Bridge days in England, United Kingdom 2026
England adds regional public holidays to the national calendar. They are included in every result below.
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, Public holiday: Easter Monday | 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, Public holiday: Summer Bank Holiday |
| 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 – 6 Apr4 days off
- 2 – 4 May3 days off
- 23 – 25 May3 days off
- 29 – 31 Aug3 days off
- 25 – 28 Dec4 days off
Holiday data from Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.
England 2026
On top of the 6 nationwide holidays, England observes 2 regional public holidays in 2026: Easter Monday, Summer Bank Holiday.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| 31 August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
Only days that Nager.Date marks as public holidays count. Bank, school and optional days are left out.