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 10 bank holidays, enter 35.

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

23 days of annual leave → 63 days off across 14 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 23 days of annual leave plus 10 bank holidays. Change your allowance to see your own plan.

January 2028

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  1. Long weekend 1

    New Year

    Sat 1 → Tue 4 January

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 4 January.

February 2028

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 2

    Fri 4 → Mon 7 February

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 4 February and Mon 7 February.

  2. Long weekend 3

    Fri 25 → Mon 28 February

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 25 February and Mon 28 February.

March 2028

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  1. Long weekend 4

    St Patrick’s Day

    Thu 16 → Sun 19 March

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Thu 16 March.

April 2028

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  • 1May

2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 5

    Easter

    Fri 14 → Tue 18 April

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Tue 18 April.

  2. Long weekend 6

    Early May bank holiday

    Fri 28 April → Mon 1 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 28 April.

May 2028

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 6

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

    Early May bank holiday

    Fri 28 April → Mon 1 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 28 April.

  2. Long weekend 7

    Spring bank holiday

    Sat 27 → Tue 30 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 30 May.

June 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 2 → Sun 4 June

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

July 2028

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  1. Long weekend 8

    Battle of the Boyne

    Wed 12 → Sun 16 July

    2 days annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Thu 13 → Fri 14 July.

August 2028

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 9

    Fri 4 → Mon 7 August

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 4 August and Mon 7 August.

  2. Long weekend 10

    August bank holiday

    Sat 26 → Tue 29 August

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 29 August.

September 2028

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  • 1Oct
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  1. Long weekend 11

    Fri 29 September → Mon 2 October

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 29 September and Mon 2 October.

October 2028

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 11

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

    Fri 29 September → Mon 2 October

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 29 September and Mon 2 October.

  2. Long weekend 12

    Fri 27 → Mon 30 October

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 27 October and Mon 30 October.

November 2028

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  1. Long weekend 13

    Fri 24 → Mon 27 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 24 November and Mon 27 November.

December 2028

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  1. Holiday 1

    Christmas

    Sat 23 → Sun 31 December

    3 days annual leave → 9 days off

    Request Wed 27 → Fri 29 December.