2010BankHolidays.co.uk provides information about the dates of English bank holidays in 2010, Welsh 2010 Bank Holiday Dates England & Wales and 2010 Scottish Bank Holidays. Our other sites list the bank holiday dates for 2011 and beyond.
Dates for Bank Holidays in 2010
Historically, there are three types of Public Holiday in the UK, these are holidays by Royal Proclamation, common law holidays and Bank Holidays. However, most people now refer to them all as Bank Holidays.
Bank Holidays and Public Holidays are often associated with specific days (Good Friday for example) rather than specific dates so sometimes it's hard to keep track of the actual dates from year to year. We have listed all the Public Holidays on 2010 Bank Holidays (and our other bank holiday dates sites) to help make planning your time a little more straightforward.
If a Bank Holiday date, such as Christmas Day, falls on a weekend, a weekday in lieu will be allowed. This means that the dates of Bank Holidays change from year to year.
The 2010 Bank Holidays in England & Wales are New Year's Day Bank Holiday; Easter Monday Bank Holiday (the Monday after Easter); May Day (the first Monday in May) Bank Holiday; Spring Bank Holiday (the last Monday in May); Summer Bank Holiday (the last Monday in August) and Boxing Day.
There are two common law Public Holidays. Since these two days, which everyone assumes are Bank Holidays, were recognised as 'days of rest' by the Church of England it was not felt that they need to be included as Bank Holidays in the Bank Holiday Act of 1871. They are Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) and Christmas Day.
There are slight differences in Bank Holiday dates in Scotland. In 2007, Royal Assent was given to 'The St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act'. This made 30th November (or the following Monday if it falls at a weekend) a Bank Holiday in Scotland. So additional Bank Holidays in Scotland are 2nd January and St Andrews Day (around 30th November). Easter Monday is NOT an official Bank Holiday in Scotland but it is often observed by Scottish banks and retailers.
If you ever need to know the dates of Bank Holidays in the UK simply visit 2011BankHolidays.co.uk, 2012BankHolidays.co.uk and so on where you'll find the Bank Holiday dates you need. We hope you find these other bank holiday dates websites useful in future.
We have put together a complete 2010 UK festival guide, so that you can match your bank holiday plans with your favourite events and purchase tickets in time. What's more - you can easily browse through categorised lists of UK music festivals, Arts and Culture events, family festivals and - for foodies - food and dink festivals.
Bank Holidays and Public Holidays are often associated with specific days (Good Friday for example) rather than specific dates so sometimes it's hard to keep track of the actual dates from year to year. We have listed all the Public Holidays on 2010 Bank Holidays (and our other bank holiday dates sites) to help make planning your time a little more straightforward.
Bank Holiday Resources:
If a Bank Holiday date, such as Christmas Day, falls on a weekend, a weekday in lieu will be allowed. This means that the dates of Bank Holidays change from year to year.
The 2010 Bank Holidays in England & Wales are New Year's Day Bank Holiday; Easter Monday Bank Holiday (the Monday after Easter); May Day (the first Monday in May) Bank Holiday; Spring Bank Holiday (the last Monday in May); Summer Bank Holiday (the last Monday in August) and Boxing Day.
There are two common law Public Holidays. Since these two days, which everyone assumes are Bank Holidays, were recognised as 'days of rest' by the Church of England it was not felt that they need to be included as Bank Holidays in the Bank Holiday Act of 1871. They are Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) and Christmas Day.
There are slight differences in Bank Holiday dates in Scotland. In 2007, Royal Assent was given to 'The St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act'. This made 30th November (or the following Monday if it falls at a weekend) a Bank Holiday in Scotland. So additional Bank Holidays in Scotland are 2nd January and St Andrews Day (around 30th November). Easter Monday is NOT an official Bank Holiday in Scotland but it is often observed by Scottish banks and retailers.
If you ever need to know the dates of Bank Holidays in the UK simply visit 2011BankHolidays.co.uk, 2012BankHolidays.co.uk and so on where you'll find the Bank Holiday dates you need. We hope you find these other bank holiday dates websites useful in future.
We have put together a complete 2010 UK festival guide, so that you can match your bank holiday plans with your favourite events and purchase tickets in time. What's more - you can easily browse through categorised lists of UK music festivals, Arts and Culture events, family festivals and - for foodies - food and dink festivals.