{"id":2306,"date":"2026-06-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2026-10-25T20:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T20:03:04","slug":"helligdager-england-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/helligdager-england-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Holidays England 2026: Dagar og hva\u00f0 er opi\u00f0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helir \u00ed Englandi 2026 innihalda \u00e1tta opinbera bankafr\u00eddaga: N\u00fd\u00e1rsdagur (1. jan\u00faar), Langf\u00f6studag (3. apr\u00edl), Annar p\u00e1skadagur (6. apr\u00edl), snemma ma\u00ed-fridag (4. ma\u00ed), vor bankafr\u00eddagur (25. ma\u00ed), sumar bankafr\u00eddagur (31. \u00e1g\u00fast), J\u00f3ladagur (25. desember) og Boxing Day (28. desember vegna helgardeilingar) (UK Government, 2026 Bank Holiday Calendar).<\/strong> Ennfremur eru \u00feetta einu opinberu fr\u00eddagar \u2014 \u00f3l\u00edkt Noregi hefur England ekki 1. ma\u00ed e\u00f0a Kristi Himmelfarardag sem fr\u00eddaga.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9rstaklega fjallar \u00feessi handb\u00f3k um allar opinberar fr\u00eddaga \u00ed Englandi 2026, hva\u00f0 er opi\u00f0 og loka\u00f0, hvernig almenningsflutninga og verslanir virka, og hva\u00f0 norskir UK-ETA-fer\u00f0amenn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 skipuleggja fyrir. Flestum bankafrsl\u00f3\u00f0um halda verslanir, veitingasta\u00f0ir, s\u00f6fn og g\u00f6ngustig opi\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 st\u00f3rar matv\u00f6ruverslanir hafi venjulega styttri opnunart\u00edma og flutningst\u00edmasetningar eru mismunandi. Fyrir viki\u00f0 geta t\u00edmasetningar fer\u00f0arinnar \u00feinnar spara\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r loku\u00f0 g\u00f6ngustig og h\u00e6rri h\u00f3telver\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\"Opinberir<\/figure>\n

Hva\u00f0 eru bankafr\u00eddagar \u00ed Englandi?<\/h2>\n

Bankafrsl\u00f3\u00f0ir eru opinberir fr\u00eddagar \u00fear sem bankar, flestar opinberar stofnanir og sk\u00f3lar eru loka\u00f0ir (Englandi og Wales hafa \u00e1tta \u00e1 \u00e1ri).<\/strong> Hins vegar hafa verkamenn engan lagalegan r\u00e9tt til fr\u00eddags e\u00f0a aukab\u00f3ta \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 fer eftir r\u00e1\u00f0ningarsamningi \u00feeirra. \u00c1 flestum bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gum halda verslanir (\u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Tesco, Sainsbury's og M&S), veitingah\u00fasum, s\u00f6fum og af\u00fereyingarst\u00f6\u00f0um opi\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 st\u00f3r st\u00e6r\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0imarka\u00f0ir hafi venjulega styttri opnunart\u00edma. \u00deetta er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama og opnunart\u00edmi sunnudaga, sem takmarkar st\u00f3rar verslanir vi\u00f0 sex t\u00edma. Almenningssamg\u00f6ngut\u00edmasetning er breytileg \u2013 athuga\u00f0u alltaf fyrir fer\u00f0ina. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 Englandi hefur f\u00e6rri helgidaga en flest Evr\u00f3puland \u2013 a\u00f0eins \u00e1tta \u00e1 m\u00f3ti 14 Noregi (Eurostat, 2025).<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: Banna\u00f0ir hlutir \u00ed tollem Bretlands 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fullkominn listi yfir ensku banka fr\u00eddaga 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Almannakki<\/th>\nDagsetning 2026<\/th>\n\u00cdslenskt nafn<\/th>\nHva\u00f0 er loka\u00f0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
New Year's Day<\/td>\nFim 1. jan\u00faar<\/td>\nN\u00fd\u00e1rsdagur<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Langaf\u00f6studagur<\/td>\nF\u00f6s 3. apr\u00edl<\/td>\nLangf\u00f6studagur<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Annar dagur p\u00e1ska<\/td>\nM\u00e1n 6. apr\u00edl<\/td>\n2. p\u00e1skadagur<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bankafr\u00ed \u00ed byrjun ma\u00ed<\/td>\nMan 4. mai<\/td>\nTidlig mai-fridag<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vor-fridag banka<\/td>\nMan 25. mai<\/td>\nV\u00e5r-fridag<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumarfr\u00ed banka<\/td>\nM\u00e1n 31. \u00e1g\u00fast<\/td>\nSumarkir<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christmas Day<\/td>\nF\u00f6s 25. desember<\/td>\n1. j\u00f3lahlaup<\/td>\nAllt nema sj\u00fakrah\u00fas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boxing Day<\/td>\nM\u00e1n 28. desember<\/td>\nAnnar j\u00f3ladagur (fluttur)<\/td>\nBankar, skrifstofur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Heimild: gov.uk\/bank-holidays, jan\u00faar 2026.<\/p>\n

