Bridge days in United Kingdom 2026
Public holidays, bridge days and long weekends for United Kingdom in 2026. Set your leave days and see where to book them.
Weekends and public holidays are free. Every other day off costs one leave day.
Best plan for 5 leave days
14 days off in 2 breaks. Leave days used: 4 of 5.
Select a break to mark it in the calendar and save it as .ics.
- Public holiday
- Weekend
- Leave day to book
- Selected break
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Public holiday: New Year's Day | 2, Leave day to book | 3, Weekend | 4, Weekend | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10, Weekend | 11, Weekend |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17, Weekend | 18, Weekend |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Weekend | 25, Weekend |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend | 29, Weekend |
| 30 | 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3, Public holiday: Good Friday | 4, Weekend | 5, Weekend | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Weekend | 12, Weekend |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18, Weekend | 19, Weekend |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Weekend | 26, Weekend |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2, Weekend | 3, Weekend | ||||
| 4, Public holiday: Early May Bank Holiday | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9, Weekend | 10, Weekend |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16, Weekend | 17, Weekend |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23, Weekend | 24, Weekend |
| 25, Public holiday: Spring Bank Holiday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Weekend | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6, Weekend | 7, Weekend |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13, Weekend | 14, Weekend |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20, Weekend | 21, Weekend |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27, Weekend | 28, Weekend |
| 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4, Weekend | 5, Weekend | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Weekend | 12, Weekend |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18, Weekend | 19, Weekend |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Weekend | 26, Weekend |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | 2, Weekend | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8, Weekend | 9, Weekend |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Weekend | 16, Weekend |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22, Weekend | 23, Weekend |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29, Weekend | 30, Weekend |
| 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, Weekend | 6, Weekend | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12, Weekend | 13, Weekend |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Weekend | 20, Weekend |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26, Weekend | 27, Weekend |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3, Weekend | 4, Weekend | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10, Weekend | 11, Weekend |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17, Weekend | 18, Weekend |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Weekend | 25, Weekend |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend | 29, Weekend |
| 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, Weekend | 6, Weekend | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12, Weekend | 13, Weekend |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Weekend | 20, Weekend |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Public holiday: Christmas Day | 26, Weekend | 27, Weekend |
| 28, Public holiday: St. Stephen's Day | 29, Leave day to book | 30, Leave day to book | 31, Leave day to book |
Long weekends that need no leave
- 3 – 5 Apr3 days off
- 2 – 4 May3 days off
- 23 – 25 May3 days off
- 25 – 28 Dec4 days off
Holiday data from Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.
Public holidays in United Kingdom 2026
Nager.Date lists 6 nationwide public holidays for United Kingdom in 2026. Holidays on a weekday: 6. Holidays on a weekend: 0. 8 more public holidays apply in some regions only.
Best one-day bridge: 1 – 4 Jan, 4 days off for one leave day.
With 5 leave days the best plan gives 14 days off in total.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 2 January | Friday | 2 January | Scotland |
| 17 March | Tuesday | Saint Patrick's Day | Northern Ireland |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| 4 May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| 25 May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| 15 June | Monday | World Cup Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| 13 July | Monday | Battle of the Boyne | Northern Ireland |
| 3 August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| 31 August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| 30 November | Monday | Saint Andrew's Day | Scotland |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 28 December | Monday | Boxing Day · St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
Only days that Nager.Date marks as public holidays count. Bank, school and optional days are left out.
Source: Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.
Regional calendars
United Kingdom has regional public holidays. Open a region to include them.