Scotland · 2026
Bridge days 2026 in Scotland
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 10 bank holidays in Scotland in 2026, here are the 7 best opportunities.
28
PTO days
64
days off
Taking every bridge day below turns 28 PTO days into 64 consecutive days off across the year.
Mar 28 – Apr 5, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Good Friday (Fri, Apr 3).
Take PTO on: Mon, Mar 30Tue, Mar 31Wed, Apr 1Thu, Apr 2
May 2 – May 10, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Early May bank holiday (Mon, May 4).
Take PTO on: Tue, May 5Wed, May 6Thu, May 7Fri, May 8
May 23 – May 31, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Spring bank holiday (Mon, May 25).
Take PTO on: Tue, May 26Wed, May 27Thu, May 28Fri, May 29
Jun 13 – Jun 21, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around World Cup bank holiday (Mon, Jun 15).
Take PTO on: Tue, Jun 16Wed, Jun 17Thu, Jun 18Fri, Jun 19
Aug 1 – Aug 9, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Summer bank holiday (Mon, Aug 3).
Take PTO on: Tue, Aug 4Wed, Aug 5Thu, Aug 6Fri, Aug 7
Nov 28 – Dec 6, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around St Andrew’s Day (Mon, Nov 30).
Take PTO on: Tue, Dec 1Wed, Dec 2Thu, Dec 3Fri, Dec 4
Dec 19 – Dec 28, 2026
4 PTO days → 10 days off
Built around Christmas Day (Fri, Dec 25) and Boxing Day (Mon, Dec 28).
Take PTO on: Mon, Dec 21Tue, Dec 22Wed, Dec 23Thu, Dec 24
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