{"id":2306,"date":"2026-06-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:14:45","slug":"helligdager-england-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/helligdager-england-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinberir fr\u00eddagar \u00e1 Englandi 2026 \u2014 Fullkomin yfirlit yfir opinbera fr\u00eddaga"},"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, \u00feessi handb\u00f3k fer yfir alla opinbera fr\u00eddaga \u00ed Englandi 2026, hva\u00f0 er opi\u00f0 og loka\u00f0, hvernig almenningssamg\u00f6ngur og verslanir virka, og hva\u00f0 norskir UK-ETA-fer\u00f0amenn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 skipuleggja fyrir. \u00cd raun, verslanir, safn, veitingasta\u00f0ir og almenningssamg\u00f6ngur starfa \u00e1 breyttum sunnudagsopnunart\u00edmum \u00e1 flestum bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gum. Fyrir viki\u00f0 getur t\u00edmasetning fer\u00f0anna \u00feinna spara\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r loka\u00f0ar a\u00f0tractions og h\u00e6rri h\u00f3telver\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\"Opinberir<\/figure>\n

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

Bank holidays eru opinberir fr\u00eddagar settir samkv\u00e6mt breskum l\u00f6gum \u00fear sem bankar, r\u00edkisstofnanir og flestar sk\u00f3lar eru loka\u00f0ir.<\/strong> S\u00e9rstaklega eru verslanir og veitingasta\u00f0ir a\u00f0 mestu opnir me\u00f0 sunnudagsopnunart\u00edmum \u2014 venjulega 11:00-17:00 fyrir st\u00f3rar ke\u00f0jur. Ennfremur gangar almenningsamg\u00f6ngur eftir sunnudags\u00e1\u00e6tlun. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 Englandi er f\u00e6rri almannakkar en flest Evr\u00f3puland \u2014 a\u00f0eins \u00e1tta samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 14 \u00e1 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> S\u00e9rstaklega st\u00f3r kedjur eins og Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer starfa me\u00f0 sunnudagst\u00edmum (11:00-17:00). Ennfremur eru \u00f3keypis s\u00f6fn eins og British Museum, National Gallery og Tate Modern opin allt \u00e1ri\u00f0 nema 24.-26. desember og 1. jan\u00faar.<\/p>\n

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

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

Transport for London (TfL) og National Rail gangs \u00e1 sunnudagskr\u00e1m \u00e1 bankafrsl\u00f6gum \u2014 en 1. j\u00f3laafl er engin almenningsflutninga um allt St\u00f3rbretaland (TfL, 2026).<\/strong> \u00dev\u00ed \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 skipuleggja leigub\u00edl e\u00f0a leigub\u00edl ef \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast 25. desember. Ennfremur, r\u00fatur \u00ed L\u00f3nd\u00fan gangs \u00e1 e\u00f0lilegum \u00e1\u00e6tlunum \u00e1 \u00f6llum \u00f6\u00f0rum bankafrsl\u00f6gum, en me\u00f0 f\u00e6rri brottf\u00f6rum \u00e1 morgunfj\u00f6lgun.<\/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> S\u00e9rstaklega, vorbankafr\u00eddagur (seinasti m\u00e1nudagur ma\u00ed) er dyrasti eftir j\u00f3l. Therefore, norskir UK ETA-fer\u00f0amenn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka 6-8 vikur fyrirfram fyrir bankafr\u00eddagst\u00edmabil. \u00cd raun, h\u00f3tel utan sv\u00e6\u00f0is 1 spara 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 \u2014 flest st\u00f3r ke\u00f0jur starfa \u00e1 sunnudagsopetunartidum (11:00-17:00). S\u00e9rstaklega er 1. j\u00f3ladagur 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: Englandsland hefur 8 bankafr\u00eddaga \u00ed 2026, og t\u00edmasetning getur haft st\u00e6rk \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa upplifir \u00e1 UK-fer\u00f0inni. Ennfremur er 1. j\u00f3lasdag eini daginn \u00feegar n\u00e6stum allt er loka\u00f0 \u2014 allir a\u00f0rir opinberir dagar reka sig eftir breyttum sunnudagsopnunart\u00edmum. Therefore, athuga\u00f0u gov.uk\/bank-holidays \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar, og skipulag\u00f0u \u00e1\u00e6tlanir um opnunart\u00edma vins\u00e6lra a\u00f0lagunargagna.<\/p>\n

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