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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

 

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