Bank holidays 2003
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Below were the bank holidays 2003 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | 2nd January | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)Substitute day | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | 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 2003, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day): the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Easter Sunday was 20 April 2003. Good Friday was Friday 18 April 2003, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 21 April 2003, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2003 ran from 18 April to 21 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 5 May 2003 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 26 May 2003.
The August bank holiday was Monday 25 August 2003 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 4 August 2003 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Thursday 25 December 2003 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Friday 26 December 2003, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Thursday 1 January 2004, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Friday 2 January 2004.
Every 2003 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 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)Substitute 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 2003 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 2003 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day
All of the UK
· 2nd January
Scotland
No bank holidays.
· St Patrick's Day
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) (substitute)
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 2003 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Wed 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 3 May – Mon 5 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 24 May – Mon 26 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 23 Aug – Mon 25 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004, 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 2003.
Easter Sunday was 20 April 2003. Good Friday was Friday 18 April 2003 and Easter Monday was Monday 21 April 2003. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2003 was Friday 18 April 2003. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 5 May 2003 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 26 May 2003.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 25 August 2003 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 4 August 2003 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Thursday 25 December 2003 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Friday 26 December 2003.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2003 was Friday 26 December 2003.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Thursday 25 December 2003 to Sunday 28 December 2003.
Yes. Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) was observed on Monday 14 July 2003 in Northern Ireland.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 14 July 2003 was the substitute day for Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day), which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2003.
In the leave year from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 there were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 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.