United Kingdom Penpals

United Kingdom Penpals — connect with writers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Share everyday life, books and music, football and local traditions, and explore historic towns and modern cities. Choose postal mail or online messages and build long‑term friendships while practising English.

Find penpals in the United Kingdom

Write with penfriends across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. You can share everyday life in historic towns and modern cities: books and music scenes, football, study and work, coastal walks and local traditions such as Bonfire Night or Hogmanay.

Topics people often share

  • School, university and apprenticeships
  • Books, music and theatre
  • Sport, countryside walks and local travel
  • Festivals and regional traditions

Getting started

  • Start with a friendly introduction and a couple of simple questions
  • Share interests, not personal contact details
  • Decide together on online chat or letters by post
  • Be patient with time zones and reply times

Explore the profiles below and say hello to thoughtful UK penpals.

Penpals from United Kingdom

FOREVER 15

  London, United Kingdom
Male, 22

It feels like time is moving fast. Looking back, life’s changed in ways I didn’t expect, and I’ve realized something important: I honestly can’t live without friends. I’ve always been an introvert, so making friends in real life hasn’t be...

Languages: Bengali, English

UKgirl86

  Durham, United Kingdom
Female, 39

I am looking for friends and to get to know people from all over the world. I would like to chat to females only.

Languages: English

Jordan700

  Bradford, United Kingdom
Male, 32

I love films. Westerns to horror and everything in-between. I'm also an avid audiobook listener! I get through around 2 books a week (depending on length ofc!)

Languages: English

CS15

  Monk Fryston, United Kingdom
Male, 44

I am looking to connect with people all over the world, I live in the north of the UK, try to travel a lot, often to the Netherlands to explore. In my spare time I go walking with my dog, watch films, play games, read and love to eat out.

Languages: English, Dutch

Hemingway

  Glasgow, United Kingdom
Male, 56

"Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag" Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.Born in London, having since traveled & lived in numerous countries, I now live in the beautiful Cit...

Languages: English, German, Spanish, Croatian

LohandeSilva

  London, United Kingdom
Male, 56

Friendly kind and caring person live and work in London. Travel when time permits Like to visit Africa and Asia for wildlife

Languages: English

Cookie1005

  Bristol, United Kingdom
Female, 22

I'm usually pretty introverted, but once I get to know people, I can totally come out of my shell and talk for ages, especially if it's something I'm really passionate about! In my spare time I love reading - I'm a sucker for murder mysteries and thr...

Languages: English, French, Kannada, Hindi

Camper van man

  Durham, United Kingdom
Male, 75

I just Want a platonic pen-pal friendship mixed with compassion, sincerity, honesty, genuineness, good faith, integrity, mixed with a decent amount of good old-fashioned humour.I have a camper van and I love travelling and visiting historically plac...

Languages: English

Mr Optimistic Sponsor Badge

  London, United Kingdom
Male, 31

I spend a lot of my time reading. When I’m not working or reading I enjoy going for a run to clear my head.

Languages: English

Alice2802

  Manchester, United Kingdom
Female, 24

I'm Alice and I really enjoy watching films and discussing films and going to the cinema and writing about films. I also enjoy playing 2000s wii games with my housemates and watching bad reality TV with them. I went through a very influential emo pha...

Languages: English