Bank holiday weekend breaks from your city
Every 2027 bank holiday weekend from your city on one page: early May (3 May), spring (31 May), the summer bank holiday in England and Wales (30 August), Ireland's June bank holiday (7 June) and the August bank holiday in Ireland and Scotland (2 August), with a fare for each.
Dates: Early May bank holiday (UK and Ireland, 3 May), Apr 30 – May 3, 2027 · Spring bank holiday (UK, 31 May), May 28 – May 31, 2027 · June bank holiday (Ireland, 7 June), Jun 4 – Jun 7, 2027 · August bank holiday (Ireland and Scotland, 2 August), Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2027 · Summer bank holiday (England and Wales, 30 August), Aug 27 – Aug 30, 2027.
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Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
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Where to go and why
- Amsterdam: Canal-side terraces, the Rijksmuseum and Vondelpark, with Schiphol 15 minutes from the centre by train
- Paris: The Louvre, Le Marais and Montmartre, with the Seine's banks and the parks at their best in May
- Barcelona: Barceloneta beach, Gaudí's Sagrada Família and the Gothic Quarter's bars, warm from early May on
- Lisbon: Alfama's miradouros, pastéis de nata in Belém and the Cascais beaches 40 minutes by train
- Edinburgh: The Royal Mile, Arthur's Seat and Leith's harbour bars, with the Fringe running through most of August
- Copenhagen: Nyhavn, Tivoli Gardens and harbour swims at Islands Brygge, with a hire bike to get around
- Berlin: Museum Island, the East Side Gallery and beer gardens in the Tiergarten, with Kreuzberg's nightlife
- Prague: Charles Bridge, the castle and Old Town Square, with cheap beer halls and a day trip to Kutná Hora
- Rome: The Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and Trastevere's trattorias, warm by May and hot in August
- Madrid: Retiro Park, the Prado and the Reina Sofía, tapas in La Latina and Toledo half an hour by train
- Palma de Mallorca: Palma's old town and cathedral, beaches from Cala Major to Es Trenc and the Tramuntana villages
- Nice: The Promenade des Anglais, Vieux Nice's market and a train along the coast to Antibes or Monaco
- Faro: The Algarve's beaches at Lagos and Albufeira, Benagil's sea caves and golf, warm by the May bank holiday
- Malaga: Málaga's Picasso Museum and beach chiringuitos, with Marbella, Nerja and Ronda an easy drive
- Malta: Valletta's harbour and St John's Co-Cathedral, a swim at Comino's Blue Lagoon and Mdina's lanes
- Reykjavik: The Golden Circle, the Blue Lagoon and Reykjavik's bars, with near-midnight sun over the May and June holidays
- Dubrovnik: Dubrovnik's walls and Old Town, Banje beach and boats to Lokrum, quieter before the August crowds
- Vienna: Schönbrunn, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the coffee houses, with heuriger wine taverns in Grinzing
- Dublin: Temple Bar and Grafton Street, the Guinness Storehouse and a DART ride to Howth for the cliff walk
Scotland's summer bank holiday is Monday 2 August 2027, not 30 August, and Northern Ireland sets its own list; Ireland's October bank holiday is 25 October 2027. Dates follow GOV.UK and Citizens Information, so check your own country's list before you book.
Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: GOV.UK: bank holidays 2027 (England and Wales, Scotland) · Citizens Information: public holidays in Ireland, 2027 dates · Workplace Relations Commission: Ireland's public holidays