Annual leave planner with UK public holiday calendar

Browse public holidays by UK division and see which short runs of annual leave can turn into longer consecutive breaks.

Bank holiday data last checked: . Source: GOV.UK bank holidays. This planner assumes a standard Monday to Friday working week.

Choose your planning view

Best ways to stretch your leave

These suggestions are ranked by total days off first, then by how efficiently they use your leave allowance.

Choose your settings to see ranked break ideas.

Public holiday calendar

Public holidays are grouped by month so you can quickly scan where the useful clusters land across the year.

Choose a division and year to load public holidays.

What this page covers

Region-specific UK public holidays by year.
Annual leave planning for standard Mon-Fri workers.
Ranked break ideas within a chosen leave-day budget.
Plain-English date lists instead of a dense wall calendar.

Important notes

Your employer still has to approve any leave request.
Some contracts count bank holidays inside the total annual leave allowance.
Part-time, rota, and shift patterns are outside this first version.

Questions people ask

Does this assume bank holidays are extra to my contract?

No. The planner shows ways to combine weekends and public holidays with annual leave, but your contract may include bank holidays inside your normal leave allowance.

Can I use this if I do not work Monday to Friday?

Not in this first version. The calculations currently assume a standard Mon-Fri working pattern.

Why are some break ideas very similar?

The planner removes exact duplicates based on the leave dates you would book, then keeps the longer version of that pattern so the list stays practical.