How glorious are bank holidays? Just as the Sunday scaries are setting in and you're dreading work the next morning, the realisation that it's a bank holiday Monday instantly turns your mood right around. Whether you like to spend them with friends having lunch and drinks in the park, hanging out with friends or family or having a mooch around some charity shops after picking up a matcha, there's no right or wrong way to spend a bank holiday other than full-on enjoying yourself.
So, imagine our delight when we found out that next year, there'll be a week where we'll only have to be in the office for THREE DAYS, all thanks to bank holidays.
Yup, next Christmas, you can expect a whopping five whole days off as January 1st falls on a Saturday, meaning we'll get a ‘substitute’ day off on Monday, 3rd January. This means that, even if you only use two days of annual leave on the 30th and 31st, you'll still get ten whole days off work, letting you rest up and spend time with your loved ones (or flying solo) between the 25th and the 3rd of January. Sign us up.
Not only that, but spring 2027 has a few bank holidays to take note of, too. Not only will we be off on Monday, 4th May for Easter, but we'll also have the Spring bank holiday on Monday, 25th May to look forward to, too. Oh, we can't wait!
You might be wondering why we get so many bank holidays in 2027, and the answer is mostly down to ‘substitute’ holidays. What does this mean? Well, when a standard bank holiday falls on a weekend, the day off has to be carried over into the following week.
Luck would have it that many of the bank holidays in 2027 fall on weekends, which adds to these additional days off during the week. 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.”
Here are all the other bank holidays in 2027 to add to your diary:
2027 UK bank holidays in England and Wales
Friday 1st January - New Year’s Day
Friday 26th March - Good Friday
Monday 29th March - Easter Monday
Monday 3rd May - Early May bank holiday
Monday 31st May - Spring bank holiday
Monday 30th August - Summer bank holiday
Monday 27th December - Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tuesday 28th December - Boxing Day (substitute day)
2027 UK bank holidays in Scotland
Friday 1st January - New Year’s Day
Monday 4th January - Substitute day for the 2nd January, as it falls on a weekend
Friday 26th March - Good Friday
Monday 3rd May - Early May bank holiday
Monday 31st May - Spring bank holiday
Monday 22nd August - Summer bank holiday
Tuesday 30th November - St Andrew’s Day
Monday 27th December - Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tuesday 28th December - Boxing Day (substitute day)
2027 UK bank holidays in Northern Ireland
Friday 1st January - New Year’s Day
Wednesday 17th March - St Patrick’s Day
Friday 26th March - Good Friday
Monday 29th March - Easter Monday
Monday 3rd May - Early May bank holiday
Monday 31st May - Spring bank holiday
Monday 12th August - Battle of the Boyne
Monday 30th August - Summer bank holiday
Monday 27th December - Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tuesday 28th December - Boxing Day (substitute day)
