Plan ahead. I know, boring. But here’s a fun hack: check the Royal Mail’s website on the Thursday before.
They have a “Branch Finder” tool. Type in your postcode. It’s like a treasure map for open post offices.
Post Office Easter bank holiday weekend opening times as deliveries to
Or, do what I do: buy a lifetime supply of stamps in January. Then laugh at the Bank Holiday panic-buyers.
The Most Fun Fact of All
The Post Office actually invented the Bank Holiday in a weird way. Early postmen worked every day including Sundays until the 1850s.
Then they said: “Enough! We want to watch cricket too!”
So next time you’re locked out, remember: it’s their revenge for 150 years of delivering your auntie’s birthday card.
