Ramsgate Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered Ramsgate Post Office and approached the counter with a strange request. ‘I’d like to send a letter,’ he said, ‘but I want it to arrive exactly one week from today.’ The clerk raised an eyebrow but agreed to help. Since then, something peculiar has been happening. From that day on, every Monday morning, another elderly gentleman would enter the post office with a mysterious smile. He always asked for the same thing—a letter to be sent exactly seven days later. And each Wednesday afternoon, just as the clock struck three, a young delivery driver would receive an identical package containing only a handwritten note reading: 'Please deliver this tomorrow.' It became a quirky tradition until one Friday, when the old man forgot his own rule and requested an immediate delivery. Everyone burst out laughing as they watched him run down the street, frantically waving his envelope.

2. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Ramsgate Post Office and noticed a sign on the door: ‘All letters today are free of charge—just stamp your own happiness!’ The delivery driver grinned, thinking it was some prank. He picked up an envelope, dipped his finger in the ink pad, and carefully stamped it with a smiley face. As he left, a regular customer called out, 'Hey, that’s my letter!' The whole town spent the rest of the day laughing—and happily paying for stamps again.'

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Ramsgate Post Office one afternoon, only to find the mail truck's horn stuck in constant beep mode. The delivery driver tried everything—hitting the brake, jumping out and shaking it—but nothing worked. Finally, a regular walked over and said, ‘Just press the button on your key fob.’ The driver did, and the horn stopped mid-beep, leaving everyone laughing. Turned out, he’d left his car door open.

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Ramsgate Post Office one morning, only to discover that someone had left behind an enormous cardboard box filled with nothing but old newspapers. The delivery driver looked inside the box and shrugged, thinking it was some kind of prank. He called his colleague, who came over and together they decided to leave the box untouched until a regular customer arrived. Sure enough, Mr. Jenkins, the local grocer, noticed the box and joked, ‘Someone’s been saving up for a time machine!’ Turns out, it was just an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke from a neighbor who loved old newspapers.