To predict crowds, Avoid-Crowds.com gathers lots of tourist data from around the world. Public holidays and school vacations are key to predicting crowds and are used in all our prediction models. Now, you can directly access this detailed information by simply scrolling down. Check our crowd predictions for London here and our tips to avoid crowds here.
This is our overview of public holidays and school vacations in England and Wales for 2019, 2020 and beyond. We will continuously update our overview when new school vacations are announced. The public holidays don’t change unless we spot errors. The school vacations and public holidays are also incorporated in our daily crowd prediction.
Public Holidays in England and Wales 2020 / 2021
England and Wales | New Year’s Day | 01/01/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Good Friday | 19/04/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Easter Monday | 22/04/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Early May bank holiday | 06/05/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Spring bank holiday | 27/05/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Summer bank holiday | 26/08/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Christmas Day | 25/12/2019 | National |
England and Wales | Boxing Day | 26/12/2019 | National |
England and Wales | New Year’s Day | 01/01/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Good Friday | 10/04/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Easter Monday | 13/04/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Early May bank holiday | 04/05/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Spring bank holiday | 25/05/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Summer bank holiday | 31/08/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Christmas Day | 25/12/2020 | National |
England and Wales | Boxing Day (substitute day) | 28/12/2020 | National |
England and Wales | New Year’s Day | 01/01/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Good Friday | 02/04/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Easter Monday | 05/04/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Early May bank holiday | 03/05/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Spring bank holiday | 31/05/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Summer bank holiday | 30/08/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Christmas Day | 25/12/2021 | National |
England and Wales | Boxing Day (substitute day) | 28/12/2021 | National |
School vacations in England
England | Christmas Holidays | 20/12/2018 | 02/01/2019 | Limited | East |
England | Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2018 | 07/01/2019 | Limited | North East |
England | Christmas Holidays | 22/12/2018 | 06/01/2019 | Limited | South East, Yorkshire, South West, West Midlands, London |
England | Christmas Holidays | 22/12/2018 | 07/01/2019 | Limited | East Midlands |
England | Spring half-term | 15/02/2019 | 24/02/2019 | Limited | North East |
England | Spring half-term | 16/02/2019 | 24/02/2019 | Limited | East, South East, East Midlands, Yorkshire, South West, West Midlands, London |
England | Easter Holidays | 31/03/2019 | 14/04/2019 | Limited | Yorkshire |
England | Easter Holidays | 05/04/2019 | 23/04/2019 | Limited | North East |
England | Easter Holidays | 06/04/2019 | 22/04/2019 | Limited | East, South East, South West, London |
England | Easter Holidays | 12/04/2019 | 28/04/2019 | Limited | West Midlands |
England | Easter Holidays | 13/04/2019 | 28/04/2019 | Limited | East Midlands |
England | May Day Holidays | 03/05/2019 | 07/09/2019 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer half-term | 24/05/2019 | 03/06/2019 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer half-term | 25/05/2019 | 02/06/2019 | Limited | East, South East, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, London |
England | Summer Holidays | 13/07/2019 | 29/08/2019 | Limited | East Midlands |
England | Summer Holidays | 19/07/2019 | 03/09/2019 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer Holidays | 22/07/2019 | 01/09/2019 | Limited | West Midlands |
England | Summer Holidays | 23/07/2019 | 01/09/2019 | Limited | North West |
England | Summer Holidays | 23/07/2019 | 03/09/2019 | Limited | London |
England | Summer Holidays | 24/07/2019 | 01/09/2019 | Limited | South West |
England | Summer Holidays | 25/07/2019 | 03/09/2019 | Limited | East, South East |
England | Summer Holidays | 25/07/2019 | 01/09/2019 | Limited | Yorkshire |
England | Autumn half-term | 12/10/2019 | 20/10/2019 | Limited | East Midlands |
England | Autumn half-term | 19/10/2019 | 27/10/2019 | Limited | East |
