UK bank holidays 2025: Full list of dates revealed
6 January 2025, 15:18
How many bank holidays are there in the UK in 2025 and when are they? Here are all the bank holiday dates revealed.
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Following the fun of Christmas, many of us are looking forward to our next time off, in the form of bank holidays!
From January to December there are various dates to add to your diary, as they may result in a day off work. From Easter to the spring bank holiday, St Andrews Day to Christmas and rumours of an extra bank holiday being added this year, there are various dates to keep your eyes on.
With the UK bank holidays being different depending on whether you're in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, we've collated a list of all of the bank holidays this year in each country.
Here are the UK bank holiday dates 2025.
England and Wales bank holidays 2025
April 18th – Good Friday
April 21st – Easter Monday
May 5th – Early May bank holiday
May 26th – Spring bank holiday
August 25th – Summer bank holiday
December 25th – Christmas Day
December 26th – Boxing Day
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Scotland bank holidays 2025
April 18th – Good Friday
May 5th – Early May bank holiday
May 26th – Spring bank holiday
August 4th – Summer bank holiday
December 1st – St Andrew’s Day (substitute day)
December 25th – Christmas Day
December 26th – Boxing Day
Northern Ireland bank holidays 2025
March 17th – St Patrick’s Day
April 18th – Good Friday
April 21st – Easter Monday
May 5th – Early May bank holiday
May 26th – Spring bank holiday
July 14th – Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day)
August 25th – Summer bank holiday
December 25th – Christmas Day
December 26th – FridayBoxing Day
When is the next bank holiday?
If you are in England, Wales and Scotland, the next bank holiday will be Good Friday on April 18th.
However if you are located in Northern Ireland then your next bank holiday will be on St Patrick's Day, which is celebrated on March 17th.
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