YOU'VE remembered the hot cross buns but what if you haven't bought enough chocolate for an Easter egg hunt when the rest of your family drops in for a visit?

If you find you're missing some Easter essentials over the bank holiday, here's all you need to know about supermarket opening times this weekend.

Aldi

Aldi Stores will be closed on Easter Sunday but open throughout the rest of the weekend.

Good Friday 19 Apr 8am-8pm

Saturday 20 Apr 8am-10pm

Easter Sunday 21 Apr CLOSED

Easter Monday 22 Apr 8am-8pm

This applies to most Aldi stores but some stores may vary.

You can doublecheck your nearest Aldi store by clicking here

Asda

All stores will be closed on Easter Sunday and close two hours earlier on Easter Monday.

Larger stores will be open for 24 hours on Good Friday and close at 10pm on Easter Saturday. 

Smaller stores opening hours look like this:

Good Friday 7.30am - 10pm

Sat 20th April 7.30am - 10pm

Easter Sunday CLOSED

Easter Monday 7.30am - 8pm

You can check your local store here

Co-op Food

Store times vary across stores so the advice from the chain is to check your the opening times for your nearest branch by clicking here

Lidl

Closed on Easter Sunday and open between 8am and 8pm on Easter Monday. The majority of stores will be open as normal on the other days of the bank holiday.

Good Friday: 8am - 10pm

Sat 20 April: 8am - 10pm

Easter Sunday: CLOSED

Easter Monday: 8am - 8pm

You can doublecheck your local store here

Morrisons

This year Morrisons will be closed on Easter Sunday and close earlier on Easter Monday.

The majority of stores will follow these opening times but if you want to doublecheck, use the link below.

Good Friday: 7am - 10pm

Sat 20 April: 7am - 10pm

Easter Sunday: CLOSED

Easter Monday: 8am - 7pm

If you want to doublecheck your nearest store, click here

Sainsbury's

The chain will be closed on Easter Sunday and will close earlier on Easter Monday.

The below times are based on Sainsbury's larger stores, however customers are advised to use Sainsbury's store locator in the link below to check their local opening hours.

Good Friday: 7am - 9pm

Saturday: 7am - 10pm

Easter Sunday: CLOSED

Easter Monday: 8am - 7pm

Click here to check your local store

Tesco

Tesco’s opening hours will vary on Easter Monday depending on the size of the store.

As a whole, stores in England are expected to open between 9am and 6pm except Tesco Express stores, which will operate normal hours.

On Easter Sunday, Tesco Express stores will be open as usual whereas all the superstores will be shut.

Superstores will generally be open for 24 hours on Good Friday.

To check your nearest store, click here

Waitrose & Partners

Waitrose are closing all stores on Easter Sunday. 

Many stores will also be reducing their opening hours on Good Friday and Easter Monday to 8pm. 

Most stores will open at 7am each morning apart from Easter Sunday and close at 10pm on Easter Saturday. 

Check your nearest store by clicking here