\"Opinberir<\/figure>\n

Hva\u00f0 er opi\u00f0 \u00e1 ensku bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gum?<\/h2>\n

Flest s\u00f6fn, veitingah\u00fas, st\u00f3r verslun og fer\u00f0amannasta\u00f0ir eru opnir \u00e1 bankafrsl\u00f6gum \u2014 nema 1. j\u00f3laafl, \u00fe\u00e1 er n\u00e6rri allt loka\u00f0.<\/strong> St\u00f3r verslanir eins og Tesco, Sainsbury's og Marks & Spencer opna venjulega me\u00f0 styttri t\u00edmum, sem er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama og opnunart\u00edmi sunnudaga. Ennfremur eru \u00f3keypis s\u00f6fur eins og British Museum, National Gallery og Tate Modern opin allt \u00e1ri\u00f0 nema 24.\u201326. desember og 1. jan\u00faar.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: Premier Inn vs Travelodge 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Almenningsflutninga \u00e1 bankafrsl\u00f6gum<\/h2>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er engin ein regla fyrir almenningssamg\u00f6ngur \u00e1 bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gum: Str\u00e6t\u00f3b\u00edlar \u00ed Londoni keyra venjulega sunnudags\u00fej\u00f3nustu og T\u00fanelinn keyrir minnka\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3nustu, en National Rail t\u00edmasetning er mismunandi eftir rekstri og dagsetningu. Flest TfL net keyrir ekki \u00e1 j\u00f3ladeginum.<\/strong> \u00dev\u00ed \u00e6tla\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r taksi e\u00f0a leigub\u00edl ef \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast 25. desember. Athuga\u00f0u alltaf fyrir fer\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n

Bankafrsl\u00f6g og h\u00f3telver\u00f0<\/h2>\n

H\u00f3telver\u00f0 \u00ed London h\u00e6kkar a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 23 % \u00e1 bankafr\u00eddagsvikendur mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 venjulega vikendur (VisitBritain, mars 2026).<\/strong> Ver\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir fer\u00f0al\u00f6g og gistingu hefur tilhneigingu til a\u00f0 h\u00e6kka \u00ed kringum bankafr\u00eddegahelgina, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 banka fr\u00eddaginn seint \u00ed ma\u00ed. \u00deess vegna \u00e6ttu norskir UK ETA fer\u00f0amenn a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka 6-8 vikum fyrirfram fyrir bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gt\u00edmabil. Reyndar spara h\u00f3tel utan sv\u00e6\u00f0is 1 a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 31% \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00f3rna a\u00f0gengi.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: UK ETA H\u00e6f L\u00f6nd 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Munur \u00e1 milli Englands, Skotlands og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands<\/h2>\n

Skotland hefur s\u00edn eigin bankafr\u00eddaga \u2014 St Andrew's Day (30. n\u00f3vember) og 2. jan\u00faar eru fr\u00eddagar \u00fear en ekki \u00ed Englandi.<\/strong> S\u00e9rstaklega, Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland hefur St Patrick's Day (17. mars) og the Twelfth (12. j\u00fal\u00ed) sem aukafr\u00eda daga. Ennfremur, Wales fylgir s\u00f6mu dagatalinu og Engla. Athyglisvert, \u00feetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 samsettur UK-fer\u00f0alag getur haft mismunandi fr\u00eddags\u00e1hrif eftir landshlutum.<\/p>\n

J\u00f3lirnar \u2014 s\u00e9rstakar lokanir<\/h2>\n

1. j\u00f3ladag (Christmas Day, 25. desember 2026) er takmarkandi helgi \u00ed Englandi \u2014 n\u00e6rri \u00f6ll verslun, veitingah\u00fas, s\u00f6fn, almenningsamg\u00f6ngur og fer\u00f0amannasta\u00f0ir eru loka\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 kv\u00f6ldi 24. til morguns 26. desember.<\/strong> Hins vegar \u00fej\u00f3na st\u00f3r h\u00f3tel enn j\u00f3lakv\u00f6ldver\u00f0i, oft me\u00f0 6 r\u00e9tta matse\u00f0il fyrir 75-150 \u00a3. Reyndar eru a\u00f0eins um 8 % veitingah\u00fasa \u00ed London opin 1. j\u00f3ladag (OpenTable London, jan\u00faar 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tengd lesefni: Besti t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boxing Day og jan\u00faar-\u00fatsalir<\/h2>\n

