UK public holidays 2025 - when is the next bank holiday?

Whether you are planning to enjoy one of the best road trips in the UK or treat yourself to a short break in France, Belgium or Germany, bank holidays can be a great way to make that long weekend extra special.

In this travel advice guide, we highlight the public holidays in the UK for 2025.

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In 2025, the Easter Monday in the UK will take place on Monday 21st April. For many this will mean a three-day weekend, starting on Saturday 19th April 2025.

Although the school terms change from year-to-year and each school can differ slightly from each other.

Regarding schools, this can also change whether they are state-run, private, or independent.

However, schools typically have three terms, split with half-terms, and then an extended break over the summer.

Here are when school holidays taka place in the UK:

• Christmas – from late December to early January
• Spring half-term – one week in February
• Easter – two weeks around Easter Sunday
• Summer half-term – a week between the second half of May and first half of June
• Summer – July to September
• Autumn half-term – one week in October

Christmas in 2025 is on a Thursday, meaning that residents in the UK will have a national holiday on the 25th, as well as Friday 26th December.