Today
Today's opening hours
This week's opening hours
- Monday 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
- Tuesday 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
- Wednesday 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
- Thursday 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Friday 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
- Saturday 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
- Sunday Closed
Opening hours updated on 06/11/2026
Report a changeThis Post Office at a glance
Opening hours of Post Office Balfour - Orkney: Monday to Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm; closed Sunday.
- Opening hours a week
- 18h
- Opening hours a week
- Days open, Monday to Saturday
- 6/7
- Days open, Monday to Saturday
- Earliest opening, Monday to Friday
- 10:00 am
- Earliest opening, Monday to Friday
- Latest closing, Thursday
- 4:30 pm
- Latest closing, Thursday
- Open all day
- No break
- Open all day
Special days ahead
Public holidays, closures and special opening hours over the next two months.
- Friday 25 December Christmas Day Opening hours not confirmed
- Saturday 26 December Boxing Day Opening hours not confirmed
- Monday 28 December Boxing Day (substitute day) Opening hours not confirmed
- Friday 1 January New Year’s Day Opening hours not confirmed
Services
Mails 1
Pay Bills and Top Up 1
Travel 1
Sending from this Post Office
- Prices to send a standard letter within the UK from £1.80 up to 1st Class (next working day)
- Prices to send a large letter within the UK from £3.30 up to 1st Class up to 100g
- Books of Stamps from £7.20 up to 1st Class - Book of 4
- Small Parcels & Medium Parcels from £5.45 up to Small Parcel 1st Class (up to 2 kg)
Indicative rates subject to change by the postal operator.
- Open
- Closing soon
- Closed
- Opening hours not confirmed
- This address
Practical information
- Type
- Post OfficeA Post Office branch: stamps, sending and collecting letters and parcels, and the Post Office's counter services.
- Address
- Balfour, KW17 2DX Orkney
- County
- Orkney
- Nation
- Scotland
- Official website
- postoffice.co.uk
Good to know
Post Office Balfour - Orkney is in Orkney, at Balfour. It opens 6 days a week, Saturday included.
When it is closed, the nearest other offices are Post Office Kirkwall (3.9 mi) and Post Office Papdale (4.1 mi).
The next public holiday is Christmas Day, Friday 25 December. Opening hours often change that day: check them before you go.
Frequently asked questions
Is Post Office Balfour - Orkney open on Saturday?
Yes It is open on Saturday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Is Post Office Balfour - Orkney open on Sunday?
No It is closed on Sunday.
What time does Post Office Balfour - Orkney close?
It closes Monday to Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 pm, Thursday at 4:30 pm and Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Is there a cash machine?
This Post Office does not list a cash machine.