| Dates & EventsKey dates & events: | | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | | Valentine's Day | 14/02/23 | 14/02/23 | 14/02/24 | | St, Patrick's Day | 17/03/23 | | | | Mother's Day | 19/03/23 | 19/03/23 | 10/03/24 | | Good Friday | 07/04/23 | | | | Easter Sunday | 09/04/23 | | | | Easter Monday | 10/04/23 | | | | May Bank Holiday | 01/05/23 | | | | Spring Bank Holiday | 29/05/23 | | | | King Charles III Coronation | 06/05/23 | | | | Coronation Bank Holiday | 08/05/23 | | | | Father's Day | 18/06/23 | 18/06/23 | 16/06/24 | | Summer Bank Holiday | 07/08/23 | | | | Grandparent's Day | 01/10/23 | | | Latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2022*Please note: latest recommended posting dates are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change | UK Inland Services* | | Date* | Destinations | | Friday 16 December | Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy | | Monday 19 December | 2nd Class, 2nd Class Signed For and Royal Mail 48® | | Wednesday 21 December | 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For, Royal Mail 24® and Royal Mail Tracked 48® | | Thursday 22 December | Royal Mail Tracked 24® | | Friday 23 December | Special Delivery Guaranteed® | | HM Forces Mail - British Forces Post Office® (BFPO)* | | Date* | Destinations | | Monday 28 November | Operational HM Forces | | Monday 5 December | Static HM Forces | | International Economy* | | Date* | Destinations | | Monday 12 September | All non-European destinations (except Canada, Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore, South Africa and USA) | | Friday 14 October | Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore and South Africa | | Monday 31 October | Canada and USA | | Friday 25 November | Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta and Turkey | | Monday 28 November | Western Europe | | International Standard and International Tracked and Signature Services* | | Date* | Destinations | | Friday 7 October | British Virgin Islands, Dominica and Anguilla | | Thursday 1 December | Australia and New Zealand | | Friday 2 December | China (People's Republic) | | Monday 5 December | All remaining Caribbean destinations | | Wednesday 7 December | Africa, Asia (except China, People's Republic), Central and South America, Far and Middle East | | Wednesday 8 December | Cyprus and Malta | | Friday 9 December | Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey | | Saturday 10 December | Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and USA, Turkey | | Monday 12 December | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland | | Wednesday 14 December | Belgium, France and Luxembourg | |
