These are the 2021 bank holiday dates for England

You’ve got the school holidays sorted – and now it’s time to take a look at the UK’s bank holidays for the coming year.

Hoping to plan a few long weekends, or perhaps organise some family time for Easter?

Here are the dates for upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales for 2021; the remaining bank holidays for this year are on Christmas Day (December 25) and Monday, December 28 as a substitute for Boxing Day.

If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a substitute weekday becomes a bank holiday instead – normally the following Monday.

Friday, January 1 – New Year’s Day

Friday, April 2 – Good Friday

Monday, April 5 – Easter Monday

Monday, May 3 – Early May bank holiday

Monday, May 31 – Spring bank holiday

Monday, August 30 – Summer bank holiday

Monday, December 27 – substitute for Christmas Day

Tuesday, December 28 – substitute for Boxing Day

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