A list of non-working days often comes in very handy when planning a holiday. This is the bank holidays schedule for the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) in 2024:
| Date | Day in the Week | Holiday |
| 1 January | Monday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 January | Tuesday | 2nd January (Scotland) |
| 29 March | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 6 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 27 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 12 July | Friday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day – Northern Ireland) |
| 05 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday (Scotland) |
| 26 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 2 December | Monday | St. Andrew’s Day (substitute day, Scotland) |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Tuesday | Boxing Day |
