goingtomiami

We will be in Europe in April. At this point we are still working out our travel arrangements. We will be in either London or Paris on Good Friday and we are worried that everything will be closed. Are we right? What, if anything will be open for sightseeing? Thnaks in advance.

Jim_Tardio

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alanRow

In London some things will be open, some won't be. You'd have to consult individual websites to know for certain.

Large shops are closed by law in the UK on Easter Sunday BTW, though it may not affect tourist attractions

SiobhanP

I thought London had most things open when I was there for an easter weekend years back. We went out each day and night and even went on a pub crawl easternight so it will not be as dead as say Dublin on Easter or some other countries.

CotswoldScouser

Good Friday is a public holiday in London. As in most Catholic countries, it isn't in Paris, and my (possibly flawed) memory is that everything functions normally, except that the roads out get chaotic pretty early as everyone's off for a long weekend

London offices will be closed, and in some cases restaurants that depend on offices will close too. So will one or two museums (the British Museum and the British Library), but practically no other tourist attractions. The major churches ought to be having services during the afternoon, and therefore will have limited visiting hours. Shops and pubs function normally, though aren't there some restrictions on selling booze in shops at some point in the day?

Otherwise almost all attractions function normally, as do the restaurants dependant on them. Some public transport operates to a Sunday frequency. Some attractions can get quite crowded, though not nearly as crowded as the departure lounges of London's airports.