Post Office

This is a classic little post office that sell precisely everything that you want it to. By no means as busy as the post office in the centre of town, this is a great one to pop into if you want to avoid the queues and spend your afternoon doing something productive instead. Perhaps popping down to the sea. Nice.
There is something British and charming about any post office, I think. In this age we live in swiftly moving towards a paperless society, then maybe one day these premises will, all around the country, become obsolete. Perhaps they’ll just be empty brick shells that sell stamps to collectors and pencil sharpeners (although only artists would buy them). Balls of fluff will gather in the corners.
But no! We cannot let this happen, we must support our local establishments. Without the postal system, how would housewives have affairs? How would charities give you free pens? We would all have boarded up little slots in our front doors. Support! Support!
Support!

I really wish that this post office would merely focus on postal and travel needs, with perhaps a small stationary selection. As it is, the Whitchurch village Post Office has a selection of stationary, magazines, confectionary, and cards. Personally I really don’t see the point of providing these items as there are some really good local card shops and newsagents (which are so much better), especially considering the queue in this Post Office is always ridiculously long.
On a more positive note the travel shop inside is rather good, there are always new holiday offers available, and they also offer currency. Sticking to the travel theme there’s a passport machine available, which thankfully never appears to be out of service.