Long weekends 2027: there are 14 in England & Wales, and the best is 5 days off for one Leave day.
2 of them cost nothing: 26–29 Mar 2027 (4 days off) and 25–28 Dec 2027 (4 days off). The other 12 cost a single Leave day. The best are 25–29 Mar 2027 (book 25 Mar) and 26–30 Mar 2027 (book 30 Mar). Pick your dates below, or see every Break for your allowance →.
England & Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different Bank holidays.
Free long weekends
No Leave day needed. The Bank holidays do the work:
- 26–29 Mar 2027: 4 days off
- 25–28 Dec 2027: 4 days off
Long weekends for one Leave day
Ranked by days off, best first. Book the Leave day shown and the rest is free.
- 25–29 Mar 2027: book 25 Mar → 5 days off
- 26–30 Mar 2027: book 30 Mar → 5 days off
- 24–28 Dec 2027: book 24 Dec → 5 days off
- 25–29 Dec 2027: book 29 Dec → 5 days off
- 1–4 Jan 2027: book 4 Jan → 4 days off
- 30 Apr – 3 May 2027: book 30 Apr → 4 days off
- 1–4 May 2027: book 4 May → 4 days off
- 28–31 May 2027: book 28 May → 4 days off
- 29 May – 1 Jun 2027: book 1 Jun → 4 days off
- 27–30 Aug 2027: book 27 Aug → 4 days off
- 28–31 Aug 2027: book 31 Aug → 4 days off
- 31 Dec 2027 – 3 Jan 2028: book 31 Dec → 4 days off
See every Break for your allowance →
Want more than a long weekend?
A long weekend is the cheap end. Two or three more Leave days around the same Bank holidays turn into a week or more off. The 2027 page ranks every Break, and the Easter 2027 page shows every way to book Easter.
More on the same idea: the bank holiday hacks guide and the annual leave hacks guide.
Questions people ask
How many long weekends are there in 2027?
14 in England and Wales that run to four days or more: 2 free and 12 that cost one Leave day. Plain three-day Bank holiday weekends are on top of that.
Which long weekends in 2027 need no leave?
26–29 Mar 2027 (4 days off) and 25–28 Dec 2027 (4 days off). They sit on the Bank holidays, so you book nothing.
What's the best long weekend of 2027 for one Leave day?
Book 25 Mar. That one Leave day gets you 5 days off in a row, 25–29 Mar 2027. 4 long weekends give you 5 days for one Leave day.
How do I make a 3 day weekend in 2027 longer?
Book the working day next to a Bank holiday. A Monday Bank holiday gives you three days off, and a Leave day on the Tuesday or the Friday before turns it into four.
Do these long weekends work in Scotland or Northern Ireland?
No. They're for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different Bank holidays, so their long weekends fall on different dates.