Strategy for Annual Leave in 2025

If you have been here a while, you know I used to work in corporate and used to love creating yearly strategies for my annual leave. My favourite one was utilising Bank Holidays to maximise time off. Strategically planning your annual leave around the UK’s bank holidays in 2025 can significantly extend your annual leave.

Here’s how to maximize your holidays (Tillyah’s Style):

1. January: New Year’s Break

• Bank Holiday: Wednesday, 1 January 2025 (New Year’s Day)
• Strategy: Take 2 days off on Thursday, 2 January, and Friday, 3 January.
• Total Break: 5 consecutive days off from Wednesday, 1 January, to Sunday, 5 January.

2. April: Easter Extended Break

• Bank Holidays:
  • Friday, 18 April 2025 (Good Friday)
  • Monday, 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday)
• Strategy: Book 8 days off from Tuesday, 22 April, to Friday, 25 April, and from Monday, 28 April, to Friday, 2 May.
• Total Break: 16 consecutive days off from Friday, 18 April, to Sunday, 4 May.

3. May: Early May Bank Holiday

• Bank Holiday: Monday, 5 May 2025 (Early May Bank Holiday)
• Strategy: Take 4 days off from Tuesday, 6 May, to Friday, 9 May.
• Total Break: 9 consecutive days off from Saturday, 3 May, to Sunday, 11 May.

4. May: Spring Bank Holiday

• Bank Holiday: Monday, 26 May 2025 (Spring Bank Holiday)
• Strategy: Take 4 days off from Tuesday, 27 May, to Friday, 30 May.
• Total Break: 9 consecutive days off from Saturday, 24 May, to Sunday, 1 June.

5. August: Summer Bank Holiday

• Bank Holiday: Monday, 25 August 2025 (Summer Bank Holiday)
• Strategy: Take 4 days off from Tuesday, 26 August, to Friday, 29 August.
• Total Break: 9 consecutive days off from Saturday, 23 August, to Sunday, 31 August.

6. December: Christmas and New Year

• Bank Holidays:
  • Thursday, 25 December 2025 (Christmas Day)
  • Friday, 26 December 2025 (Boxing Day)
• Strategy: Take 7 days off on 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 December 2025, and 2 January 2026.
• Total Break: 16 consecutive days off from Saturday, 20 December 2025, to Sunday, 4 January 2026.

By implementing this plan, you can enjoy up to 65 days off using 28 days of annual leave, effectively more than doubling your time away from work.

You’re welcome. (Happy New Year!)

Tillyah x