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

Cymrucat Sponsor Badge

  SWANSEA, United Kingdom
Female, 56

Friendly,but a little introvert, love peace and quiet, calmness. I love to read, cross stitch and craft. Also love gardening, and have a vegetable garden and greenhouse. I love nature, birds, animals and almost any kind of creatures. I like going for...

Languages: English, Welsh, French

Cultural Keepsake: Gower Peninsula

Shakes Sponsor Badge

  Birmingham, United Kingdom
Male, 50

Hi, I joined the site a few years ago at the height of covid and now just updating my profile. I'm an astrophysics graduate so I have a scientific background but I also like learning languages - currently learning Turkce and slowly increasing my Russ...

Languages: English, Turkish, German, Norwegian

Tw1geez

  Waddesdon, United Kingdom
Male, 21

Hello! A few hobbies of mine include craft such as sewing and crochet, I enjoy though am not very good at drawing and painting too. I am a big zoo person, and love animals and nature, spending any spare days exploring national trusts, woodland and bi...

Languages: English, Spanish

AB97

  Leeds, United Kingdom
Female, 28

Hello! Having our social and political views align is important to me, so no racists/homophobes/transphobes, etc, obviously. My main interest in life is reading, it's pretty much all I like to do consistently, but outside of that I listen to podcasts...

Languages: English

UKfriend Sponsor Badge

  Lancaster, United Kingdom
Male, 69

Young at heart retired male.I love the outdoors.My main pastimes are tropical fish keeping and walking.Open and honest.

Languages: English

lomoghost

  Ipswich, United Kingdom
Male, 33

Hi everyone, I'm Nick! I'm a laidback and caring kind of guy hoping to meet new friends here from all over the world that I can talk to regularly. I can't emphasise this enough, I really want to build a genuine friendship. I love animals but now only...

Languages: English

LondonLady78 Sponsor Badge

  London, United Kingdom
Female, 47

A simple person with varied interests… Hobbies include reading, visiting theme parks, cooking and driving! Mainly spend my time taking care of family and studying.

Languages: English

MarcUK

  London, United Kingdom
Male, 66

Hi, I've been on here before and have a few good friends, but now I'm retired I feel I have room for more. I'm looking for companionship and company. I consider myself an enthusiastic letter writer and am very reliable, I don't give up correspondence...

Languages: English

Eddie2210

  Glasgow, United Kingdom
Male, 57

I love spending time watching tv and playing games I love walking my dog love going out to the cinema

Languages: English

ShyMale Sponsor Badge

  West Sussex, United Kingdom
Male, 74

I like chocolate ice cream, the month of May, walking, an exciting movie, and people with a sense of humour. I have a PhD in procrastination, and a Masters in Bone Idleness.I don't like beetroot. I don't like carrots much, either. And I don't like it...

Languages: English