Boxing Day (26. desember, e\u00f0a 28. desember 2026 vegna helgaflutnings) markar upphaf st\u00e6rstu breskra \u00fatsala \u2014 Selfridges, Harrods, John Lewis og Liberty opna kl. 09:00 me\u00f0 30-70 % afsl\u00e6tti.<\/strong> \u00deess vegna t\u00edmasetja margir norskir fer\u00f0amenn London-heims\u00f3knir \u00e1 \u00feennan tiltekna viku. Ennfremur eru Boxing Day-f\u00f3tboltaleikir \u00ed Premier League einnig vins\u00e6l fer\u00f0amannamarkmi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\"Opinberir<\/figure>\n

Tipps fyrir norska UK ETA-reisande um bank holidays<\/h2>\n

Athuga\u00f0u opnunart\u00edma fyrir s\u00e9rstakar a\u00f0lakanir \u00e1 Visit London og b\u00f3ki\u00f0 fyrirfram veitingasta\u00f0i\/leikh\u00fasbilletta \u2014 eftirspurn eykst um 40 % \u00e1 bank holiday-helgum.<\/strong> N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, West End-leikh\u00fas bj\u00f3\u00f0a oft dagskr\u00e1 14:30 \u00ed sta\u00f0 sunnudagsfr\u00eds. Ennfremur geta almenningssamg\u00f6ngur veri\u00f0 seinka\u00f0 \u00e1 morgnana \u00e1 bank holiday \u2014 reikni\u00f0 me\u00f0 15 m\u00edn\u00fatum til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: UK ETA Cost 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ir\u00e1\u00f0legging fr\u00e1 Visit Britain<\/h2>\n
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“Norskir fer\u00f0amenn elska bank holiday-helgar vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir geta sameina\u00f0 me\u00f0 fr\u00edt\u00edma fr\u00e1 vinnu heima \u2014 en mundu a\u00f0 h\u00f3telver\u00f0 h\u00e6kkar um 23 % og bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir veitingasta\u00f0a tv\u00f6faldast.” \u2014 Eivind Larsen<\/strong>, marka\u00f0sstj\u00f3ri Skandinav\u00eda, VisitBritain, vi\u00f0tal vi\u00f0 Aftenposten Reise, 12. mars 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

S\u00e9rstakir norskir fr\u00eddagar samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ensku bank holidays<\/h2>\n

Noregur hefur 14 opinbera fr\u00eddaga en Englandsland hefur a\u00f0eins 8 \u2014 mikilv\u00e6gustu munurinn: 1. ma\u00ed (verkal\u00fd\u00f0sdagur), 17. ma\u00ed (grundlogggj\u00f6r\u00f0ardagur), Himmelfararsdagur og 2. pingsunadagur eru EKKI enskir fr\u00eddagar.<\/strong> Therefore, norskur fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00e1 17. ma\u00ed-fer\u00f0 til London mun upplifa a\u00f0 allar verslanir og almenningsamflutningur gangi venjulega \u2014 \u00f3l\u00edkt heima. Furthermore, \u00feetta gerir 17. ma\u00ed-helgina a\u00f0 a\u00f0la\u00f0andi t\u00edmabili fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f3telver\u00f0 \u00ed London \u00e1n norskrar samkeppni.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9rstaklega, dagsetningasamfellir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026: norsk p\u00e1skadagar (3.-6. apr\u00edl) falla saman vi\u00f0 ensku Good Friday og Easter Monday \u2014 svo fer\u00f0amenn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 aukinni eftirspurn og h\u00e6rra ver\u00f0i \u00ed \u00feessari viku. Sannarlega, h\u00f3telab\u00f3kanir \u00ed London fyrir p\u00e1skavikuna 2026 eru 31 % yfir venjulegu stigi (Booking.com, febr\u00faar 2026).<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: UK ETA Requirements 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 skipuleggja London-fer\u00f0 utan bank holidays<\/h2>\n

