Full list of UK bank holiday dates 2025 - and how to get 48 days off for 21

Here’s how to maximise your time off (Picture: Getty)

Even though the festive period hasn’t yet come to an end, many hard working Brits will be looking forward to their potential time off work in 2025.

Those who automatically get bank holidays off work as part of their employment contract can make the most of them to maximise their annual leave.

This method, unfortunately, is no good for people who aren’t entitled to take bank holidays off.

But if you plan your holidays properly, you’ll be able to get 48 days off work in 2025 for just 21 days of annual leave.

This time off also includes weekends, which again means this method won’t work if you’re contracted to work on Saturdays or Sundays.

Here’s the full list of bank holidays in England and Wales next year – and how to use them to maximise your holiday.

Full list of Bank Holidays in England and Wales in 2025

Monday, April 14 to Thursday, April 17: Booking four days annual leave will give you a ten-day break between April 12 and April 21.
Tuesday, May 6 to Friday, May 9: Booking four days off will bag you nine days of holiday between May 3 and May 11.
Monday, May 19 to Friday, May 23: Booking five days of annual leave will get you a ten-day holiday between May 17 and May 26.
Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22: Booking five days of annual leave will get you a ten-day summer holiday between August 16 and August 25.
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 between December 20 and 28.

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