Long weekends in United Kingdom 2025
The United Kingdom has five long weekends of three days or more in 2025 without anyone taking a day of leave, out of 8 national public holidays. No single day of leave produces a four day break this year, because every holiday either already touches a weekend or sits too far from one.
| Dates | Days | Starts | Created by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Friday | Good Friday, Easter Monday | |
| 3 | Saturday | Early May bank holiday | |
| 3 | Saturday | Spring bank holiday | |
| 3 | Saturday | Summer bank holiday | |
| 4 | Thursday | Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
Bridge days: one day of leave, four days off
There are none in 2025. Every national public holiday in the United Kingdom this year either already sits on or beside a weekend, or is two or more working days away from one, so no single day of leave turns into a four day break. That is not a bad year in itself: it usually means the holidays are landing on weekdays, which is worth more than a bridge.
How this is counted
A non-working day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a national public holiday taken on the day it is actually observed. A long weekend is three or more of those in a row. A bridge day is one working day between two such runs where taking it off produces four days or more. A Monday to Friday working week is assumed throughout.
Regional holidays are excluded, in line with the rest of the site, so a state or province with its own extra day can do better than this page shows. The United Kingdom holiday hub lists the regional days separately. Breaks that straddle New Year are measured at their full length rather than being cut at the year boundary.
Frequently asked questions
How many long weekends does United Kingdom get in 2025?
Five. A long weekend here means three or more consecutive days off without taking leave, counting Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays. The longest runs 4 days, from 18 April 2025 to 21 April 2025.
Which 2025 holidays in United Kingdom are worth taking a day off around?
None this year. Every 2025 public holiday in the United Kingdom either already touches a weekend or sits two or more working days away from one, so no single day of leave produces a four day break.
What counts as a long weekend on this page?
A run of three or more consecutive non-working days, where a non-working day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a national public holiday taken on the day it is actually observed. A Monday to Friday working week is assumed. Regional holidays are not counted, so a state or province with its own extra day may get more breaks than shown here.
Related pages for United Kingdom
The underlying dates are on the United Kingdom 2025 holiday page, and the same figures are available as JSON.