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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |