How to get a whopping 58 DAYS of leave using only 28 in 2025
There are a few conditions
If you love your holidays, then you might want to get in quickly with booking your annual leave for 2025. Here we take a look at how to maximise your annual leave next year, but of course there are a few conditions. Don't worry if you can't fulfil all the conditions, you can still maximise your leave with some careful planning.
In 2024 we had the fewest number of Bank Holidays since 2021, following the extra holidays in recent years for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the King's Coronation.
As much as some of us might like our jobs, a day off is always greatly appreciated, so if you work Monday to Friday and have English/Welsh Bank Holidays off, then you could potentially get 58 days off using just 28 days annual leave. Here's how...
Bank holidays in 2025:
Wednesday 1st January: New Year’s Day
Friday 18th April: Good Friday
Monday 21st April: Easter Monday
Monday 5th May: Early May bank holiday
Monday 26th May: Spring bank holiday
Monday 25th August: Summer bank holiday
Thursday 25th December: Christmas Day
Friday 26th December: Boxing Day
January 2025: Wednesday 1st January - Sunday 5th January
Book two days off on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd for five consecutive days off between Wednesday1st and Sunday 5th January.
Wednesday 1st January - Bank Holiday
Thursday 2nd January - Annual Leave
Friday 3rd January - Annual Leave
Saturday 4th January - Weekend
Sunday 5th January - Weekend
April 2025: Saturday 12th April - 27th April
Thanks to Easter, where we get two Bank Holidays. by booking Monday 14th April - Thursday 17th April and Tuesday 22nd - Friday 25th April off, you can enjoy a massive 16 days off by just booking eight.
Saturday 12th April - Weekend
Sunday 13th April - Weekend
Monday 14th April - Annual Leave
Tuesday 15th April - Annual Leave
Wednesday 16th April - Annual Leave
Thursday 17th April - Annual Leave
Friday 18th April - Bank Holiday
Saturday 19th April - Weekend
Sunday 20th April - Weekend
Monday 21st April - Bank Holiday
Tuesday 22nd April - Annual Leave
Wednesday 23rd April - Annual Leave
Thursday 24th April - Annual Leave
Friday 25th April - Annual Leave
Saturday 26tg April - Weekend
Sunday 27th April - Weekend
May/June 2025: Saturday 3rd May - Monday 11th May / Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June
Another month with two Bank Holidays is May, and by taking off Tuesday 6th May - 9th May and Tuesday 27th May - 30th May you can enjoy a total of nine days off around each Bank Holiday.
Monday 5th May - Bank Holiday
Tuesday 6th May - Annual Leave
Wednesday 7th May - Annual Leave
Thursday 8th May - Annual Leave
Friday 9th May - Annual Leave
Saturday 10th May - Weekend
Sunday 11th May - Weekend
Saturday 24th May - Weekend
Sunday 25th May - Weekend
Money 26th May - Bank Holiday
Tuesday 27th May - Annual Leave
Wednesday 28th May - Annual Leave
Thursday 29th May - Annual Leave
Friday 30th May - Annual Leave
Saturday 31st May - Weekend
Sunday 1st June - Weekend
August 2025: Saturday 23rd August - Sunday 31st August
With another Bank Holiday in August, by booking Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th August off you can enjoy nine days off in total.
Monday 25th August - Bank Holiday
Tuesday 26th August - Annual Leave
Wednesday 27th August - Annual Leave
Thursday 28th August - Annual Leave
Friday 29th August - Annual Leave
Saturday 30th August - Weekend
Sunday 31st August - Weekend
December 2025: Saturday 20th December - 1st January 2026
With the Christmas Day and Boxing Day Bank Holidays, and the New Year's Day one on 1st January 2026, you can book just six days off on 22nd - 24th December and 29th - 31st December, to enjoy 13 days off!
Saturday 20th December - Weekend
Sunday 21st December - Weekend
Monday 22n December - Annual Leave
Tuesday 23rd December - Annual Leave
Wednesday 24th December - Annual Leave
Thursday 25th December - Bank Holiday
Friday 26th December - Bank Holiday
Saturday 27th December - Weekend
Sunday 28th December - Weekend
Monday 29th December - Annual Leave
Tuesday 30th December - Annual Leave
Wednesday 31st December - Annual Leave
Thursday 1st January - Bank Holiday
As mentioned there are a few conditions for this to work, you must work Monday to Friday, and have the English/Welsh Bank Holidays off, but if you do, it's possible to get a massive 58 days off, using just 28 days annual leave!
You'll have to be quick though, because it's likely that your workmates will also be requesting these days off!
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Squid Game
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Hijack
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Race Across The World
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