England & Wales · 2027
Bridge days 2027 in England & Wales
Bridge days are workdays squeezed between bank holidays and weekends. Take those few days as PTO and short gaps become long consecutive breaks. Based on the 8 bank holidays in England & Wales in 2027, here are the 5 best opportunities.
19
PTO days
46
days off
Taking every bridge day below turns 19 PTO days into 46 consecutive days off across the year.
Mar 20 – Mar 29, 2027
4 PTO days → 10 days off
Built around Good Friday (Fri, Mar 26) and Easter Monday (Mon, Mar 29).
Take PTO on: Mon, Mar 22Tue, Mar 23Wed, Mar 24Thu, Mar 25
May 1 – May 9, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Early May bank holiday (Mon, May 3).
Take PTO on: Tue, May 4Wed, May 5Thu, May 6Fri, May 7
May 29 – Jun 6, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Spring bank holiday (Mon, May 31).
Take PTO on: Tue, Jun 1Wed, Jun 2Thu, Jun 3Fri, Jun 4
Aug 28 – Sep 5, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Summer bank holiday (Mon, Aug 30).
Take PTO on: Tue, Aug 31Wed, Sep 1Thu, Sep 2Fri, Sep 3
Dec 25 – Jan 2, 2028
3 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Christmas Day (Mon, Dec 27) and Boxing Day (Tue, Dec 28).
Take PTO on: Wed, Dec 29Thu, Dec 30Fri, Dec 31
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