Hankering for more holiday time this year? Want to squeeze in more than one break? The minimum annual leave amount in the UK is 28 days. For a lot of people, this is eight bank or public holidays and then there are 19 days they can book off.
This year, there is an extra bank holiday in May for the King’s coronation. And with some clever holiday hacking and annual leave know-how, you can strategically book days off around public holidays and weekends to get up to 48 days off work.
We’ve broken down the days you could book off work to get the most out of your holiday allowance in 2023. This is based on full-time employees, working Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Monday 1st January – New Year’s Day
Friday 7th April – Good Friday
Saturday 8th April – weekend
Sunday 9th April - weekend
Monday 10th April – Easter Monday
Tuesday 11th April – annual leave
Wednesday 12th April – annual leave
Thursday 13th April – annual leave
Friday 14th April – annual leave
Saturday 15th April – weekend
Sunday 16th April - weekend
Saturday 29th April - weekend
Sunday 30th April - weekend
Monday 1st May – Early May Bank Holiday
Tuesday 2nd May – annual leave
Wednesday 3rd May – annual leave
Thursday 4th May – annual leave
Friday 5th May – annual leave
Saturday 6th May - weekend
Sunday 7th May - weekend
Monday 8th May - King's Coronation Bank Holiday
Saturday 27th May - weekend
Sunday 28th May - weekend
Monday 29th May – Spring Bank Holiday
Tuesday 30th May – annual leave
Wednesday 31st May – annual leave
Thursday 1st June – annual leave
Friday 2nd June – annual leave
Saturday 3rd June - weekend
Sunday 4th June - weekend
Saturday 26th August - weekend
Sunday 27th August - weekend
Monday 28th August - Summer Bank Holiday
Tuesday 29th August – annual leave
Wednesday 30th August – annual leave
Thursday 31st August – annual leave
Friday 1st September – annual leave
Saturday 2nd September - weekend
Sunday 3rd September - weekend
Enjoy a relaxing, long festive break by booking three days off after Boxing Day.
Saturday 23rd December – weekend
Sunday 24th December - weekend
Monday 25th December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26th December - Boxing Day
Wednesday 27th December – annual leave
Thursday 28th December – annual leave
Friday 29th December – annual leave
Saturday 30th December – weekend
Sunday 31st December - weekend
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Adele is a personal finance writer with more than 10 years in the finance industry behind her. She writes clear and engaging guides on all things loans for Ocean, as well as contributing blogs to help people understand their options when it comes to money.
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