Annual Leave Calculator

Make the most of your annual leave in 2026

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 → 67 days off across 16 breaks in 2026.

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 2026

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  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 1

    New Year

    Thu 1 → Mon 5 January

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Mon 5 January.

  2. Long weekend 2

    Fri 23 → Mon 26 January

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 23 January and Mon 26 January.

February 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 3

    Fri 13 → Mon 16 February

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 13 February and Mon 16 February.

March 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 4

    Fri 6 → Mon 9 March

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 6 March and Mon 9 March.

April 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 5

    Easter

    Thu 2 → Sun 5 April

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Thu 2 April.

May 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 6

    Early May bank holiday

    Fri 1 → Mon 4 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 1 May.

  2. Long weekend 7

    Spring bank holiday

    Fri 22 → Mon 25 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 22 May.

June 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 8

    World Cup bank holiday

    Sat 13 → Tue 16 June

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 16 June.

July 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 9

    Fri 10 → Mon 13 July

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 10 July and Mon 13 July.

August 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 10

    August bank holiday

    Sat 1 → Tue 4 August

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 4 August.

September 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 11

    Fri 4 → Mon 7 September

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 4 September and Mon 7 September.

October 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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  • 1Nov
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 12

    Fri 2 → Mon 5 October

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 2 October and Mon 5 October.

  2. Long weekend 13

    Fri 30 October → Mon 2 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 30 October and Mon 2 November.

November 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
  • 30Oct
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  • 1Dec

2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 13

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

    Fri 30 October → Mon 2 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 30 October and Mon 2 November.

  2. Long weekend 14

    St Andrew’s Day

    Sat 28 November → Tue 1 December

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 1 December.

December 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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3 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 14

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

    St Andrew’s Day

    Sat 28 November → Tue 1 December

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 1 December.

  2. Long weekend 15

    Christmas

    Fri 25 → Tue 29 December

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Tue 29 December.

  3. Long weekend 16

    New Year 2027

    Thu 31 December 2026 → Mon 4 January 2027

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Thu 31 December.