Overview
- The plans assume a Monday‑to‑Friday schedule with bank holidays off and depend on employer approval, contract terms and early requests.
- Easter: book March 30–April 2 and April 7–10 to use eight leave days for 16 consecutive days off, with Good Friday on April 3 and Easter Monday on April 6.
- May: use four days around the early May bank holiday on Monday May 4 and four around the spring bank holiday on Monday May 25 to create two nine‑day breaks, totaling 18 days off.
- Late summer: with the Summer Bank Holiday on Monday August 31, four leave days after it can produce a nine‑day stretch.
- Festive period: with Christmas on Friday December 25 and Boxing Day moved to Monday December 28, booking December 21–24 and December 29–31 can deliver 16 straight days off, and Mirror also details a 53‑day plan using 23 leave days.