Garrigill Post Office

Very helpful lady in the post office made our visit one to remember. She made us teas and coffees to carry out to the picnic tables in teapots and mugs, rather than disposable cups. Good prices and a useful selection of snacks, fruit and veg etc. Worth stopping here on your way up or down the penine way even if its just for an ice lolly!
Jul 9th, 2022

I also think the same trompe-loeil effect has been applied to the Post Office, with its battered wooden door and barricaded window complete with a slot for the postbox, until Janette points out that its real. With its pebbledash surround and stencilled sign, the business is either very old, or has been attacked on many occasions, or represents a kind of knowingly antiqued regional chic, or possibly a combination of all three. - Simon Armitage's Walking Home
Nov 4th, 2018

Nice selection but no post cards
Aug 20th, 2015

I stayed in the Guest House portion of Anne's business in Garrigill. I was walking the Pennine Way and this was my accommodation for the night. It was by far the most authentic and down-home experience of English hospitality I could have imagined. My room was comfortable and appointed with homey touches. The guest lounge on the third floor was like stepping into an honestly arranged living room - comfortably worn couches, personal decorations, and knick knacks. I learned the next morning that I was the only guest and so this lounge was an incredible personal refuge for the evening - quiet, homey, and peaceful. It was really neat having dinner and breakfast in the front room of the house on a perfectly arranged table, overlooking the village green. Pictures of Anne's family and of Garrigill lined the walls. Anne was an exceptional hostess - very welcoming, polite, engaging, and kind. "Regular'" B and Bs are nice, too, but if you'd like something unpretentiously genuine, the Garrigill Post Office Guest House comes highly recommended. Anne only likes to book one party at a time, so book early!
Mar 18th, 2020