It used to be part of every trip.
Finding just the right card.
Sitting with a coffee or beer in a lovely cafe or pub to write a few lines.
Choosing the best bits of your trip to write about, squeezing words into the small greeting section of the card.
Licking the stamp, fondly sending the cards on their way, wondering if you'd be home before they arrived.
Friends & family receiving handwritten messages.
Cards kept for ages, or put on the fridge door for all to see.
Of course you could just send a text or post on Insta, but isn't time away from home also time to slow down, do something different?
We’d love to help you find the pleasure of that tradition again.
Why not take a few minutes to send a postcard? It might make someone's day - and we're sure you'll enjoy those mindful moments too!
Take a few minutes to send a postcard. It might make someone's day
We can help make it even easier. Some places even offer free postcards!
Over 180 businesses have come together in North Yorkshire to bring back the simple pleasure of sending postcards.
Some offer free postcards, some will recommend great places to visit, to buy postcards and welcome you to sit and write them.
All you need to do is choose what to write home about...
Use this map to find all these places.
For the list view and the key to the icons, click on the little square icon with a left arrow at the top, or click on individual businesses within the map to see their name and postcode.