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The UK observes 6 national bank holidays across all four nations. England and Wales have 8 bank holidays per year, Scotland has 9 (or 10 in 2026 with the World Cup holiday), and Northern Ireland has 10.
National Bank Holidays
These 6 bank holidays are observed across the whole of the United Kingdom.
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan |
| Good Friday | 3 Apr |
| Early May Bank Holiday | 4 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 25 May |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 28 Dec |
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan |
| Good Friday | 26 Mar |
| Early May Bank Holiday | 3 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 31 May |
| Christmas Day | 27 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 28 Dec |
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 3 Jan |
| Good Friday | 14 Apr |
| Early May Bank Holiday | 1 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 29 May |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec |
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Image credits
- London — Ilya Grigorik / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Manchester — David Dixon / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Liverpool — Peter Tarleton / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Birmingham — John Sutton / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bristol — Chris Lathom-Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bath — Diliff / CC BY 2.5
- Oxford — Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0
- Cambridge — Jean-Christophe BENOIST / CC BY-SA 4.0
- York — FEGreene / CC0
- Brighton — Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Newcastle upon Tyne — JimmyGuano / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Edinburgh — Andrew Colin / CC BY 2.0
- Glasgow — 瑞丽江的河水 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inverness — Diliff / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stirling — Stirling Council from Stirling, UK / CC BY 2.0
- Aberdeen — Holger Uwe Schmitt / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cardiff — grahamwell / Graham profile at Flickr website / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Swansea — Numero007 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belfast — https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertpaulyoung/ / CC BY 2.0
- Derry — Acediscovery / CC BY 4.0
- Lake District — User:Diliff / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stonehenge — garethwiscombe / CC BY 2.0
- The Cotswolds — Saffron Blaze / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cornwall — Werner Wilmes / CC BY 2.0
- Windsor Castle — Diliff / CC BY 2.5
- Canterbury — Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peak District — Evilbish / CC BY 3.0
- Loch Ness — Sam Fentress / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Isle of Skye — Diliff / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Loch Lomond — Mimihitam / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cairngorms National Park — Thomas Andy Branson / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Glencoe — CC CC0 1.0
- Ben Nevis — Andrew Tryon / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Snowdonia — Scott Wylie from UK / CC BY 2.0
- Brecon Beacons — Doug Lee / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Pembrokeshire Coast — JKMMX / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Conwy Castle — Andrew Woodvine / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anglesey — Jeff Buck / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Giant's Causeway — code poet on flickr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Causeway Coast — Iain Irwin / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mourne Mountains — Laureljade / CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Dark Hedges — Colin Park / CC BY-SA 2.0
About UK Bank Holidays
The UK observes 6 national bank holidays across all four nations. England and Wales have 8 bank holidays per year, Scotland has 9 (or 10 in 2026 with the World Cup holiday), and Northern Ireland has 10.