January can be a pretty miserable month — Christmas is over, you're back at work and probably feeling a bit fat and skint after all that festive fun.

If you're already counting down to your next day at work, we've got all the 2016 Bank Holiday dates for you.

Good news! Most of us will enjoy an extra seven days off work this year.

But there's a downside — the first Bank Holiday is almost three months away. Time to start crossing off that calendar.

The first Bank Holiday this year is Good Friday, which falls on Friday March 25.

When are the Bank Holidays in 2016? Here are the dates for your diary

  • Friday March 25 (Good Friday)

  • Monday March 28 (Easter Monday)

  • Monday May 2 Early May Bank Holiday)

  • Monday May 30 (Spring Bank Holiday)

  • Monday August 29 (Summer Bank Holiday)

  • Monday December 26 (Boxing Day)

  • Tuesday December 27 (Christmas Day substitute Bank Holiday)