Bank holidays

Christmas Day and Boxing Day create the UK's core Christmas bank holiday period.

Good Friday falls two days before Easter Sunday and is a UK bank holiday.

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and a bank holiday in most of the UK.

The early May bank holiday falls on the first Monday in May across the UK.

The late May bank holiday falls on the last Monday in May.

The summer bank holiday falls on the last Monday in August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.