UK Bank Holidays 2019

All English/Welsh bank holidays will see the banks and the majority of businesses closed, in Scotland and Northern Ireland banks and businesses will often follow the English bank holidays for closures for commercial reasons (for instance parity of holidays between staff in the different countries).

Bank Holidays In The UK By Region For 2019

The table below gives a full list of Bank Holidays for 2019 including regional variations for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

HolidayDateEnglandScotlandWalesN. Ireland
New Year's Day01 January 2019YesYesYesYes
2nd January02 January 2019-Yes--
St Patrick's Day18 March 2019*---Yes
Good Friday19 April 2019YesYesYesYes
Easter Monday22 April 2019Yes-YesYes
Early May06 May 2019YesYesYesYes
Spring27 May 2019YesYesYesYes
Battle of the Boyne12 July 2019---Yes
Summer05 August 2019-Yes--
Summer26 August 2019Yes-YesYes
St Andrew's Day02 December 2019*-Yes--
Christmas Day25 December 2019YesYesYesYes
Boxing Day26 December 2019YesYesYesYes

Notes:

  1. * Indicates a substitute day - A substitute day occurs when a public or bank holiday occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or a Bank Holiday. In these cases the substitute day occurs, normally the following Monday. In the case of two consecutive holidays (e.g. Christmas Day and Boxing Day) this can be the following Tuesday if the holidays fall on the Saturday and Sunday.
  2. Bank Holidays that never fall on a weekend (e.g Good Friday, Easter Monday) will never have substitute days