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.

Best times to check in the year

Use the year overview to spot the strongest leave windows first, then check the selected month for the exact weekdays, weekends, and bank holidays that create the break.

Choose your settings to load the year overview.

Choose your settings to load the selected month.

What this page covers

Region-specific UK public holidays by year.
Annual leave planning for standard Mon-Fri workers.
A yearly opportunity strip to show where the strongest leave clusters land.
Ranked break ideas within a chosen leave-day budget.
A selected-month calendar that makes the leave pattern easier to scan.

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.