UK Bank Holidays 2013
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An overview of public holidays in the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) in 2013, shown in separate tables for the whole of the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Public holidays in the UK are generally referred to as bank holidays due to the 4 days so designated by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871. The name is now used as a blanket term for all public holidays in the UK as banks, government offices and most businesses are closed on these days, although an increasing number of smaller shops and larger retail businesses remain open.
Public holidays in Britain comprise bank holidays declared by statute (as listed in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, Schedule 1), by royal proclamation, and common law/customary holidays (Good Friday and Christmas Day, which are not offical bank holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Royal proclamation is also used to move holidays that would otherwise fall on a weekend or that are moved for special occasions, or to create additional one-off holidays (such as for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012).
When a bank holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday usually becomes the day when the holiday is observed (known as substitute day or 'bank holiday in lieu'). If the Monday is also a bank holiday, the substitute day moves to the following weekday. UK public holidays always move forward in the calendar, never backwards.
The August bank holiday always falls on the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and on the first Monday of August in Scotland. Its official name is "Summer Bank Holiday", however it is far more commonly referred to as the "August Bank Holiday". This website therefore uses this more frequently-heard term.
To read more about British public holidays please see the detailed information on Public holidays in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia, and also gov.uk.
Bank holidays and their dates vary between England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are therefore showing them in 4 different tables so you can more easily get the information applicable to your region:
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Public holidays in the UK are generally referred to as bank holidays due to the 4 days so designated by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871. The name is now used as a blanket term for all public holidays in the UK as banks, government offices and most businesses are closed on these days, although an increasing number of smaller shops and larger retail businesses remain open.
Public holidays in Britain comprise bank holidays declared by statute (as listed in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, Schedule 1), by royal proclamation, and common law/customary holidays (Good Friday and Christmas Day, which are not offical bank holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Royal proclamation is also used to move holidays that would otherwise fall on a weekend or that are moved for special occasions, or to create additional one-off holidays (such as for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012).
When a bank holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday usually becomes the day when the holiday is observed (known as substitute day or 'bank holiday in lieu'). If the Monday is also a bank holiday, the substitute day moves to the following weekday. UK public holidays always move forward in the calendar, never backwards.
The August bank holiday always falls on the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and on the first Monday of August in Scotland. Its official name is "Summer Bank Holiday", however it is far more commonly referred to as the "August Bank Holiday". This website therefore uses this more frequently-heard term.
To read more about British public holidays please see the detailed information on Public holidays in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia, and also gov.uk.
Bank holidays and their dates vary between England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are therefore showing them in 4 different tables so you can more easily get the information applicable to your region:
- Bank holidays 2013 across the whole of theUK
- Bank holidays 2013 inEngland &Wales
- Bank holidays 2013 inScotland
- Bank holidays 2013 inNorthern Ireland
The templates may be used free of charge for non-commercial use (for commercial use please contact us). Not for commercial distribution or resale. All content of this website is copyright © 2011-2025 Calendarpedia®. All rights reserved. Data provided 'as is' without warranty and subject to error and change without notice.
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Bank Holidays 2013 in all of the UK
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Date | Bank holiday | Region | Day |
January 1st, 2013 | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
Tuesday |
January 2nd, 2013 | 2nd January | Scotland |
Wednesday |
March 17th, 2013 | St Patrick's Day | Northern Ireland |
Sunday |
March 18th, 2013 | Substitute day (for St Patrick's Day) | Northern Ireland |
Monday |
March 29th, 2013 | Good Friday | Nationwide |
Friday |
April 1st, 2013 | Easter Monday | England Wales Northern Ireland |
Monday |
May 6th, 2013 | Early May Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
Monday |
May 27th, 2013 | Spring Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
Monday |
July 12th, 2013 | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/ |
Northern Ireland |
Friday |
August 5th, 2013 | August Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Scotland |
Monday |
August 26th, 2013 | August Bank Holiday | England Wales Northern Ireland |
Monday |
November 30th, 2013 | St Andrew's Day | Scotland |
Saturday |
December 2nd, 2013 | Substitute day (for St Andrew's Day) | Scotland |
Monday |
December 25th, 2013 | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Wednesday |
December 26th, 2013 | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Thursday |
2012 | 2014 |
Bank Holidays 2013 in England and Wales
England and Wales have eight bank holidays a year and are thus the countries with the lowest number of bank holidays in Europe and in the G20 group of leading economies. Unlike in Scotland and Northern Ireland, neither England's national saint's day St. George's Day, celebrated on April 23rd, nor Wales' national saint's day St. David's Day, celebrated on March 1st, are bank holidays.
2012 | 2014 | |
Date | Bank holiday | Day |
January 1st, 2013 | New Year's Day | Tuesday |
March 29th, 2013 | Good Friday | Friday |
April 1st, 2013 | Easter Monday | Monday |
May 6th, 2013 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 27th, 2013 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
August 26th, 2013 | August Bank Holiday | Monday |
December 25th, 2013 | Christmas Day | Wednesday |
December 26th, 2013 | Boxing Day | Thursday |
2012 | 2014 |
Bank Holidays 2013 in Scotland
Scotland has nine bank holidays. It celebrates seven of the eight UK-wide holidays (except Easter Monday) and additionally 2nd January as well as St. Andrew's Day on November 30th in honour of its national saint, newly introduced only in 2007. Schools and businesses in Scotland are not automatically closed on a bank holiday.
2012 | 2014 | |
Date | Bank holiday | Day |
January 1st, 2013 | New Year's Day | Tuesday |
January 2nd, 2013 | 2nd January | Wednesday |
March 29th, 2013 | Good Friday | Friday |
May 6th, 2013 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 27th, 2013 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
August 5th, 2013 | August Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Monday |
November 30th, 2013 | St Andrew's Day | Saturday |
December 2nd, 2013 | Substitute day (for St Andrew's Day) | Monday |
December 25th, 2013 | Christmas Day | Wednesday |
December 26th, 2013 | Boxing Day | Thursday |
2012 | 2014 |
Bank Holidays 2013 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has ten bank holidays. In addition to the eight UK-wide bank holidays, it celebrates St. Patrick's Day on March 17th, in honour of Ireland's national saint, and the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 on July 12th, also known as "The Twelfth" and Orangemen's Day.
2012 | 2014 | |
Date | Bank holiday | Day |
January 1st, 2013 | New Year's Day | Tuesday |
March 17th, 2013 | St Patrick's Day | Sunday |
March 18th, 2013 | Substitute day (for St Patrick's Day) | Monday |
March 29th, 2013 | Good Friday | Friday |
April 1st, 2013 | Easter Monday | Monday |
May 6th, 2013 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 27th, 2013 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
July 12th, 2013 | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/ |
Friday |
August 26th, 2013 | August Bank Holiday | Monday |
December 25th, 2013 | Christmas Day | Wednesday |
December 26th, 2013 | Boxing Day | Thursday |
2012 | 2014 |