Bridge days in the UK 2027
20 vacation days → 43 days off.
🇬🇧 Every public holiday in the UK 2027, every bridge day worth taking, and exactly what each one buys you — computed, not guessed.
The UK plays by different rules: most bank holidays are already Mondays, so the classic mid-week bridge barely exists — but the substitute-day rule means a weekend Christmas actually pays out extra Mondays and Tuesdays. In 2027, 20 vacation days return 43 days off, best play ×2.5.
The two seasons that matter are Easter (Good Friday plus Easter Monday form a built-in four-day weekend that extends cheaply in both directions) and the Christmas–New Year corridor, where substitute days can turn a handful of booked days into a break that runs into January.
Assumption: England & Wales bank holidays. Scotland and Northern Ireland differ slightly. December 24 and 31 are counted as normal workdays.
If you take every bridge below
5 bridge plays, best exchange rate first
| Book these days | Days | You are off | Total | Rate | Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 22 Mar – Thu 25 Mar | 4 | Sat 20 Mar – Mon 29 Mar | 10 | ×2.5 | Good Friday |
| Tue 30 Mar – Fri 2 Apr | 4 | Fri 26 Mar – Sun 4 Apr | 10 | ×2.5 | Good Friday |
| Tue 4 May – Fri 7 May | 4 | Sat 1 May – Sun 9 May | 9 | ×2.3 | Early May Bank Holiday |
| Tue 1 Jun – Fri 4 Jun | 4 | Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun | 9 | ×2.3 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Tue 31 Aug – Fri 3 Sep | 4 | Sat 28 Aug – Sun 5 Sep | 9 | ×2.3 | Summer Bank Holiday |
the UK-specific fine print
Substitute days are the cheat code
When Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day fall on a weekend, the bank holiday moves to the next working day. A weekend Christmas is not lost — it is deferred, and the table above already accounts for it.
Monday holidays need no bridge
Early May, Spring and Summer bank holidays are always Mondays — free three-day weekends, but nothing to optimize. The four-day plays around them require bridging the full week.
Every public holiday in the UK 2027
| Date | Holiday | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year's Day | day off |
| Fri 26 Mar | Good Friday | day off |
| Mon 29 Mar | Easter Monday | day off |
| Mon 3 May | Early May Bank Holiday | day off |
| Mon 31 May | Spring Bank Holiday | day off |
| Mon 30 Aug | Summer Bank Holiday | day off |
| Sat 25 Dec | Christmas Day | on a weekend |
| Sun 26 Dec | Boxing Day | on a weekend |
| Mon 27 Dec | Christmas Day (substitute) | day off |
| Tue 28 Dec | Boxing Day (substitute) | day off |
The app does this for any year
These numbers come straight from Vacationmaxxing's optimizer — the app computes public holidays for any year (no hardcoded tables), finds every bridge, and lets you tap them into a plan. the UK and six more countries. No ads, no accounts, no data collection.