Date this year Monday 4th June 2012.
The Whitsun bank holiday (Whit Monday) was replaced by the Late Spring Bank Holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act in 1971.The day is a holiday in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Whit could fall anywhere between 11 May and 14 June and so was formally replaced by a fixed spring holiday on the last Monday in May.
The Spring bank holiday takes place on the last Monday in May although the spring bank holiday will be moved to June 4th in 2012 forming a long weekend together with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee bank holiday on June 5th.
If you are looking for special events on the day
The annual Cheese-Rolling Festival at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire with a history dating back to at the 1800s traditionally takes place each year at 12:00 midday on this date.
If you are looking to watch Morris dancing, Bampton Traditional Morris have a history stretching back over 600 years and you can watch them at the Horseshoe Inn, Bridge street, Bampton, Oxfordshire. | 
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