Pick the tool by the question you have. The calculators are for planning ahead; the live pages answer what is happening today or next.
Which tool answers your question?
| Tool | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Working days calculator | Counts the working days between two dates, leaving out weekends and the bank holidays of your region | Notice periods, delivery times, invoices |
| Payday calculator | Shows your actual pay dates for the next 12 months when payday hits a weekend or bank holiday | Monthly salaries, budgeting around Christmas |
| Printable calendar | A one-page year calendar per region with every bank holiday marked, ready to print or save as PDF | Office walls, shift rotas, school bags |
| Working days in 2026 | Working days per month and the yearly total for each region | Annual planning, pro-rata calculations |
| Working days in 2027 | The same month-by-month count for next year | Budgets and contracts for next year |
| Next bank holiday | The next bank holiday in your region with a countdown and the next long weekends | Booking a break |
| Is today a bank holiday? | A live yes or no for today in each region | A quick check before you travel or call a business |
Calendar downloads (.ics)
Every year page has buttons to add that year’s bank holidays to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook as an .ics file, one per region. You find them on the 2026 bank holidays page and the 2027 bank holidays page, below the table of dates.
Where the dates come from
All tools read the GOV.UK bank holidays data, which we check every night. Years that GOV.UK has not yet published are calculated from the usual rules and marked provisional. The tools count bank holidays only. Local holidays in Scotland, school holidays and company closure days are not included. Our methodology explains the details.
Sources: GOV.UK bank holidays data and Privy Council proclamations. Checked 4 November 2026.