Everyone loves a bank holiday weekend, especially when that four day mini-holiday falls in the middle of summer.
A treat in every Brit's calendar, those hazy weekends are often filled with lots of booze, food and time spent with family and friends.
Sadly we've already enjoyed quite a few bank holidays so far this year, and we've only got one more left to enjoy before winter hits us.
But because we get quite few each year there's no need to worry, as the festive season is packed full of bank holidays.
So how many have we got left to enjoy in 2019? Here is the full list of bank and public holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
How many bank holidays do we get a year? How many have we got left?
In the UK we have a total of eight bank holidays throughout the year in England and Wales, while there are nine in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland.
This means people in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only have a total of three bank holidays left this year.
Next year, we will get the same amount of holiday, but the early May Day bank holiday will be pushed back four days to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
What is a bank holiday?
National holidays in the UK have been referred to as “bank” holidays since the late 19th century, because traditionally on these days banks would close their doors for trading.
Nowadays most of the working population will be granted the day off and many banks and government offices remain closed. A number of shops still operate as usual on bank holidays, albeit often with reduced trading hours.
2019 bank and public holidays in the UK
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Summer Bank Holiday: Monday 26 August (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
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St Andrew’s Day: Monday 2 December (Scotland only)
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Christmas Day: Wednesday 25 December
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Boxing Day: Thursday 26 December
Other days to remember
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Halloween: Thursday 31 October
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Bonfire Night: Tuesday 5 November
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St Andrew's Day: Saturday 30 November
