Christmas Opening Hours 2025

Christmas Opening Hours 2025

02 December 2025

For the Lab and Office

Over the Christmas Holidays our lab and office will be operating reduced hours but we’ll test all samples, report results and send any shop orders each day there is a post. We'll be back to our normal hours from Monday 5th January 2025.

Due to reduced postal deliveries over the festive period, please avoid sending samples in the post between Friday 12th December and Monday 5th January to avoid them being held up in the system and arriving too old to test.

If you need a direct response out of hours, then please send these via Facebook messenger and we’ll do our best to respond as soon as possible. 
Thank you for your support and custom through another busy year. The Westgate Team wishes you a very merry Christmas with your family, friends and animals and a happy, healthy year ahead in 2026.

Christmas opening hours:
  • Friday 12th December: Christmas Event : Lab & Office closed from 1pm
  • Friday 19th December: Christmas Event : Lab & Office closed from 1pm
  • Monday 22nd – Wednesday 24th December : Lab Open - Office reduced hours 9am to 12noon
  • Thursday 25th December : Lab & Office Closed
  • Friday 26th December : Lab & Office Closed
  • Monday 29th - Wednesday 31st : Lab Open - Office reduced hours 9am to 12noon
New Year 2026:
  • Thursday 1st January 2025 : Lab & Office Closed 
  • Friday 2nd January : Lab Open - Office reduced hours 9am to 12noon
  • Monday 5th January : Lab & Office Open - normal hours, 9am-5pm
Keep up to date with the latest news and advice on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Keep up to date with the latest news and advice on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

EquiSal Testing Dates:
Information provided by Austin Davis Biologics.

Their laboratory and office will be closed from mid-afternoon of 24th December to 1st January inclusive and emails will not be monitored. They will reply to all emails on their return on 2nd January.

  • Last day of testing in 2025 – 24th December - They suggest that samples are sent using Next Day Special Delivery (9am) that week to ensure they arrive in time for testing. 

  • First 2026 test day for blood tests – 5th January

  • First 2026 test day for EquiSal testing - 6th January

Please note, the EquiSal lab are unable to receive samples over the holiday period. Royal Mail will be storing any post from 29th, 30th and 31th December for delivery to the laboratory on 2nd January.  Please avoid sending samples to them during this time.  All samples are stable for at least 3 weeks when stored at room temperature.