Farnham Post Office to Close With TG Jones, Likely January

Farnham’s main Post Office counter is expected to close in January 2027, because the TG Jones shop it sits in on The Borough is closing.

Updated 10 November: the Post Office has now published its own notice confirming the closure. It gives no date yet, and names Lower Bourne and Weybourne as the nearest branches. Details below.

The local MP, Gregory Stafford, says TG Jones has told him and the Post Office that the Farnham store will close as part of the company’s national restructuring. The Post Office counter inside is expected to shut at the same time. No exact date has been set, but January is anticipated (Gregory Stafford MP, 23 October 2026).

Will Farnham get a new Post Office?

The Post Office has committed to restoring a branch in Farnham, according to the MP. His statement says:

• the Post Office advertised the existing branch in July, as a precaution
• it is now working through several possible sites for a replacement
• prospective operators have shown interest

What the Post Office says

The Post Office posted a notice for the branch on 27 October, after we first reported the closure. Its customer letter calls it an “unplanned closure”. It says:

• the branch “is due to close shortly before the store closes”
• the closure date is “likely to be in the next few months” and will be confirmed on posters in the branch
• it is “in the early stages of reviewing applications to run the Post Office branch” somewhere nearby

The notice page shows 12 January 2027 as its closing date. The Post Office says those dates cover only the notification period, so it is not a confirmed last day for the counter.

Because this is an unplanned closure, there is no public consultation. The letter’s footnote says any decision to replace the branch is a commercial one and “will not be subject to public consultation”. Comments can still go to comments@postoffice.co.uk.

Banking: LINK is assessing the town

The MP also asked LINK, which decides where shared banking hubs and other cash services go, to assess Farnham’s needs. He says LINK has confirmed the assessment is under way.

How the Post Office ended up in the shop

Until 2019 Farnham Post Office was a separate branch at 107 West Street. The Post Office consulted on moving it into the WHSmith store at 14 The Borough, to be run by WHSmith. Its decision letter records:

• 376 responses from customers and local representatives
• a petition with 1,866 signatures
• a public meeting on 26 February 2019, attended by about 100 people

The Post Office went ahead with the move. The West Street branch closed at 5.30pm on Wednesday 12 June 2019 and the counter in the shop opened the next morning. The shop now trades as TG Jones.

What it means for you

Until the closure date, the counter in TG Jones on The Borough carries on as normal.

If it closes before a replacement opens, the Post Office’s letter names two alternative branches:

Both are closed on Sundays. Neither offers the full range of travel money, Passport Check and Send, or vehicle tax, according to the letter. If you need those, check the branch finder before you travel. The MP also mentions Wrecclesham.

We will report the closure date and any replacement site as soon as the Post Office publishes them.

Sources

• Gregory Stafford MP, “Farnham MP steps up campaign to secure Post Office services”, 23 October 2026, for the TG Jones closure, the expected January date, the Post Office’s search for a replacement, the LINK assessment and the nearest branches.
• Post Office, Farnham GU9 7PJ local public consultation decision letter, 2019, for the move from 107 West Street to 14 The Borough, the consultation responses, petition, public meeting and dates.
• Post Office, Farnham GU9 7NF notice and information letter, 27 October 2026, for the unplanned closure, the alternative branches and their hours, and the notification dates.