Public holidays in United Kingdom 2025
The United Kingdom has 8 public holidays in 2025 (England and Wales). 8 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
8public holidays
8weekday days off
253working days in 2025
104weekend days
The dates listed are the bank holidays for England and Wales, which is what most searches for UK bank holidays mean. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own calendar: Scotland adds 2 January and St Andrew's Day and moves the summer bank holiday to early August, while Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | May Day | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Late Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 8 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 May 2025May Day
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 May 2025Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 August 2025Late Summer Bank Holiday
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2025 in United Kingdom
- How many working days are there in United Kingdom in 2025?
- 253 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does United Kingdom have in 2025?
- 8 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in United Kingdom?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in United Kingdom 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
The United Kingdom has 8 public holidays and 253 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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