Summer holidays 2026

Dates by region

Summer holidays 2026: dates by region
RegionPeriodDays
Cumberland18 Jul – 1 Sept 202646
North Tyneside18 Jul – 31 Aug 202645
Northumberland18 Jul – 31 Aug 202645
Rutland18 Jul – 31 Aug 202645
Shropshire18 Jul – 31 Aug 202645
Westmorland and furness18 Jul – 1 Sept 202646
Cambridgeshire21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Dudley21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Halton21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Kingston upon Thames21 Jul – 2 Sept 202644
Milton Keynes21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
North northamptonshire21 Jul – 28 Aug 202639
North Yorkshire21 Jul – 6 Sept 202648
Oxfordshire21 Jul – 1 Sept 202643
Peterborough21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Richmond upon Thames21 Jul – 2 Sept 202644
Rotherham21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Solihull21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Southend-on-Sea21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Southwark21 Jul – 1 Sept 202643
Staffordshire21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Thurrock21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Wandsworth21 Jul – 1 Sept 202643
West northamptonshire21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Wirral21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
Wolverhampton21 Jul – 31 Aug 202642
York21 Jul – 6 Sept 202648
Leeds22 Jul – 28 Aug 202638
Stockton-on-Tees22 Jul – 31 Aug 202641
West Berkshire22 Jul – 1 Sept 202642
Bournemouth christchurch and poole23 Jul – 31 Aug 202640
Bristol23 Jul – 2 Sept 202642
Cheshire West and Chester23 Jul – 31 Aug 202640
North Somerset23 Jul – 2 Sept 202642
Reading23 Jul – 31 Aug 202640
Slough23 Jul – 31 Aug 202640
Somerset23 Jul – 2 Sept 202642
Derbyshire24 Jul – 3 Sept 202642
Hertfordshire24 Jul – 31 Aug 202639
North ayrshire arran3 – 18 Aug 202616

Dates are taken from official publications. Schools may have additional days off, so check with your school if in doubt.

Sources: Official source (cumberland.gov.uk), Official source (North Tyneside), Official source (Northumberland), Official source (Rutland) and 35 more. Last checked: 4 October 2026. More about our sources