Summer is right around the corner as the sun comes out to play – just in time, usually, for the arrival of a bank holiday weekend.
With the past two years worth of bank holidays being compromised by the pandemic, this year families and friends will finally have the chance to get together over the well-earned break.
Normally Spring Bank Holiday falls on the last Monday of May – but this year things are a little different.
So is Monday May 30 a bank holiday this year? Here’s what you need to know…
Is Monday May 30 a bank holiday?
The short answer is no, Monday May 30 is not a bank holiday.
In any other year this would have been the date that the country downed tools for its well-earned long weekend – but the normal Spring Bank Holiday has moved in 2022, to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
But while this means Monday is a normal working day, it’s not all bad news – as you’re getting two bank holidays later this week to mark Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne.
The Spring Bank Holiday will now be on Thursday June 2 – and there’s an additional bank holiday as part of the Jubilee celebrations on Friday June 3.
So you can look forward to a nice four-day weekend instead – and there’s no shortage of events going on across the break to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
When are the remaining bank holidays in 2022?
These are the remaining dates for bank holidays in England and Wales in 2022:
- Spring Bank Holiday – Thursday June 2
- Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday – Friday June 3
- Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, August 29
- Boxing Day – Monday, December 26
- Christmas Day (substitute day) – Tuesday, December 27
These are the remaining bank holidays in Scotland:
- Spring Bank Holiday – Thursday June 2
- Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday – Friday June 3
- Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, August 1
- St. Andrew’s Day – Wednesday November 30
- Boxing Day – Monday, December 26
- Christmas Day (substitute day) – Tuesday, December 27
Northern Ireland also has 10 bank holidays in 2021 and these are the remaining dates:
- Spring Bank Holiday – Thursday June 2
- Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday – Friday June 3
- Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne – Tuesday July 12
- Summer Bank Holiday – Monday, August 29
- Boxing Day – Monday, December 26
- Christmas Day (substitute day) – Tuesday, December 27
When are the bank holidays in 2023?
Here’s when you can expect to get time off in 2023.
- New Year’s Day (substitute day) – Monday, January 2
- Tuesday, January 3 (Scotland only)
- St Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only) – Friday March 17
- Good Friday – Friday, April 7
- Easter Monday – Monday, April 10
- Early May bank holiday – Monday, May 1
- Spring bank holiday – Monday May 29
- Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland only) – Wednesday July 12
- Summer bank holiday (Scotland only) – Monday August 7
- Summer bank holiday (England and Wales only) – Monday, August 28
- St Andrew’s Day – Thursday 30 November (Scotland only)
- Christmas Day – Monday December 25
- Boxing Day – Tuesday December 26
Do trains and buses run on bank holiday?
Buses and trains do run on bank holidays, unless there’s been a specific announcement for a particular service.
Some train lines tend to complete essential work over bank holidays meaning there could be disruptions but there is often plenty of notice given.
Buses will otherwise be running throughout the bank holiday, but services could change or be less frequent – so always check the times before setting off anywhere.
Most bus services run their Sunday service on bank holidays, meaning you can still catch a bus, but they might end earlier or have longer gaps in service.
If you’re one of the Brits needing to travel this bank holiday, most bus services have a timetable you can track online so you aren’t left waiting for a bus that isn’t going to come.
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