Britain has relatively few public holidays compared with other European countries. They are usually described as Bank Holidays because they are days when banks are officially closed.
Bank and Public Holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The expected dates of bank and public holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are shown below for the years 2008-2010 inclusive are listed below on this page.
The Scottish banks decided a few years ago that the days when Scottish and English banks had different dates for closing were causing problems with computer systems and they decided to "adopt" the English dates instead.