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UK2027/28Plan 005
Annual leave planner for 2027/28.
Built for leave years that run from 1 April to 31 March. Choose your UK region, real working week and confirmed bookable balance to get exact dates to request.
See the April–March quick answerWorked exampleEngland & Wales
25–28 DecOFFWeekend + holidays
29–31 DecREQUEST3 leave days
1–3 JanOFFWeekend + holiday
One request10 days away
2027/28 quick answer
This leave year falls between two Easters.
All national Easter bank holidays listed for 2027 fall before 1 April, while the 2028 Easter bank holidays fall after 31 March. That makes Christmas and New Year the strongest three-day example for a Monday-to-Friday worker whose relevant bank holidays are confirmed as non-working days.
England & Wales · Mon–Fri
3→10
leave days · calendar days away
25 Dec–3 JanProposed3.3×
Request 29–31 December 2027.
Two weekends and the substitute bank holidays on 27–28 December and 3 January complete ten consecutive days away. In Scotland, 4 January is also a substitute bank holiday, extending the same example to eleven days.
Open the exact three-day planInside the window
Regional bank holidays from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028.
Counts use the current official GOV.UK calendar.
| Region | Holidays | Three-day Christmas result |
|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 6inside the window | 10days away |
| Scotland | 8inside the window | 11days away |
| Northern Ireland | 8inside the window | 10days away |
These are planning inputs, not additional entitlement. Bank holidays are not automatically paid leave, and employers can include them in statutory annual leave.
Exact worked example
How three leave days could create ten days away.
This example assumes a Monday-to-Friday week, weekends off, and that your employer treats the applicable England and Wales bank holidays as non-working days without deducting them from the three leave days shown.
See it on the April–March calendar- 25 December–3 January Request 29–31 December 3 leave days → 10 days away
Your 1 April–31 March pattern
Set the rules. See the best breaks.
Enter the bookable leave balance your employer confirms. Only working days from 1 April 2027 through 31 March 2028 can consume that balance; natural non-working days may extend a break across the boundary.
This tool supports a fixed repeating workweek and whole, equal leave days. Use the dedicated 9-day-fortnight, 4-on-4-off or hours-based bank-holiday tool when those assumptions do not fit.
Your 2027/28 route
Request 0 days. Get 0 days away.
Across your strongest breaks.
Days away / leave day
0.0×
England and Wales
Request as leave
Bank holiday
Non-working day
Uses your full allowance.
These are suggestions, not bookings. Check them against your employer’s policy before making plans.
Exact window1 April 2027–31 March 2028
Official datesRegional bank holidays from GOV.UK
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How the route is built
Every date is checkable.
Only the April–March window
Working days outside 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028 never consume this leave-year balance.
Proposed dates
Every result lists the exact working days to request, not an employer-approved booking.