Bank holidays 2025 UK - Full list of dates and how to get maximum annual leave
The UK has several bank holidays running throughout the year which almost everyone is entitled to. If you work in a job with irregular hours, you will often be able to claim these back as holiday or extra pay if you can't take them on the specified day.
Easter's date is determined by a complex calculation based on lunar cycles. The rule is that Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox (March 21). The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD established the method for calculating the date of Easter, which has been used ever since. Since Easter can move by more than a month from year to year, the associated bank holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday also shift accordingly.
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Friday, April 18 - Good Friday
Monday, April 21 - Easter Monday
Monday, May 5 - Early May Bank Holiday
Monday, May 26 - Spring Bank Holiday
Monday, August 25 - Summer Bank Holiday
Thursday, December 25 - Christmas Day
Friday, December 26 - Boxing Day
To enjoy longer blocks of annual leave, there are certain days around bank holidays and weekends that can be useful to book off if possible. For instance, in May there are two bank holidays - Good Friday (April 18) and Easter Monday (April 21).
If annual leave is taken from April 14-17 and from April 22-25, workers can enjoy a 16 day block of time-off using just eight days of their annual leave.
Similarly, at Christmas time workers should book off December 22-24 and December 29-31 to enjoy a total of 13 days off while using only six days of annual leave. There are various websites online that can help you plan out your annual leave for the whole year using bank holidays and weekends to boost time-off.
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