UK Bank Holidays 2025

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Planning your year in advance makes life easier. This guide provides a clear and reliable list of UK Bank Holidays 2025 for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, helping you organise work commitments, book time off, and plan travel without confusion.

Bank Holidays 2025 – England and Wales

DATE

DAY

OBSERVING Holiday

1 January

Wednesday

New Year’s Day

18 April

Friday

Good Friday

21 April

Monday

Early May Bank Holiday

5 May

Monday

Early May Bank Holiday

26 May

Monday

Spring Bank Holiday

25 August

Monday

Summar bank Holiday

25 December

Thursday

Christmas Day

26 December

Friday

Boxing Day

Bank Holidays 2025 – Scotland

DATE

DAY

OBSERVING Holiday

1 January

Wednesday

New Year’s Day

2 January

Thursday

2nd January

18 April

Friday

Good Friday

5 May

Monday

Early May Bank Holiday

26 May

Monday

Spring Bank Holiday

4 August

Monday

Summer Bank Holiday

1 December

Monday

St Andrew’s Day

25 December

Thursday

Christmas Day

Bank Holidays 2025 – Northern Ireland

DATE

DAY

OBSERVING Holiday

1 January

Wednesday

New Year’s Day

17 March

Monday

St Patrick’s Day

18 April

Friday

Good Friday

21 April

Monday

Easter Monday

5 May

Monday

Early May Bank Holiday

26 May

Monday

Spring Bank Holiday

14 July

Monday

Battle of the Boyne

25 August

Monday

Summer Bank Holiday

25 December

Thursday

Christmas Day

FAQs

The number of bank holidays varies depending on where you live in the UK. For England and Wales, there will be 08 bank holidays in 2025. For Scotland, there will be 09. For Northern Ireland, there will be 10.

The early May bank holiday is observed on first Monday of May. The date of first Monday bank holiday may sometimes be 1 May

In 2025, the UK has two bank holidays during Easter: Friday, April 18th (Good Friday) and Monday, April 21st (Easter Monday)

There is no such statutory law in the UK to pay double for working on a bank holiday; extra payments are dependent on an individual’s contract. .