New Year's Day Bank Holiday moved as dates confirmed…

New Year's Day Bank Holiday moved as dates confirmed for 2023, 2024 and 2025

As we get some much needed days off our thoughts often turn to when we will next get a break. With that in mind it’s always a good idea to know when the Bank Holidays are for the next 12 months as usually they’ll be around the school breaks.

It’s also worth remembering that because New Year’s Day falls this year on a Sunday, his means that Monday January 2 is Bank Holiday for it. Unlike Christmas there’s only one bank holiday as New Year’s Eve is a normal working day.

Overall in 2023 there will be an additional Bank Holiday on May 8 for the coronation of King Charles III which is going to “showcase the very best of the United Kingdom”, ministers have promised. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said last week that Buckingham Palace was taking the lead on what is a “significant planning event”.

“We are expecting a huge number of foreign heads of state, international dignitaries and of course there will be a huge amount of involvement from the public as well,” the spokesman said. The “massive” planning operation will involve work “across all government departments”.

The scale of the event could be even larger than the Queen’s funeral in September, partly because overseas leaders will have more time to plan their travel. The Government has already launched a consultation on extending pub opening hours throughout the coronation weekend.

That could mean pubs in England and Wales being allowed to stay open until 1am on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Here are all the Bank Holiday dates for 2023, 2024 and 2025