Allington Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Allington Post Office and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside. Curious but cautious, he peered through the window and saw something odd—a mailbox that seemed to be glowing softly in the dark. As he approached closer, the glow intensified until it looked like the mailbox was sending out faint signals. The driver shrugged, opened the door, and found himself face-to-face with a confused aunty from next door who’d accidentally left her flashlight inside.

2. Early in the morning, when the moon lit up the quiet streets of Allington, a delivery driver pulled up to the post office. He glanced at his watch and chuckled—why would anyone send mail so late? But then he saw the note taped to the door: ‘Closed for paranormal activities.’ Inside, an old man with a twinkle in his eye greeted him: 'Welcome to our séance, young one!' The delivery driver blinked several times before asking, 'Séance?' The old man nodded, 'Yes, we receive letters from beyond.' The driver laughed heartily and said, 'I'll just leave it here then,' handing over the package. As he left, he heard someone whisper, "Thanks for the deliveries!" and couldn't help but smile.

3. Early in the morning, when the town was still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to Allington Post Office. The sky was just starting to lighten, but inside the mailroom something unusual caught his eye. Inside, a regular customer was sorting through his letters with an unusually serious expression. ‘What’s got you so grumpy today?’ asked the delivery driver. The man looked up and replied, “I’m trying to figure out how I received three birthday cards already.” They both burst into laughter, realizing it must be someone else’s identical-looking cards.

4. Early in the morning, when the town was still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to Allington Post Office and noticed something odd on the counter: an old, dusty envelope addressed simply to ‘The Next Person Who Opens This’. Curious, the driver opened it and found inside a note scribbled in childish handwriting: 'Please deliver this letter to Mrs. Jenkins next door.' The envelope contained another envelope with no return address. Later that day, while sorting mail, a regular customer asked if they could help her send a message to someone named Mr. Smith. Afterward, everyone in town started leaving mysterious envelopes for each other, creating a fun game of postal tag until finally, one evening, an envelope arrived for the night shift worker—a note read: "Congratulations! You’ve become our new Postmaster!"}