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| 2012 Date |
Name |
Remarks |
| January 2 |
New Years Day (in lieu)
|
First Monday if 1st is Saturday or Sunday |
| January 3 |
Day after New Years Day
|
Scotland Only |
| March 1 |
St Davids Day
|
Wales Only. Not a public holiday. |
| March 17 |
St Patricks Day
|
Northern Ireland Only. |
| March 18 |
Mothering Sunday
|
Not a National Holiday |
| April 6 |
Good Friday
|
Friday before Easter Sunday |
| April 9 |
Easter Monday
|
Monday after Easter Sunday |
| April 23 |
St Georges Day
|
England Only. Not a National holiday. |
| May 7 |
Early May Bank Holiday
|
First Monday in May |
| June 4 |
May Bank Holiday
|
Moves to June 4 in 2012 to create long weekend for Diamond Jubilee |
| June 5 |
Queen' s Diamond Jubilee
|
Special Holiday |
| June 17 |
Fathers Day
|
Third Sunday of June. Not a National Holiday |
| July 12 |
Battle of the Boyne
|
Northern Ireland Only. Observed on July 12th, or Monday after if 12th falls on a weekend |
| August 6 |
August Bank Holiday
|
Scotland Only. First Monday in August. |
| August 27 |
August Bank Holiday
|
in August (except Scotland) |
| November 5 |
Guy Fawkes Night
|
England Only. Not a National holiday. |
| November 30 |
St Andrews Day
|
Scotland Only. If November 30 falls on a weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday instead. |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day
|
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| December 26 |
Boxing Day
|
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National public holidays of United Kingdom in 2012
