Every year, hard-working Brits enjoy a handful of days off thanks to bank holidays.
With careful strategic planning and clever use of these holidays, workers will be able to bag 48 days of get-aways in 2024 by taking just 21 days of annual leave.
Its worth bearing in mind, this only works if you get Bank Holidays off as part of your contract with your employer, unfortunately those who work on national holidays, the true heroes among us, will sadly miss out.
However, if you typically work Monday to Friday then you are in luck.
Here is how you do it.
Full list of Bank Holidays in England and Wales in 2025
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- April 18 – Good Friday
- April 21 – Easter Monday
- May 5 – Early May bank holiday
- May 26 – Spring bank holiday
- August 25 – Summer bank holiday
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 26 – Boxing Day
Days to book as annual leave in 2025
- Monday, April 14 to Thursday, April 17: Including the prior weekend, Good Friday, following weekend, and Easter Monday, booking just four days annual leave will give you a ten-day break.
- Tuesday, May 6 to Friday, May 9: Including the prior weekend and early May bank holiday, booking four days off will bag you nine days of holiday.
- Monday, May 19 to Friday, May 23: Including the prior weekend, following weekend, and Spring bank holiday, booking five days of annual leave will get you a ten-day holiday.
- Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22: Including the prior weekend, the following weekend, and Summer bank holiday, booking five days of annual leave will get you a ten-day summer holiday.
- Monday, December 22 to Wednesday, December 24: Thanks to Christmas and Boxing Day falling on Thursday and Friday, booking just three days off will get you a nine-day break over the festive period.