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Sutterton	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Spalding	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Old Leake	9.00am-3.00pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
Boston and South Holland	Holbeach	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Crowland	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Swineshead	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Sutton Bridge	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	8.30am-4.00pm
Boston and South Holland	Fishtoft Road	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm	9.00am-3.00pm
East Lindsey	Holton Le Clay	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed
East Lindsey	Horncastle	8.30am-5pm	8.30am-5pm	8.30am-5pm	8.30am-5pm	8.30am-1.30pm
East Lindsey	Louth	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
East Lindsey	Mablethorpe	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
East Lindsey	Skegness	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
East Lindsey	Spilsby	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
East Lindsey	Tattershall	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.30pm	8.30am-4.00pm
East Lindsey	Wainfleet	8.30am-4.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	8.30am-4.00pm
East Lindsey	Alford	8.30am-3.30pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	8.30am-12.30pm
East Lindsey	Sutton on Sea	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed
East Lindsey	Binbrook	9.00am-3.00pm	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	Centre Closed	9.00am-1.30pm

Published: 11th December 2025