Annual Leave Calculator

Make the most of your annual leave in 2027

Get longer breaks by taking annual leave around weekends and bank holidays. Enter your allowance to see which dates to request.

Include bank holidays. If you get 25 days plus 8 bank holidays, enter 33.

For Monday to Friday workers who get bank holidays off.
Need to check your NHS allowance? Use the NHS leave calculator.

Here’s when to take it

25 days of annual leave → 66 days off across 16 breaks in 2027.

Request all the yellow dates to get this full plan. Each month shows the dates to request and trips for your time off.

This example uses 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays. Change your allowance to see your own plan.

January 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 1

    New Year

    Fri 1 → Mon 4 January

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Mon 4 January.

  2. Long weekend 2

    Fri 22 → Mon 25 January

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 22 January and Mon 25 January.

February 2027

  • Annual leave
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  1. Long weekend 3

    Fri 12 → Mon 15 February

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 12 February and Mon 15 February.

March 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 4

    Fri 5 → Mon 8 March

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 5 March and Mon 8 March.

  2. Long weekend 5

    Easter

    Fri 26 → Tue 30 March

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Tue 30 March.

April 2027

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  1. Long weekend 6

    Early May bank holiday

    Fri 30 April → Mon 3 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 30 April.

May 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 6

    Starts in April. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    Early May bank holiday

    Fri 30 April → Mon 3 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 30 April.

  2. Long weekend 7

    Spring bank holiday

    Fri 28 → Mon 31 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 28 May.

June 2027

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
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  1. Long weekend 8

    Fri 18 → Mon 21 June

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 18 June and Mon 21 June.

July 2027

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  1. Long weekend 9

    Fri 16 → Mon 19 July

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 16 July and Mon 19 July.

August 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 10

    Fri 6 → Mon 9 August

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 6 August and Mon 9 August.

  2. Long weekend 11

    August bank holiday

    Sat 28 → Tue 31 August

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 31 August.

September 2027

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  1. Weekend idea

    No breaks planned. Stay strong.

    Head off after work on Friday and make a weekend of it. No annual leave needed.

    Fri 3 → Sun 5 September

    Flying? Look for a Friday evening departure.

October 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 12

    Fri 1 → Mon 4 October

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 1 October and Mon 4 October.

  2. Long weekend 13

    Fri 29 October → Mon 1 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 29 October and Mon 1 November.

November 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 13

    Starts in October. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    Fri 29 October → Mon 1 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 29 October and Mon 1 November.

  2. Long weekend 14

    Fri 26 → Mon 29 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 26 November and Mon 29 November.

December 2027

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 15

    Christmas

    Sat 25 → Wed 29 December

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Wed 29 December.

  2. Long weekend 16

    New Year 2028

    Fri 31 December 2027 → Mon 3 January 2028

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 31 December.