Maximise Your Holidays By Including Bank Holidays

[Hereford Voice]

Public Holidays for England and Wales 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

⭐ Get 58 days off work by requesting 28 days of annual leave.

England and Wales have eight bank holidays in 2025. 

• New Year’s Day – Wednesday, 1st January 2025
• Good Friday – Friday, 18th April 2025
• Easter Monday – Monday, 21st April 2025
• Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, 5th May 2025
• Spring Bank Holiday – Monday, 26th May 2025
• Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, 25th August 2025
• Christmas Day – Thursday, 25th December 2025
• Boxing Day – Friday, 26th December 2025

⭐ Get 60 days off work by requesting 27 days of annual leave.

Scotland has nine bank holidays in 2025. 

• New Year’s Day – Wednesday, 1st January 2025
• 2nd January – Thursday, 2nd January 2025
• Good Friday – Friday, 18th April 2025
• Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, 5th May 2025
• Spring Bank Holiday – Monday, 26th May 2025
• Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, 4th August 2025
• St Andrew’s Day (substitute day) – Monday, 1st December 2025
• Christmas Day – Thursday, 25th December 2025
• Boxing Day – Friday, 26th December 2025

Public Holidays in Northern Ireland

⭐ Get 65 days off work by requesting 29 days of annual leave.

Northern Ireland has ten bank holidays in 2025. 

• New Year’s Day – Wednesday, 1st January 2025
• St Patrick’s Day - Monday, 17th March 2025
• Good Friday – Friday, 18th April 2025
• Easter Monday – Monday, 21st April 2025
• Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, 5th May 2025
• Spring Bank Holiday – Monday, 26th May 2025
• Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)(substitute day) – Monday, 14th July 2025
• Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, 25th August 2025
• Christmas Day – Thursday, 25th December 2025
• Boxing Day – Friday, 26th December 2025

APRIL - If you book off Monday, April 14 to Thursday, April 17 2025, as well as Tuesday, April 22 to Friday, April 25 2025, you can enjoy a whopping 16 consecutive days off work for just eight days of annual leave.

MAY - By booking four days off between Tuesday, May 6 to Friday, May 9 or Tuesday, May 27 to Friday, May 30, employees can enjoy nine consecutive days off. For those seeking an even longer holiday, booking all eight days off will extend the break to 16 days in total.

AUGUST - By scheduling leave from Tuesday, August 26 to Friday, August 29, you can enjoy nine consecutive days off - perfect for basking in the sunshine without exhausting too many leave days.

DECEMBER - To maximise your Christmas break next year, consider booking just six days off between Monday, December 22 to Wednesday, December 24 and Monday, December 29 to Wednesday, December 31. This will provide workers with a festive 13 consecutive days off.