Christmas & New Year 2026

The Fresh Fish Shop · Christmas 2026

Christmas Orders, Deliveries & Collections

Everything you need to plan your festive seafood feast.

Please order as early as possible

Christmas orders and collection slots are limited. Once we reach capacity, we will stop taking orders. Please book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Christmas Delivery Dates

National Deliveries

Final delivery: Wednesday 23 December

Our last national orders will be dispatched on Tuesday 22 December for delivery on Wednesday 23 December.

No national deliveries on Christmas Eve.

Local Deliveries

Christmas Eve: Thursday 24 December

Christmas Eve delivery is available only for local orders within our Haywards Heath and London delivery areas, using our vans and delivery network.

Please check the delivery options available for your address when ordering online.

Christmas & New Year delivery break: there will be no deliveries from 25 December to 4 January inclusive, due to seasonal stock and delivery limitations.

Deliveries resume from Tuesday 5 January 2027.

Click & Collect

Order online and choose Click & Collect from either Haywards Heath or Bermondsey. Christmas collections are available up to and including Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December.

Please choose your store and an available collection date or slot when placing your order.

Haywards Heath

Open for shopping and online collections during the opening hours below.

Christmas Eve: 7am–2pm for collections.

We reopen from 29–31 December for shopping and online Click & Collect. No deliveries will operate during this period.

Bermondsey

The shop is closed for general trade during Christmas week, but pre-booked online Click & Collect remains available up to and including 24 December.

Please follow the collection arrangements confirmed with your order.

After Christmas Eve, collections resume on Saturday 2 January 2027.

Haywards Heath Opening Hours

Monday 21 December Closed
Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23 December Usual opening hours
Thursday 24 December · Christmas Eve 7am–2pm for collections
Friday 25–Monday 28 December Closed
Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30 December Usual opening hours for shopping and Click & Collect
Thursday 31 December · New Year’s Eve Open for shopping and Click & Collect until 4.30pm
Friday 1 January Closed
Saturday 2 January Normal business resumes

Bermondsey Collections

Christmas week, up to 24 December Pre-booked online Click & Collect only. Closed for general shop trade.
25 December–1 January Closed. No collections.
Saturday 2 January Collections resume

Please note: our stores reopen before deliveries restart. Deliveries resume from Tuesday 5 January 2027.

A Little Planning, a Wonderful Christmas

Order early, choose your delivery or collection option, and let us help make seafood the centrepiece of your celebrations.

Thank you for shopping with The Fresh Fish Shop.