UK bank holidays 2023: What days to expect off work this year – including dates at Easter, Christmas and one for the King’s coronation (and how to get 48 days off by booking just 19 days leave)
- Employees can turn 19 days of annual leave into 48 days of ‘holiday’ in 2023
- It is done by placing your annual leave around weekends and bank holidays
- This only works for people in England and Wales who work Monday to Friday
The new year is officially in full swing, which means it’s time to starting booking your 2023 holidays.
Most workers in the UK are entitled to 28 days off annually, but this year employees can secure 48 days off by booking just 19 days of annual leave.
The UK Government has announced nine bank holidays this year, including an extra holiday to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III, who became monarch last year following the death of the Queen.
By carefully placing annual leave around weekends and bank holidays, employees who work Monday to Friday can stretch out their time off.
Most workers in the UK are entitled to 28 days off annually, but this year employees can secure 48 days off by booking just 19 days of annual leave
By carefully placing annual leave around weekends and bank holidays, employees who work Monday to Friday can stretch out their time off
Each year the UK has a bank holiday to observe New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter, Christmas and Boxing Day.
The Government also holds bank holidays in early May, spring and summer.
But this year, Britons have been awarded an extra day to celebrate the King’s coronation, meaning the country will see observe three bank holidays in May alone.
Banks and public offices will be closed on May 1, 8 and 29 in honour of Early May bank holiday, the coronation and Spring bank holiday.
This comes just weeks after the country will experience a four-day weekend in April in observance of Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Here MailOnline shows you how to maximise your time off in 2023:
April
Bank holidays in England and Wales in 2023
January 2 – Monday – New Year’s Day (substitute day)
April 7 – Friday – Good Friday
April 10 – Monday – Easter Monday
May 1 – Monday – Early May bank holiday
May 8 – Monday – King Charles’ Coronation
May 29 – Monday – Spring bank holiday
August 28 – Monday – Summer bank holiday
December 25 – Monday – Christmas
December 26 – Tuesday – Boxing Day
Booking four days in April could allow those who work Monday to Friday to get 10 days off work.
Good Friday falls on April 7, with Easter Monday on April 10, so booking four days off ahead of Easter weekend leads to a 10-day break.
This means you get Saturday, April 1 to Monday, April 10 off for just days annual leave.
Book off: April 3 through April 6 to be off work from April 1 until April 10.
Early May
Booking four days off after May 1 – the May Day bank holiday – will give you 10 days off for the price of four thanks to the King’s Coronation weekend.
Charles’ coronation is marked by a bank holiday on May 8.
This means you get Saturday, April 29 to Monday, May 8 for four days of annual leave.
Book off: May 2 to May 5 to get April 29 to May 8 off
May and June
Spring bank holiday falls on Monday, May 29.
Brits who plan their annual leave around the holiday could secure a nine-day break for just four days of leave.
To make that work, you will need to book off May 30 through June 2.
This means you get Saturday, May 27 to Saturday, June 4 for four days annual leave.
Book off: May 30 to June 2 to get off May 27 to June 4
August
Taking Tuesday to Friday off following the Monday August 28th bank holiday offers another opportunity for nine days off for just four.
This means you get Saturday, August 27 to Sunday, September 3 for four days annual leave.
Book off: August 29 to September 1 to get August 28 to September 3 off
December
Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year, so automatically it is a bank holiday.
Boxing Day – Tuesday, December 26 – is also a bank holiday.
Because New Year’s Day 2024 also falls on a Monday, you will only need to book three days off to get a 10-day break.
This means you get Saturday, December 23 to Monday, January 1 for just three days of annual leave.
Book off: December 27 to December 29 to get December 23 to January 1 off
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