United Kingdom
Bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2022
England and Wales had 10 bank holidays in 2022, Scotland 11 and Northern Ireland 12, counting the substitute days for those that fall on a weekend.
January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2022
- Fri 15 Apr – Sun 17 Apr3 days off · Good Friday
- Sat 30 Apr – Mon 2 May3 days off · Early May bank holiday
- Thu 2 Jun – Sun 5 Jun4 days off · Spring bank holiday and Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
- Sat 17 Sept – Mon 19 Sept3 days off · Queen Elizabeth's Funeral Day
- Sat 24 Dec – Tue 27 Dec4 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Counted with the weekend in United Kingdom (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2022
| Date | Holiday | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Janon a weekend | New Year's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Sun 2 Janon a weekend | January 2nd | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 3 Jan | New Year's Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 3 Jan | January 2nd (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Tue 4 Jan | New Year's Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Thu 17 Mar | St Patrick’s Day | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Fri 15 Apr | Good Friday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 18 Apr | Easter Monday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 2 May | Early May bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Thu 2 Jun | Spring bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Fri 3 Jun | Queen’s Platinum Jubilee | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Tue 12 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 1 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 29 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 19 Sept | Queen Elizabeth's Funeral Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Wed 30 Nov | St Andrew’s Day | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Sun 25 Decon a weekend | Christmas Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Tue 27 Dec | Christmas Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked against the official list from GOV.UK.
- Where a holiday falls on a weekend and the law gives the day off on another day, that day is listed as a substitute day.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.