List of Royal Mail Post Office Holidays for the year 2016 in UK. Royal Mail deliver and collect the mail on most days of the year, including Saturdays. However, Royal Mail don’t deliver or collect the mail on bank and public holidays given below.
Royal Mail Post Office Holidays – 2016 |
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| England and Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr.No | Date | Weekday | Name of Festival |
| 1 | January – 01 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | March – 25 | Friday | Good Friday bank holiday |
| 3 | March – 28 | Monday | Easter Monday bank holiday |
| 4 | May – 02 | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 5 | May – 30 | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 6 | August – 29 | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 7 | December – 26 | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 8 | December – 27 | Tuesday | Boxing Day – in lieu of Christmas Day |
| Northern Ireland | |||
| Sr.No | Date | Weekday | Name of Festival |
| 1 | January – 01 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | March – 17 | Thursday | St Patrick’s Day bank holiday |
| 3 | March – 25 | Friday | Good Friday bank holiday |
| 4 | March – 28 | Monday | Easter Monday bank holiday |
| 5 | May – 02 | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 6 | May – 30 | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 7 | July – 12,13 | Tue and Wed | Battle of the Boyne bank holiday |
| 8 | August – 29 | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 9 | December – 26 | Monday | Boxing Day bank holiday |
| 10 | December – 27 | Tuesday | Bank Holiday – in lieu of Christmas Day |
| Scotland | |||
| Sr.No | Date | Weekday | Name of Festival |
| 1 | January – 1,2 | Fri and Sat | New Year’s Day bank holidays |
| 2 | January – 27 | Wednesday | Local Holiday |
| 3 | March – 25 | Friday | Good Friday bank holiday |
| 4 | March – 28 | Monday | Easter Monday bank holiday |
| 5 | May – 02 | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 6 | May – 30 | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 7 | August – 29 | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 8 | December – 26 | Monday | Boxing Day bank holiday |
| 9 | December – 27 | Tuesday | Bank Holiday – in lieu of Christmas Day |