UK coronavirus lockdown: The list of 47 places permitted to open or ordered to close during COVID-19 pandemic

With the United Kingdom now into its fifth full day of lockdown, questions are still being asked as to what exactly is and is not permitted to open during the coronavirus crisis.

Strict measures on movement were announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an address to the nation on Monday (March 23) and people have been ordered to stay at home unless in exceptional circumstances.

While some public places do remain open, many have been ordered to close or are subject to tight rules as to what they can or cannot do during the lockdown period – which will last for a minimum of three weeks.

The following places are allowed to remain open during the lockdown period

Banks
Bicycle shops
Car rentals
Corner shops
Food shops
Hardware stores
Health shops
Launderettes (including dry-cleaners)
Newsagents
Off licences
Parks
Pet shops
Petrol stations
Pharmacies
Post offices
Supermarkets

The following places must remain closed during the lockdown period

All shops selling non-essential goods (includes clothing and electronic stores)
Auction houses
Bars
Beauty salons
Betting shops
Bingo halls
Cafes and coffee shops (unless offering delivery or takeaways)
Car showrooms
Caravan parks (except for people who live there permanently)
Casinos
Churches and other places or worship (unless praying along or for funerals with social distancing)
Cinemas
Community centres (unless hosting essential public services such as good banks or providing for the homeless)
Enclosed spaces in parks
Galleries
Golf courses
Gyms (including outdoor ones)
Hair salons
Libraries
Massage parlours
Museums
Nail salons
Nightclubs
Playgrounds
Pubs
Restaurants (unless offering delivery or takeaways)
Skating rinks
Spas
Swimming pools
Tattoo and piercing studios
Workplace canteens (unless in hospitals, care homes, schools, prisons and military bases)

Coronavirus – the key facts

Can I go fishing or to an allotment?

With no specific government guidelines covering fishing or allotments, many have been left unsure as to whether they can carry out such activities.

The government has advised against fishing, with one source telling the Sun: “Fishing is not a very physical activity, it’s a sport in another sense and you’re allowed out once to take physical activity.”

Cabinet minister Michael Gove says he sees no problem with people tending to their allotments, providing it is done in a responsible manner.

He told the Express: “I think it’s perfectly sensible for people to go to an allotment.

“It’s in the very nature of allotments that there’s a safe distance between people who are working on an individual allotment.”