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Annual Leave Planner

Pick how many days of leave you can take and see, for each public holiday in the United Kingdom, the longest break, which days to take off, and where that trip length can take you.

Days of leave you can take

With 2 days of leave, the longest break is Wed, December 23 ~ Mon, December 28: 6 days off.

HolidayWeekendLeave
  1. Longest

    Christmas Day, Boxing Day

    Wed, December 23 ~ Mon, December 28

    6 days2 leave days
    1. W23
    2. T24
    3. F25
    4. S26
    5. S27
    6. M28

    Take off: Wed, Dec 23, Thu, Dec 24

    Worth it for 5 nights, 6 days estimate per person, flights included

  2. New Year's Day

    Wed, December 30, 2026 ~ Sun, January 3, 2027

    5 days2 leave days
    1. W30
    2. T31
    3. F1
    4. S2
    5. S3

    Take off: Wed, Dec 30, Thu, Dec 31

    Worth it for 4 nights, 5 days estimate per person, flights included

  3. Good Friday, Easter Monday

    Wed, March 24, 2027 ~ Mon, March 29, 2027

    6 days2 leave days
    1. W24
    2. T25
    3. F26
    4. S27
    5. S28
    6. M29

    Take off: Wed, Mar 24, Thu, Mar 25

    Worth it for 5 nights, 6 days estimate per person, flights included

  4. Early May bank holiday

    Thu, April 29, 2027 ~ Mon, May 3, 2027

    5 days2 leave days
    1. T29
    2. F30
    3. S1
    4. S2
    5. M3

    Take off: Thu, Apr 29, Fri, Apr 30

    Worth it for 4 nights, 5 days estimate per person, flights included

3 more long weekends

  1. Spring bank holiday

    Thu, May 27, 2027 ~ Mon, May 31, 2027

    5 days2 leave days
    1. T27
    2. F28
    3. S29
    4. S30
    5. M31

    Take off: Thu, May 27, Fri, May 28

    Worth it for 4 nights, 5 days estimate per person, flights included

  2. Summer bank holiday

    Thu, August 26, 2027 ~ Mon, August 30, 2027

    5 days2 leave days
    1. T26
    2. F27
    3. S28
    4. S29
    5. M30

    Take off: Thu, Aug 26, Fri, Aug 27

    Worth it for 4 nights, 5 days estimate per person, flights included

  3. Christmas Day, Boxing Day

    Thu, December 23, 2027 ~ Tue, December 28, 2027

    6 days2 leave days
    1. T23
    2. F24
    3. S25
    4. S26
    5. M27
    6. T28

    Take off: Thu, Dec 23, Fri, Dec 24

    Worth it for 5 nights, 6 days estimate per person, flights included

Holidays are the United Kingdom's official public holidays announced through December 31, 2027. Amounts are regional estimates; the flight and hotel buttons open a live search for those exact dates.

Questions

How long a break does 1 day of leave buy around the United Kingdom's holidays?
Take leave around Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Thu, December 24 ~ Mon, December 28, for 5 days off in a row. Days to take off: Thu, Dec 24.
How long a break do 2 days of leave buy around the United Kingdom's holidays?
Take leave around Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Wed, December 23 ~ Mon, December 28, for 6 days off in a row. Days to take off: Wed, Dec 23, Thu, Dec 24.
How long a break do 3 days of leave buy around the United Kingdom's holidays?
Take leave around Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Fri, December 25, 2026 ~ Sun, January 3, 2027, for 10 days off in a row. Days to take off: Tue, Dec 29, Wed, Dec 30, Thu, Dec 31.
When are the United Kingdom's remaining substitute holidays?
Mon, December 28, 2026 (Boxing Day), Mon, December 27, 2027 (Christmas Day), Tue, December 28, 2027 (Boxing Day).
How is this worked out?
Weekends, public holidays and substitute holidays are free; leave is spent only on the weekdays between them, and for each holiday the longest unbroken stretch is kept, using fewer leave days when two are as long. Destinations are the ones whose flight the break is long enough for, low season first.
Annual leave planner: the longest breaks around the United Kingdom's public holidays | Tripdify