When is the next bank holiday? Date of the late May 2023 holiday and full list of UK dates
We’ve been blessed with a spring filled with bank holidays this year in the UK, following the extra day off that came for the King’s coronation on Monday 8 May.
The time off doesn’t end there, though, as people across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island are due another bank holiday this month.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is the next bank holiday?
The late May bank holiday will fall on Monday 29 May this year.
This generally falls on the final Monday of May across the UK – however, last year it was moved to later in the week to sit alongside the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday and create a four-day weekend.
Bank holiday dates 2023
Bank holiday dates vary slightly across the UK: England and Wales always have the same bank holidays, but Scotland and Northern Ireland have some of their own dates.
For example, Scotland’s summer bank holiday falls at the start of August, rather than the end of the month.
England and Wales bank holidays 2023
- Monday 29 May – spring bank holiday
- Monday 28 August – summer bank holiday
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
Scotland bank holidays 2023
- Monday 29 May – spring bank holiday
- Monday 7 August – summer bank holiday
- Thursday 30 November – St Andrew’s Day
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
Northern Ireland bank holidays 2023
- Monday 29 May – spring bank holiday
- Wednesday 12 July – Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
- Monday 28 August – summer bank holiday
- Monday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day
For the first time since 2019, both Christmas Day and Boxing Day will be marked with bank holidays on the correct days, after falling on the weekend for three years in a row.
What time are shops open on Monday?
As always, the bank holiday will bring some disruption, with Royal Mail deliveries suspended and supermarket opening times affected:
- Tesco: The majority of big stores will be open from 8am to 6pm while some may stay open until 8pm, and all Tesco Express stores will be open as usual – you can check your nearest shop here.
- Sainsbury’s: All Sainsbury’s big stores will be open between 8am and 8pm on the bank holiday Monday – you can find your local branch here.
- Aldi: Aldi stores will open as usual on Saturday and Sunday, but on Monday they will close slightly earlier at 8pm – you can check your local branch here.
- Morrisons: On bank holiday Monday Morrisons stores will open at the normal time but will close earlier, at 8pm – find your local branch here.
- Asda: Asda’s stores will also close slightly earlier at 8pm on the bank holiday Monday – you can check your supermarket here.
- Co-op: Co-op’s stores will be open as usual over the bank holidays in May, with a spokesperson telling The Sun it would allow customers to “pick up everything they need for the long weekends” – find your local branch here.
- Waitrose: On Monday most Waitrose & Partners shops will be open for their normal hours, but you can check your local branch here.
