April to March leave year 2027/28: book 15 days of annual leave and get 37 days off.
Most “best days to book off 2027” lists assume your leave year starts in January. If yours runs April to March, as it does in the NHS, the civil service and many councils, the year looks different. That’s 4 Breaks of a week or more from 15 Leave days, with 10 of your 25 days still spare.
England & Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different Bank holidays.
What the April start does to Easter 2027
The Easter 2027 Bank holidays are Fri 26 Mar (Good Friday) and Mon 29 Mar (Easter Monday). Your 2027/28 year starts after them, so they sit in the 2026/27 leave year. Book 22–25 Mar for 10 days off, 20–29 Mar 2027, and those 4 Leave days come out of the 2026/27 allowance.
The 2027/28 year has no Easter Bank holidays at all. Lists written for a January year count Easter 2027 in, so their numbers don’t fit you. The Plan below is built from the Bank holidays your year does hold.
The 2027/28 cheat sheet
- Early May: book 4–7 May → 9 days off (1–9 May 2027)
- Spring: book 1–4 Jun → 9 days off (29 May – 6 Jun 2027)
- Summer: book 31 Aug–3 Sep → 9 days off (28 Aug – 5 Sep 2027)
- Christmas: book 29–31 Dec → 10 days off (25 Dec 2027 – 3 Jan 2028)
Work out your own 2027/28 Plan →
Only got one day to spare?
Book 24 Dec. That one Leave day gets you 5 days off, 24–28 Dec 2027.
Free Breaks: no leave needed
These cost nothing: 25–28 Dec 2027 (4 days off). Put them in the diary now.
Keep going
Every date above is for the April to March year. For a January leave year, see every 2027 Break ranked, or read bank holiday hacks 2027 and five more annual leave hacks.
Plan your 2027/28 leave in one go →
Questions people ask
Which leave year are the Easter 2027 Bank holidays in?
They fall in the 2026/27 leave year, not 2027/28: Fri 26 Mar (Good Friday) and Mon 29 Mar (Easter Monday). Any Leave days you book around them come out of that year's allowance.
What are the best days to book off in an April to March leave year 2027/28?
Book 15 Leave days around the England and Wales Bank holidays and you get 37 days off, in 4 Breaks of a week or more. That leaves 10 of a 25-day allowance spare.
Is there an Easter in the 2027/28 leave year?
No. Easter 2027 is in the 2026/27 leave year, and Easter 2028 is in the one after. The 2027/28 year has no Easter Bank holidays.
How many Bank holidays are in the 2027/28 leave year?
The Plan covers 4 Bank-holiday periods in the 2027/28 leave year. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different Bank holidays.
Do these dates work in Scotland or Northern Ireland?
No. They're for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different Bank holidays, so their best dates differ.