May half term 2027
May half term 2027: start dates range from Saturday 29 May to Tuesday 1 June, depending on the area.
Dates by region
| Region | Period | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Hillingdon | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Kent | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| North Lincolnshire | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| North Somerset | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Northumberland | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Oldham | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Plymouth | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Reading | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Rutland | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Somerset | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| St Helens | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Swindon | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Warrington | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 9 |
| Anglesey | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Barnet | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bedford | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bexley | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Birmingham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bolton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bracknell Forest | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bradford | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Brent | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bridgend | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bristol | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bromley | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Bury | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Caerphilly | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Calderdale | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Camden | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Cardiff | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Ceredigion | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Cheshire East | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Conwy | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Cornwall | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Coventry | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Cumberland | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Derby | 31 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 7 |
| Doncaster | 31 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 7 |
| Dudley | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Ealing London | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Enfield | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Essex | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Flintshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Greenwich | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Gwynedd | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Hackney | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Halton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Hampshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Haringey | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Harrow | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Havering | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Hounslow | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Isle of Wight | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Islington | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Knowsley | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Lancashire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Leeds | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Leicester | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Lewisham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Luton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Manchester | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Merton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Milton Keynes | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Newcastle | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Newham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Newport | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Norfolk | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Nottingham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Powys | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Redbridge | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Salford | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Sandwell | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Sefton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Sheffield | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Shropshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Southampton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Southwark | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Stockport primary | 31 May – 11 Jun 2027 | 12 |
| Stockport secondary | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Suffolk | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Surrey | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Sutton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Swansea | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Thurrock | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Torbay | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Torfaen | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Tower Hamlets | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Wakefield | 31 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 7 |
| Walsall | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Waltham Forest | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Wandsworth | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| West Berkshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| West northamptonshire | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| West Sussex | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Westmorland and furness | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Wigan | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Wrexham | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| York | 31 May – 4 Jun 2027 | 5 |
| Brighton and Hove | 1 – 4 Jun 2027 | 4 |
| Dorset | 1 – 4 Jun 2027 | 4 |
| North northamptonshire | 1 – 4 Jun 2027 | 4 |
| North Yorkshire | 1 – 4 Jun 2027 | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 – 4 Jun 2027 | 4 |
| Rotherham | 1 – 4 Jun 2027 | 4 |
Dates are taken from official publications. Schools may have additional days off, so check with your school if in doubt.
Sources: Official source (Blackburn with Darwen), Official source (Derbyshire), Official source (Gloucestershire), Official source (Hillingdon) and 118 more. Last checked: 4 October 2026. More about our sources