Bank holidays 2007
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2007. Below were the bank holidays 2007 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | 2nd January | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Friday | St Andrew's Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 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 | |
| Thursday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | 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 2007, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
St Patrick's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Easter Sunday was 8 April 2007. Good Friday was Friday 6 April 2007, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 9 April 2007, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2007 ran from 6 April to 9 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 7 May 2007 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 28 May 2007.
The August bank holiday was Monday 27 August 2007 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 6 August 2007 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 25 December 2007 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Wednesday 26 December 2007, giving 2 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Tuesday 1 January 2008, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Wednesday 2 January 2008.
Every 2007 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 | |
| St Andrew's Day | No | Yes | No | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 2007 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
The 2007 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.
· St Andrew's Day
Scotland
· Christmas Day
All of the UK
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
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How the 2007 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
3days off
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 6 Apr – Mon 9 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 5 May – Mon 7 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 26 May – Mon 28 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 25 Aug – Mon 27 Aug
Summer bank holiday
2days off
Tue 25 Dec – Wed 26 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, these were the bank holidays that fall inside it.
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2007.
Easter Sunday was 8 April 2007. Good Friday was Friday 6 April 2007 and Easter Monday was Monday 9 April 2007. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2007 was Friday 6 April 2007. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 7 May 2007 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 28 May 2007.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 27 August 2007 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 6 August 2007 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 25 December 2007 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Wednesday 26 December 2007.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2007 was Wednesday 26 December 2007.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 2 days off in a row, from Tuesday 25 December 2007 to Wednesday 26 December 2007.
Yes. St Patrick's Day was observed on Monday 19 March 2007 in Northern Ireland.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 19 March 2007 was the substitute day for St Patrick's Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2007.
In the leave year from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 there were 10 in England and Wales, 10 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.