England | Autumn half-term | 19/10/2019 | 28/10/2019 | Limited | London |
England | Autumn half-term | 25/10/2019 | 03/11/2019 | Limited | North East, North West |
England | Autumn half-term | 26/10/2019 | 03/11/2019 | Limited | South East, Yorkshire, South West, West Midlands |
England | Christmas Holidays | 19/12/2019 | 05/01/2020 | Limited | East |
England | Christmas Holidays | 19/12/2019 | 06/01/2020 | Limited | South East |
England | Christmas Holidays | 20/12/2019 | 05/01/2020 | Limited | North East |
England | Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2019 | 05/01/2020 | Limited | Yorkshire, South West, West Midlands, London, North West |
England | Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2019 | 06/01/2020 | Limited | East Midlands |
England | Spring half-term | 14/02/2020 | 23/02/2020 | Limited | North East, South East, East Midlands, Yorkshire, West Midlands, South West, London, North West |
England | Spring half-term | 15/02/2020 | 23/02/2020 | Limited | East |
England | Easter Holidays | 28/03/2020 | 13/04/2020 | Limited | Yorkshire |
England | Easter Holidays | 02/04/2020 | 19/04/2020 | Limited | East |
England | Easter Holidays | 03/04/2020 | 19/04/2020 | Limited | North East, North West |
England | Easter Holidays | 04/04/2020 | 19/04/2020 | Limited | South East, East Midlands, South West, West Midlands, London |
England | May Day Holidays | 07/05/2020 | 11/05/2020 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer half-term | 22/05/2020 | 31/05/2020 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer half-term | 23/05/2020 | 31/05/2020 | Limited | East, South East, East Midlands, Yorkshire, South West, West Midlands, London, North West |
England | Summer Holidays | 11/07/2020 | no date yet | Limited | East Midlands |
England | Summer Holidays | 18/07/2020 | no date yet | Limited | London |
England | Summer Holidays | 20/07/2020 | 31/08/2020 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer Holidays | 21/07/2020 | no date yet | Limited | South East, North West |
England | Summer Holidays | 21/07/2020 | 31/08/2020 | Limited | South West, West Midlands |
England | Summer Holidays | 22/07/2020 | 31/08/2020 | Limited | Yorkshire |
England | Summer Holidays | 22/07/2020 | 02/09/2020 | Limited | East |
England | Autumn half-term | 23/10/2020 | 01/11/2020 | Limited | North East |
England | Autumn half-term | 24/10/2020 | 01/11/2020 | Limited | East, South West, West Midlands |
England | Christmas Holidays | 18/12/2020 | 03/01/2021 | Limited | North East |
England | Christmas Holidays | 19/12/2020 | 03/01/2021 | Limited | East, West Midlands, South West |
England | Spring half-term | 12/02/2021 | 21/02/2021 | Limited | North East |
England | Spring half-term | 13/02/2021 | 21/02/2021 | Limited | East, West Midlands, South West |
England | Easter Holidays | 26/03/2021 | 11/04/2021 | Limited | North East |
England | Easter Holidays | 27/03/2021 | 11/04/2021 | Limited | East |
England | Easter Holidays | 02/04/2021 | 18/04/2021 | Limited | West Midlands, South West |
England | May Day Holidays | 30/04/2021 | 03/05/2021 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer half-term | 28/05/2021 | 06/06/2021 | Limited | North East |
England | Summer half-term | 29/05/2021 | 06/06/2021 | Limited | East, West Midlands, South West |
England | Summer Holidays | 20/07/2021 | no date yet | Limited | North East |
England | Summer Holidays | 22/07/2021 | 01/09/2021 | Limited | West Midlands |
England | Summer Holidays | 23/07/2021 | no date yet | Limited | East |
England | Summer Holidays | 24/07/2021 | 31/08/2021 | Limited | South West |
School vacations in Wales 2020
Wales | Christmas Holidays | 20/12/2018 | 07/01/2019 | National |
Wales | Spring Holidays | 25/02/2019 | 01/03/2019 | National |
Wales | Easter Holidays | 21/04/2019 | 29/04/2019 | National |
Wales | Summer Half Term | 27/05/2019 | 31/05/2019 | National |
Wales | Summer Holidays | 22/07/2019 | 02/09/2019 | National |
Wales | Autumn Holidays | 28/10/2019 | 01/11/2019 | National |
Wales | Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2019 | 06/01/2020 | National |
Wales | Spring Half term | 17/02/2020 | 21/02/2020 | National |
Wales | Easter Holidays | 03/04/2020 | 20/04/2020 | National |
Wales | Summer Half Term | 25/05/2020 | 29/05/2020 | National |
Wales | Summer Holidays | 20/07/2020 | 01/09/2020 | National |
Wales | Autumn Holidays | 26/10/2020 | 30/10/2020 | National |
Wales | Christmas Holidays | 18/12/2020 | 04/01/2021 | National |
Wales | Spring Half term | 15/02/2021 | 19/02/2021 | National |
Wales | Easter Holidays | 26/03/2021 | 12/04/2021 | National |
Wales | Summer Half Term | 31/05/2021 | 04/06/2021 | National |
Wales | Summer Holidays | 20/07/2021 | no date yet |
