England and Wales had 8 bank holidays in 2025, from New Year's Day on Wednesday 1 January to Boxing Day on Friday 26 December; Scotland had 9 and Northern Ireland 10.
Scotland or Northern Ireland only, or the weekend date of a moved holiday
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2025 Calendar – United Kingdom (bank holidays in England and Wales)
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UK bank holidays 2025
All bank holidays of the year in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. When a bank holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a substitute weekday (usually the following Monday) becomes the bank holiday.
Holiday
Date
Day
Where
Bank holiday if at a weekend
New Year's Day
Wednesday
All of the UK
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2nd January
Thursday
Scotland
—
St Patrick's Day
Monday
Northern Ireland
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Good Friday
Friday
All of the UK
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Easter Monday
Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Early May bank holiday
Monday
All of the UK
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Spring bank holiday
Monday
All of the UK
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Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
Saturday
Northern Ireland
(substitute day)
Summer bank holiday
Monday
Scotland
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Summer bank holiday
Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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St Andrew's Day
Sunday
Scotland
(substitute day)
Christmas Day
Thursday
All of the UK
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Boxing Day
Friday
All of the UK
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Bank holidays by nation
England and Wales: eight bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Summer bank holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Scotland: nine bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day
2nd January
Good Friday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Summer bank holiday
St Andrew's Day (substitute day)
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Northern Ireland: ten bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day
St Patrick's Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) (substitute day)
Summer bank holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Long weekends in 2025
Weekends extended by a bank holiday (Saturday and Sunday included).
Dates
Length
Bank holidays
Where
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3 days
St Patrick's Day
Northern Ireland
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3 days
Good Friday
Scotland
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4 days
Good Friday and Easter Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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3 days
Early May bank holiday
All of the UK
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3 days
Spring bank holiday
All of the UK
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3 days
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
Northern Ireland
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3 days
Summer bank holiday
Scotland
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3 days
Summer bank holiday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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3 days
St Andrew's Day
Scotland
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4 days
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
All of the UK
When the clocks change in 2025
British Summer Time (BST) started on , when clocks went forward one hour at 1:00 am GMT, and ended on , when clocks went back one hour at 2:00 am BST. The rest of the year the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The same dates apply in all four nations.
2025 at a glance
8bank holidays (England & Wales)
9bank holidays (Scotland)
10bank holidays (N. Ireland)
253working days (England & Wales)
10long weekends (any nation)
52ISO weeks
Wednesday1 January
Mondayfirst day of the week
How UK bank holidays work
Substitute days. When New Year's Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day or a nation's own fixed-date holiday (2 January, St Andrew's Day, St Patrick's Day, Battle of the Boyne) falls at a weekend, the bank holiday moves to the next weekday that is not already a bank holiday.
Scotland has no Easter Monday bank holiday but adds 2 January and St Andrew's Day (30 November), and its summer bank holiday is on the first Monday of August. Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day (17 March) and the Battle of the Boyne (12 July).
Paid leave. Banks and many offices close, but employers do not have to give bank holidays as paid leave; check your contract.
Frequently asked questions
How many bank holidays are there in 2025?
There were 8 bank holidays in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2025.
When are the Christmas bank holidays in 2025?
Christmas Day was on Thursday 25 December; Boxing Day was on Friday 26 December. New Year's Day 2026 was a bank holiday on Thursday 1 January.
When is Easter 2025 in the UK?
Easter Sunday was Sunday 20 April. Good Friday (Friday 18 April) was a bank holiday in all of the UK; Easter Monday (Monday 21 April) was a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.
When is the August bank holiday in 2025?
The summer bank holiday was on Monday 25 August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (last Monday in August) and on Monday 4 August in Scotland (first Monday in August).
When do the clocks change in 2025?
Clocks went forward on Sunday 30 March (start of British Summer Time) and back on Sunday 26 October.
Do employers have to give bank holidays off?
No. GOV.UK says bank or public holidays do not have to be given as paid leave, and an employer can choose to include bank holidays in a worker's statutory annual leave (5.6 weeks). Check your employment contract.