Easter Sunday in UK (except Scotland)

[Copepod]

I've just made use of the law that prevents large shops from opening in England on Easter Day to get 2 nanos in Cambridge that would be more difficult on most Sundays. Still had disorientated tourists , of course Orientated map and sent 2 North American tourists in right direction from GC1XTTC towards Kings College.

[+pendragon9321]

There's a LAW against it? Ouchie! Good to take advantage of it tho We did similar on New Years Day - good time in Scotland to go hunting in usually busy town centres

[+Mark+Karen]

Yep, if your shop is more than 280 square metres you cannot open on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, these are the only two days of the year where shops are not permitted to trade. You've also got the restricted opening hours on every Sunday too, of course.

[+Bear and Ragged]

I've just made use of the law that prevents large shops from opening in England on Easter Day to get 2 nanos in Cambridge that would be more difficult on most Sundays.

So, you either own, or work in, a shop that had to close...

Or, you took a chance on Cambridge being quieter as Cambridge shops are large, and so would be closed?

 

Nice to cache, when there's less people around. (Or shop-wise, should that be fewer? )

[Copepod]

No, I neither work in, nor own, any shop, nor enjoy shopping. One of my 3 jobs is only on normal working days (apart from preparing papers before), other is only on weekends or occasionally after school during terms or anytime of week during school holidays (in 2 parks, with total of 4 traditional caches, 2 multis & 1 virtual, so cacher watcher adds to the interest!), other is care work mornings & bedtimes when a disabled woman's husband is away from home.

So, yes, I made use of large shops being shut meaning fewer shoppers around, but there were still tourists to contend with, who seem surprised that there are bikes in Cambridge and that people in UK drive / walk / cycle on the left, except where otherwise directed - different colours indicate footpaths & cyclepaths.

A case of selecting the right day for the right cache - as Pendragon points out, New Years Day (and 2nd Jan, too) in Scotland are good for shopping area caches.