Bank holidays 2008
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2008. Below were the bank holidays 2008 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 | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | 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 | |
| Monday | St Andrew's DaySubstitute day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 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 2008, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day): the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Substitute day
St Andrew's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
Scotland
Easter Sunday was 23 March 2008. Good Friday was Friday 21 March 2008, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 24 March 2008, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2008 ran from 21 March to 24 March.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 5 May 2008 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 26 May 2008.
The August bank holiday was Monday 25 August 2008 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 4 August 2008 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Thursday 25 December 2008 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Friday 26 December 2008, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Thursday 1 January 2009, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Friday 2 January 2009.
Every 2008 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 | |
| St Andrew's DaySubstitute day | No | Yes | No | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 2008 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
The 2008 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
No bank holidays.
· 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.
· St Andrew's Day (substitute)
Scotland
· Christmas Day
All of the UK
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
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How the 2008 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Tue 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 21 Mar – Mon 24 Mar
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 2008 to 31 March 2009, 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 2008.
Easter Sunday was 23 March 2008. Good Friday was Friday 21 March 2008 and Easter Monday was Monday 24 March 2008. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2008 was Friday 21 March 2008. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 5 May 2008 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 26 May 2008.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 25 August 2008 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 4 August 2008 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Thursday 25 December 2008 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Friday 26 December 2008.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2008 was Friday 26 December 2008.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Thursday 25 December 2008 to Sunday 28 December 2008.
Yes. Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) was observed on Monday 14 July 2008 in Northern Ireland; St Andrew's Day was observed on Monday 1 December 2008 in Scotland.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 14 July 2008 was the substitute day for Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day), which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in Scotland. Monday 1 December 2008 was the substitute day for St Andrew's Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2008.
In the leave year from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 there were 6 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 8 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.