New Year's Day
New year public holiday used for the first working-day closure of the year.
England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Bank holiday
January 2027 country calendar
January 2027 UK Bank Holidays Calendar
UK Bank Holidays January 2027 is the quick monthly view for New Year's Day and Scotland's 2nd January substitute day. Use this January 2027 UK bank holidays calendar to check UK bank holidays in January 2027 by official date, substitute/observed date, and regional coverage across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Open the printable monthly image before payroll, school, travel, council, banking, retail, or service planning.
- Month
- January
- Dates
- 2
- Entries
- 2
- Sources
- 3
Calendar image
Printable January 2027 United Kingdom bank holidays calendar image
Save this one-month calendar image when you need a visual UK January 2027 reference beside the date ledger and printable country PDF options.
Monthly ledger
January 2027 United Kingdom bank holiday dates
2 entries
This list uses the same verified United Kingdom 2027 holiday data as the full country calendar. When a date is observed on a different weekday, the observed closure date is shown first and the official date remains visible.
DateHolidayCoverageStatus
2nd January
Substitute weekday because 2 January falls on Saturday in 2027.
Scotland
Observed Bank holiday
Planning checks
January 2027 UK bank holiday planning checks
4 checks
Which UK bank holidays are in January 2027?
This monthly page has two UK bank holiday entries: New Year's Day on Friday, January 1; and 2nd January observed on Monday, January 4 in Scotland. These are the January dates to check before planning payroll, staffing, travel, school notes, council services, customer notices, bank-facing tasks, or delivery windows.
Are there substitute or observed dates in January 2027?
2nd January is observed on Monday, January 4 in Scotland because the official date falls on Saturday, January 2. New Year's Day falls on Friday, January 1 and does not need a substitute weekday.
Which UK regions need January checks?
New Year's Day is listed across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. 2nd January is listed for Scotland only, so do not apply it to England and Wales or Northern Ireland without checking a local calendar.
What should I verify outside this UK bank holiday list?
United Kingdom bank holidays can differ from school, bank, court, council, transport, public-service, shipping, and private-employer calendars. Use this January page as the bank holiday baseline, then confirm the organisation-specific calendar before finalising pay, closures, appointments, travel, or opening hours.
How to use it
Use this January page with the full UK holiday calendar
3 guides
January inside the 2027 United Kingdom holiday year
January has 2 of the 13 UK bank holiday entries listed for 2027. Use this page when your planning window is only January, then use the full United Kingdom 2027 calendar when you need surrounding bank holiday dates.
- New Year's Day opens the 2027 UK bank holiday year on Friday, January 1.
- Scotland has a 2nd January substitute bank holiday on Monday, January 4.
- February has no listed UK bank holiday entry in this data set.
Official dates, substitute days, and regional coverage
The UK calendar separates official dates, substitute weekdays, and regional coverage because England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland do not always share the same bank holiday dates.
- Use substitute or observed dates for practical closure planning when a separate weekday is shown.
- Use official dates when you need the legal holiday record or calendar label.
- Use regional labels before applying a date to every workplace, school, public service, or delivery schedule.
When to switch to quarter or annual views
The next listed UK bank holidays after January are St Patrick's Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday in March. The January page is best for a one-month decision, while the quarter and annual pages help when the work spans more than one month.
- Use the January page when one monthly calendar image is the only planning unit you need.
- Use the quarter page when you need to compare this month with nearby UK bank holiday dates.
- Use the full United Kingdom 2027 page when you need all 13 bank holiday entries and source links together.
Next actions
Related January 2027 planning pages
References
United Kingdom January 2027 bank holiday sources
Source links are carried from the full United Kingdom 2027 page. Use them when a workplace, school, travel, or service decision needs formal confirmation.