Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland

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Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland

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Written by Sue Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 29th August 2023.

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2024 Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland

DayDateLocation
New Year’s Day1st JanuaryEngland, Wales and Scotland
New Year's Holiday2nd JanuaryScotland
Good Friday29th MarchEngland, Wales and Scotland
Easter Monday1st AprilEngland and Wales
May Day Holiday6th MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
Spring Bank Holiday27th MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
August Bank Holiday5th AugustScotland
August Bank Holiday26th AugustEngland and Wales
St. Andrew's Day*2nd DecemberScotland
Christmas Day25th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland
Boxing Day26th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland

2023 Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland

DayDateLocation
New Year’s Day*2nd JanuaryEngland, Wales and Scotland
New Year's Holiday*3rd JanuaryScotland
Good Friday7th AprilEngland, Wales and Scotland
Easter Monday10th AprilEngland and Wales
May Day Holiday8th MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
Spring Bank Holiday29th MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
August Bank Holiday7th AugustScotland
August Bank Holiday28th AugustEngland and Wales
St. Andrew's Day30th NovemberScotland
Christmas Day25th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland
Boxing Day26th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland

*Bank Holidays in lieu as actual day
** Additional Bank Holiday

Previous Years

The previous two years Bank and Public Holidays are shown here.

2022 Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland

DayDateLocation
New Year’s Day*3rd JanuaryEngland, Wales and Scotland
New Year's Holiday*4th JanuaryScotland
Good Friday15th AprilEngland, Wales and Scotland
Easter Monday18th AprilEngland and Wales
May Day Holiday2nd MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
Spring Bank Holiday2nd JuneEngland, Wales and Scotland
Queen's Platinum Jubiliee **3rd JuneEngland, Wales and Scotland
August Bank Holiday1st AugustScotland
August Bank Holiday29th AugustEngland and Wales
St. Andrew's Day30th NovemberScotland
Christmas Day*27th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland
Boxing Day26th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland

2021 Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland

DayDateLocation
New Year’s Day1st JanuaryEngland, Wales and Scotland
New Year's Holiday*4th JanuaryScotland
Good Friday2nd AprilEngland, Wales and Scotland
Easter Monday5th AprilEngland and Wales
May Day Holiday3rd MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
Spring Bank Holiday31st MayEngland, Wales and Scotland
August Bank Holiday2nd AugustScotland
August Bank Holiday30th AugustEngland and Wales
St. Andrew's Day30th NovemberScotland
Christmas Day*27th DecemberEngland, Wales and Scotland
Boxing Day*28th December*England, Wales and Scotland