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Bank holidays in the UK

Did you know that there might be different bank holidays in different parts of the UK?

Which and when are the holidays (so-called UK bank holidays), you can find in the given tables for England, Scotland and Norther Ireland.

It can be interesting for you that if there is a bank holiday colliding with weekend, it is automatically postponed to Monday (the next working day). During the holidays, most of the offices and shops are closed or have limited opening hours.

2016 England
January 1st Friday New Year´s Day
March 25th Friday Good Friday
March 28th Monday Easter Monday
May 2nd Monday Early May bank holiday
May 30th Monday Spring bank holiday
August 29th Monday Summer bank holiday
December 26th Monday Boxing day
December 27th Tuesday Christmas Day
2016 Scotland
January 1st Friday New Year´s Day
January 4th Monday replacement for January 2nd
March 25th Friday Good Friday
May 2nd Monday Early May bank holiday
May 30th Monday Spring bank holiday
August 1st Monday Summer bank holiday
November 30th Wednesday St Andrew´s Day
December 26th Monday Boxing day
December 27th Tuesday Christmas Day
2016 Northern Ireland
January 1st Friday New Year´s Day
March 17th Thursday St Patrick´s Day
March 25th Friday Good Friday
March 28th Monday Easter Monday
May 2nd Monday Early May bank holiday
May 30th Monday Spring bank holiday
July 12th Tuesday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen´s Day)
August 29th Monday Summer bank holiday
December 26th Monday Boxing day
December 27th Tuesday Christmas Day