Summer is on its way as lockdown restrictions continue to ease – and another bank holiday has arrived.
May means two bank holidays, with the second coming after the next lifting of restrictions in England, allowing friends and families to mix indoors from May 17.
But for now it’s mixing outside only.
Is today a bank holiday?
Today, Monday, May 3, 2021 is a bank holiday.
The second bank holiday next month falls on Monday, May 31, known as the late spring bank holiday.
When are the remaining bank holidays in 2021?
There are eight bank holidays in England and Wales in 2021 and these are the remaining dates:
- Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, May 3
- Spring Bank Holiday – Monday, May 31
- Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, August 30
- Christmas Day – Monday, December 27
- Boxing Day – Tuesday, December 28
Scotland has 10 bank holidays in 2021 and these are the remaining dates:
- Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, May 3
- Spring Bank Holiday – Monday, May 31
- Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, August 2
- St. Andrew’s Day – Tuesday, November 30
- Christmas Day – Monday, December 27
- Boxing Day – Tuesday, December 28
Northern Ireland also has 10 bank holidays in 2021 and these are the remaining dates:
- Early May Bank Holiday – Monday, May 3
- Spring Bank Holiday – Monday, May 31
- Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne – Monday, July 12
- Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, August 30
- Christmas Day – Monday, December 27
- Boxing Day – Tuesday, December 28
When are the bank holidays in 2022?
We’re set to get an extra bank holiday next year in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
- New Year’s Day (substitute day) – Monday, January 3
- Tuesday, January 4 (Scotland only)
- St Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only) – Thursday, March 17
- Good Friday – Friday, April 15
- Easter Monday – Monday, April 18
- Early May bank holiday – Monday, May 2
- Spring bank holiday – Thursday, June 2
- Platinum Jubilee bank holiday – Friday, June 3
- Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland only) – Tuesday, July 12
- Summer bank holiday (Scotland only) – Monday, August 1
- Summer bank holiday (England and Wales only) – Monday, August 29
- Wednesday 30 November (Scotland only)
- Boxing Day – Monday, December 26
- Christmas Day (substitute day) – Tuesday, December 27
Do trains and buses run on bank holiday?
Buses and trains do run on bank holidays, unless there’s been a specific announcement for a particular service.
Some train lines tend to complete essential work over bank holidays meaning there could be disruptions but there is often plenty of notice given.
Buses will otherwise be running throughout the bank holiday, but less frequently than a normal Monday.
Most bus services run their Sunday service on bank holidays, meaning you can still catch a bus, but they might end earlier or have longer gaps in service.
If you’re one of the Brits needing to travel this bank holiday, most bus services have a timetable you can track online so you aren’t left waiting for a bus that isn’t going to come.
How to get more days off with your bank holidays
If you live in England and Wales, Metro.co.uk have worked out how to get nearly seven weeks off work with just 19 days of your annual leave.
For example, if you wanted a longer stretch in summer, thanks to the summer bank holiday on August 30, booking annual leave from August 31 to September 3 will give you nine straight days off work for just four days out of your allowance.
We suggest you submit the rest of your annual leave requests before your colleagues happen upon this trick too…
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