26/03/2026
You may be aware that Shrub End Post Office closes today after many years.
We would like to thank Mr and Mrs Patel for their decades of service to the community, doing a challenging and sometimes difficult role, especially with the Horizon scandal etc.
We have been running Prettygate Post Office for only 5 years, Sailesh and Bina have been very helpful to us and we wish them well in the future.
At Prettygate Post Office we offer the following services Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.
(Please note that you can also buy postage stamps from the shop till:-
1st/2nd class, loose or in books, UK and overseas.)
🐾 Banking via your High Street bank 🏦 -
~ Cash withdrawals (like an ATM)
~ Cash deposits instantly into your account
~ Cheque deposits (High Street banks except Lloyds)
~ Postal Orders available for sale
🐾 Travel Money 💴 Holiday time! It
~ Travel Money Card (prepaid, multi currency)
~ Travel App 🏝️
~ Euros available in stock 💶
~ US Dollars available in stock 💵
~ Next working day service for over 60 worldwide 🌎 currencies, if ordered before 1 pm
🐾 Mails - ✉️ 📦 📮
~ UK and International/BFPO letters
~ UK and International/BFPO packets + parcels
~ Parcelforce
~ Drop and Go Business Mail
~ DPD Buy in branch
~ DPD Drop off and collections
~ PPI
~ Amazon Counter app package/parcel returns
~ Royal Mail returns and other online retailers’ returns
🐾 Gift Cards 🎁 💝
~ Amazon
~ Marks and Spencer
~ John Lewis
~ One4All (multi store gift card)
🐾 Bill Payment 🧾 and Top Ups
~ Pay many of your bills eg . gas, electricity, etc
~ Top up gas, electricity, mobile phone 📱
(Please note that we do not provide DVLA or Passport Office services as these are no longer put into local branches.)