How to Maximise Your Annual Leave in 2027
- Jul 12
- 3 min read
Time off is only restorative if you actually get enough of it. A long weekend can take the edge off a busy period, but a week or more away, properly away, is what allows the body and mind to genuinely reset. In 2027, the bank holidays fall in some useful places, and with a little strategic planning, your annual leave can go much further than you might expect.
With 26 days of annual leave, you can unlock up to 57 days off in 2027. Here is how to make every one of them count.
January 2027 – Take 2 days off for a 5 night getaway
Bank Holidays: 1 Jan
Book off: 4, 5 Jan
Holiday: 1 Jan - 6 Jan 2027
Why not visit Océano Health Spa Hotel in Tenerife
Oceano is a health spa hotel on the Atlantic coast of Tenerife, combining thalassotherapy and F.X. Mayr medicine in a clifftop setting above the sea. January is one of the best months to visit — mild, sunny and quietly restorative, well away from the summer crowds.
April 2027 – Take 4 days off for a 9-night holiday
Bank Holidays: 26 March and 29 March
Book off: 30, 31 March and 1, 2 April
Holiday: 26 March - 4 April 2027
Why not visit RXV Wellness Village in Thailand
RXV Wellness Village is an integrative retreat set within the historic Suan Sampran estate near Bangkok, combining medical wellness, Thai healing therapies, fitness and farm-to-table cuisine within a setting of exceptional natural beauty. Easter falls in Thailand's dry season — warm, clear and settled — and ten nights gives you enough time to properly immerse in a programme before the return journey.
May 2027 – Take 4 days off for an 8-night holiday
Bank Holidays: 3 May
Book off: 4, 5, 6, 7 May
Holiday: 1 - 9 May 2027
Why not visit Mas Qi, The Energy House in Spain Mas Qi is a boutique adults-only retreat set in a restored 19th-century farmhouse in the Sierra de Mariola Natural Park near Alicante. May is one of the finest months to be here — the countryside is in full bloom, the mountain air is warm but not hot, and the retreat's rhythm of daily yoga, macrobiotic cuisine and one-to-one healing therapies feels perfectly suited to a spring reset.
June 2027 – Take 4 days off for an 8-night holiday
Bank Holidays: 31 May
Book off: 1, 2, 3, 4 June
Holiday: 29 May - 6 June 2027
Why not visit Santani Wellness Resort in Sri Lanka
Santani sits in the misty hill country above Kandy, surrounded by tea plantations and jungle, and late May falls just before the wetter months settle in — making it one of the better windows to visit. The resort is intimate and inward-facing by design, with yoga, Ayurveda and mindfulness at its core, and eight nights here gives you enough time to genuinely decompress rather than simply pass through.
August 2027 – Take off 4 days for an 8-night holiday
Bank Holidays: 30 August
Book off: 31 Aug & 1, 2, 3 September
Holiday: 28 August - 5 September 2027
Why not visit Minos Palace Resort in Greece
Minos Palace is an adults-only hotel on a private peninsula in Crete, home to the Nao Longevity Hub — a personalised wellness space combining diagnostics, movement, nutrition and holistic therapies. Late August into September is one of the finest times to be in Crete: reliably warm and sunny, the sea at its best, and the island beginning to ease out of its summer peak. Eight nights here gives you ample time to work through a meaningful programme alongside proper rest by the sea.
December 2027 – Take 8 days off for a 17-night holiday
Bank Holidays: 27, 28 Dec and 1 Jan
Book off: 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 December & 4, 5, 6 January
Holiday: 23 Dec 2027 – 9 Jan 2028
Why not visit Absolute Sanctuary in Thailand
Absolute Sanctuary is a boutique wellness resort on Koh Samui, offering a broad range of programmes from detox and weight management to yoga, Pilates and holistic wellbeing. December and January sit in Koh Samui's drier season, and 17 nights here — with a personalised programme, daily movement classes and the warm pace of island life — is a deeply restorative way to close one year and ease into the next.