As we’re officially in Bank Holiday season, looking forward to those well-earned days off is a given. However, what if I told you that 2027 is looking even better when it comes to those ‘substitute’ Bank Holidays, extending our time off?
Once this August Bank Holiday is over, the next UK Bank Holiday isn’t until Christmas! (Dare we start our Christmas countdown already?) And this year we’re even getting a special alternate Boxing Day Bank Holiday.
And then next year gets really exciting! The UK is looking at a three-day working week in 2027 around the Christmas period, with a whopping five days off in a row! What’s more, January 1, 2028, falls on a Saturday, meaning we will get a ‘substitute’ day on Monday, January 3.
So, if you take just two days of annual leave on December 30 and 31 in 2027, you will get a whopping 10 days off from December 25, 2027 until January 3, 2028!
The Government states on their website:
“If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.
Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.
Bank holidays might affect how and when your benefits are paid.”
2027 Bank Holidays in England and Wales
January 1 – New Year’s Day
March 26 – Good Friday
March 29 – Easter Monday
May 3 – Early May bank holiday
May 31 – Spring bank holiday
August 30 – Summer bank holiday
December 27 – Christmas Day (substitute day)
December 28 – Boxing Day (substitute day)
2028 Bank Holidays in England and Wales
January 3 – New Year’s Day (substitute day)
April 14 – Good Friday
April 17 – Easter Monday
May 1 – Early May bank holiday
May 29 – Spring bank holiday
August 28 – Summer bank holiday
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 26 – Boxing Day
