Along with the Brontë Parsonage, St Michael & All Angels’ Church and the Black Bull public house, Haworth Old Post Office is one of the most important buildings in the village. As the Post Office at the time of the Brontë family in Haworth, this is the location from which the famous sisters posted the manuscripts of their acclaimed novels, and from where they would have collected mail and payment. Patrick and Branwell also frequented the Post Office in Haworth.

The original early Victorian Post Office counter remains in the building to this day - you can even look inside the beautiful Victorian cash drawer!

Branwell Brontë is said to have stopped at the Post Office on several occasions after over-indulging at The Black Bull. His friend, the Post Master John Hartley, let him sleep in the upstairs back room which, in those days, had a clear view to the parsonage. His sister, Emily, would light a candle in the window of the parsonage when their father, Patrick, had gone to bed, as a signal to Branwell that it was safe to come home.