Leave planner 2026: United Kingdom

Enter how many leave days you have and get the plan that turns them into the most days off in United Kingdom in 2026, using bank holidays and weekends. Weekend here is Saturday & Sunday.

How much leave do I get by law?

By law: 5.6 weeks a year (28 days on a 5-day week, the most there is), and your employer may count bank holidays in it; pro rata for part-time and part-year work (Working Time Regulations 1998). Your contract often gives more.

How it works: the planner looks at every bank holiday and weekend in 2026 and picks the combination of breaks that gives you the most days off in total for the leave you have. Leave days are only spent on working days.

Long weekends 2026

1–4 Jan 2026 · 1 leave day → 4 days off
28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 · 4 leave days → 10 days off
2–10 May 2026 · 4 leave days → 9 days off
23–31 May 2026 · 4 leave days → 9 days off
29 Aug – 6 Sep 2026 · 4 leave days → 9 days off
19–28 Dec 2026 · 4 leave days → 10 days off