Bank holidays 1985
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1985. Below were the bank holidays 1985 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | 2nd January | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | St Patrick's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Friday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Dates follow the official GOV.UK bank holiday list where published. Later years are calculated from the statutory rules and can change if a holiday is added or moved by royal proclamation.
Bank holidays that did not fall on their usual date in 1985, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
St Patrick's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Easter Sunday was 7 April 1985. Good Friday was Friday 5 April 1985, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 8 April 1985, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1985 ran from 5 April to 8 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 6 May 1985 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 27 May 1985.
The August bank holiday was Monday 26 August 1985 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 5 August 1985 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Wednesday 25 December 1985 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Thursday 26 December 1985, giving 2 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Wednesday 1 January 1986, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Thursday 2 January 1986.
Every 1985 bank holiday in date order and which parts of the UK had it.
| Date | Bank holiday | England & Wales | Scotland | N. Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2nd January | No | Yes | No | |
| St Patrick's DaySubstitute day | No | No | Yes | |
| Good Friday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Easter Monday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Early May bank holiday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spring bank holiday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | No | No | Yes | |
| Summer bank holiday | No | Yes | No | |
| Summer bank holiday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 1985 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 1985 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day
All of the UK
· 2nd January
Scotland
No bank holidays.
· St Patrick's Day (substitute)
N. Ireland
· Good Friday
All of the UK
· Easter Monday
England & WalesN. Ireland
· Early May bank holiday
All of the UK
· Spring bank holiday
All of the UK
No bank holidays.
· Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
N. Ireland
· Summer bank holiday
Scotland
· Summer bank holiday
England & WalesN. Ireland
No bank holidays.
No bank holidays.
No bank holidays.
· Christmas Day
All of the UK
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
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How the 1985 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Tue 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 5 Apr – Mon 8 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 4 May – Mon 6 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 25 May – Mon 27 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 24 Aug – Mon 26 Aug
Summer bank holiday
2days off
Wed 25 Dec – Thu 26 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986, these were the bank holidays that fall inside it.
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1985.
Easter Sunday was 7 April 1985. Good Friday was Friday 5 April 1985 and Easter Monday was Monday 8 April 1985. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1985 was Friday 5 April 1985. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 6 May 1985 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 27 May 1985.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 26 August 1985 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 5 August 1985 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Wednesday 25 December 1985 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Thursday 26 December 1985.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1985 was Thursday 26 December 1985.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 2 days off in a row, from Wednesday 25 December 1985 to Thursday 26 December 1985.
Yes. St Patrick's Day was observed on Monday 18 March 1985 in Northern Ireland.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 18 March 1985 was the substitute day for St Patrick's Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 1985.
In the leave year from 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986 there were 10 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 12 in Northern Ireland.
Some do. Easter moves by up to five weeks, and the May and August bank holidays are tied to a Monday rather than a date. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are fixed, but the day off moves to a weekday when they fall on a weekend.