Fyrir norska ETA-fer\u00f0amenn er m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 4-5 daga London-fer\u00f0 sem for\u00f0ast bank holiday-helgina fyrir l\u00e6gstu h\u00f3telver\u00f0 og styttstu bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir \u00e1 veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um.<\/strong> Specifically, mi\u00f0vikudags fer\u00f0ir (\u00feri\u00f0judagur-fimmtudagur) \u00ed apr\u00edl (utan p\u00e1skakynningarinnar) e\u00f0a n\u00f3vember gefa a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 28 % \u00f3d\u00fdrari h\u00f3telver\u00f0 en bankafr\u00edlaunnahelgar (Booking.com norsku marka\u00f0sg\u00f6gn, mars 2026). Therefore, sveigjanleiki me\u00f0 dagsetningum er au\u00f0veldasta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 minnka fer\u00f0akostna\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Ennfremur, ef \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1 bankafr\u00edlaufnahelgi, b\u00f3ka\u00f0u h\u00f3teli\u00f0 6-8 vikum fyrirfram og veldu sv\u00e6\u00f0i 2-4 \u00ed Londoncity fyrir 35-50 % l\u00e6gri ver\u00f0 en sv\u00e6\u00f0i 1. Notably, Premier Inn Stratford og Ibis Wembley eru vins\u00e6l val me\u00f0al norskra fer\u00f0alanga fyrir ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti.<\/p>\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n

Hversu margar bankafr\u00edir eru \u00ed Englandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/h3>\n

\u00c1tta opinber fr\u00eddagar \u2014 f\u00e6rri en flest evr\u00f3psk l\u00f6nd. Ennfremur er \u00feetta ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama og Noregur, \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 eru 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eru verslanir opin \u00e1 bankafr\u00edum?<\/h3>\n

J\u00e1 \u2013 flestum bankafrsl\u00f3\u00f0um halda verslanir opi\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 st\u00f3rar matv\u00f6ruverslanir hafi venjulega styttri opnunart\u00edma (ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama og sunnudags vi\u00f0skiptareglur). S\u00e9rstaklega er 1. j\u00f3laeinn undantekning \u00fear sem n\u00e6stum allt er loka\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Hven\u00e6r gengur s\u00ed\u00f0asta bankafr\u00ed daginn sumars?<\/h3>\n

Summer bank holiday \u2014 s\u00ed\u00f0asti m\u00e1nudagur \u00ed \u00e1g\u00fast, \u00fe.e.a.s. 31. \u00e1g\u00fast 2026.<\/p>\n

Er 1. ma\u00ed helgidag \u00ed Englandi?<\/h3>\n

Nei \u2014 \u00f3l\u00edkt Noregi hefur Engaland ekki 1. ma\u00ed sem fr\u00edan daginn. S\u00e9rstaklega, Early May bank holiday er fyrsti m\u00e1nudagur \u00ed ma\u00ed (4. ma\u00ed 2026).<\/p>\n

Gengur lestabifrei\u00f0 \u00e1 1. j\u00f3ladeigi?<\/h3>\n

Nei \u2014 Transport for London lokar 1. j\u00f3lunni. Therefore, skipulagg\u00f0u leigub\u00edl e\u00f0a fyrirfram panta\u00f0an flutninga.<\/p>\n

Hversu miki\u00f0 h\u00e6kka h\u00f3telver\u00f0 \u00e1 bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gum?<\/h3>\n

A\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 23 % \u00ed London (VisitBritain, mars 2026). Therefore, book 6-8 vikur fram \u00ed t\u00ed\u00f0ina til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast h\u00e1annat\u00ed\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n

Eru Skottland og Engli me\u00f0 s\u00f6mu bankafr\u00eddaga?<\/h3>\n

Delvis \u2014 Skottland har egne fridager som St Andrew’s Day (30. n\u00f3vember) og 2. jan\u00faar, sem gilda ekki \u00e1 Englandi.<\/p>\n

Lokahugsunum<\/h2>\n

Samantekt: Englandi hefur 8 bankafr\u00eddaga \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026, og t\u00edmasetning getur haft st\u00f3rkostleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa upplifir \u00e1 UK-fer\u00f0inni. J\u00f3ladagur er bankafr\u00edi\u00f0 \u00feegar n\u00e6stum allt lokar; \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum t\u00edmum halda flestir verslunir og af\u00fereyingarst\u00f6\u00f0var opi\u00f0, oft me\u00f0 styttri t\u00edmum, og almenningssamg\u00f6ngur t\u00edmasetning er breytileg. \u00deess vegna athuga\u00f0u gov.uk\/bank-holidays \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar, og skipulegg\u00f0u \u00e1\u00e6tlanir \u00fe\u00ednar \u00ed kringum opnunart\u00edma upp\u00e1haldsaf\u00fereyingarsta\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

Fleiri fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n