Annual Leave Calculator

Make the most of your annual leave in 2028

Get longer breaks by taking annual leave around weekends and bank holidays. Enter your allowance to see which dates to request.

Include bank holidays. If you get 25 days plus 8 bank holidays, enter 33.

For Monday to Friday workers who get bank holidays off.
Need to check your NHS allowance? Use the NHS leave calculator.

Here’s when to take it

25 days of annual leave → 57 days off across 6 breaks in 2028.

Request all the yellow dates to get this full plan. Each month shows the dates to request and trips for your time off.

This example uses 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays. Change your allowance to see your own plan.

January 2028

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  1. Holiday 1

    New Year

    Sat 1 → Sun 9 January

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 4 → Fri 7 January.

February 2028

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  1. Weekend idea

    No breaks planned. Stay strong.

    Head off after work on Friday and make a weekend of it. No annual leave needed.

    Fri 4 → Sun 6 February

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

March 2028

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  1. Weekend idea

    No breaks planned. Stay strong.

    Head off after work on Friday and make a weekend of it. No annual leave needed.

    Fri 3 → Sun 5 March

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

April 2028

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  • 1May
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Holiday 2

    Easter

    Fri 14 → Sun 23 April

    4 days annual leave → 10 days off

    Request Tue 18 → Fri 21 April.

  2. Holiday 3

    Early May bank holiday

    Sat 29 April → Sun 7 May

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 2 → Fri 5 May.

May 2028

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Holiday 3

    Starts in April. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    Early May bank holiday

    Sat 29 April → Sun 7 May

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 2 → Fri 5 May.

  2. Holiday 4

    Spring bank holiday

    Sat 27 May → Sun 4 June

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 30 May → Fri 2 June.

June 2028

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  1. Holiday 4

    Starts in May. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    Spring bank holiday

    Sat 27 May → Sun 4 June

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 30 May → Fri 2 June.

July 2028

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  1. Weekend idea

    No breaks planned. Stay strong.

    Head off after work on Friday and make a weekend of it. No annual leave needed.

    Fri 7 → Sun 9 July

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

August 2028

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  1. Holiday 5

    August bank holiday

    Sat 26 August → Sun 3 September

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 29 August → Fri 1 September.

September 2028

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  1. Holiday 5

    Starts in August. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    August bank holiday

    Sat 26 August → Sun 3 September

    4 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Tue 29 August → Fri 1 September.

October 2028

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  1. Weekend idea

    No breaks planned. Stay strong.

    Head off after work on Friday and make a weekend of it. No annual leave needed.

    Fri 6 → Sun 8 October

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

November 2028

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  1. Weekend idea

    No breaks planned. Stay strong.

    Head off after work on Friday and make a weekend of it. No annual leave needed.

    Fri 3 → Sun 5 November

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

December 2028

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  1. Holiday 6

    Christmas

    Thu 21 → Sun 31 December

    5 days annual leave → 11 days off

    Request Thu 21 → Fri 22 December and Wed 27 → Fri 29 December.