List of Royal Mail Post Office Holidays for the year 2026 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 Holidays 2026
Royal Mail Holidays 2026 in England and Wales
No
Date
Holiday
1
January-1, Thursday
New Year’s Day
2
April-3, Friday
Good Friday
3
April-6, Monday
Easter Monday
4
May-4, Monday
Early May bank holiday
5
May-25, Monday
Spring bank holiday
6
August-31, Monday
Summer bank holiday
7
December-25, Friday
Christmas
8
December-28, Monday
Boxing Day (substitute day)
Royal Mail Holidays 2026 in Scotland
No
Date
Holiday
1
January-1, Thursday
New Year’s Day
2
January-2, Friday
2nd January
3
April-3, Friday
Good Friday
4
May-4, Monday
Early May bank holiday
5
May-25, Monday
Spring bank holiday
6
August-3, Monday
Summer bank holiday
7
November-30, Monday
St Andrew’s Day
8
December-25, Friday
Christmas
9
December-28, Monday
Boxing Day (substitute day)
Royal Mail Holidays 2026 in Northern Ireland
No
Date
Holiday
1
January-1, Thursday
New Year’s Day
2
March-17, Tuesday
St Patrick’s Day
3
April-3, Friday
Good Friday
4
April-6, Monday
Easter Monday
5
May-4, Monday
Early May bank holiday
6
May-25, Monday
Spring bank holiday
7
July-13, Monday
Battle of the Boyne [Orangemen’s Day] (substitute day))
