Poland in the UK

This year sees the 500th anniversary of the visit to England of the first Polish envoy, Ioannes Dantiscus. To mark the occasion, learn his fascinating story from the commemorative publication "A Polish Envoy in England – Five Hundredth Anniversary of Ioannes Dantiscus’s Visit to ‘a Very Dear Island’".

The 4th edition of the British Polish Tech Forum will be held at the QEII conference center in London on 7 December this year.

On 6 November 2022, ceremonies took place in Newark to mark the exhumation and repatriation of the bodies of the first three Polish presidents-in-exile.

On 6 November 2022, ceremonies will take place in Newark to mark the exhumation and repatriation of the bodies of the first three Polish presidents-in-exile.

Please be informed that the Embassy, including the Consular Section, and Consulates General in Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester will be closed on 1 November (All Saints' Day) and 11 November (National Independence Day).

On 18 October 2022, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London hosted a discussion on energy security, organised in cooperation with the Public Policy Projects think tank.

In order to celebrate the Year of Three Polish Generals and the 81st anniversary of the formation of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade in Scotland, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh organised a series of commemorative events during the weekend of 24-25 September 2022.

To mark the 130th anniversary of the birth of Polish generals Władysław Anders, Stanisław Maczek and Stanisław Sosabowski, hanging on the railings of the Polish Embassy in London is an exhibition devoted to the generals.

The premiere of the documentary film “Still on Patrol – the story of ORP Orzeł” took place in September at the Polish SPK House in Edinburgh. The film is part of a wider project initiated by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh commemorating ORP Orzeł and other warships of the Polish Navy which provided reinforcements to the Royal Navy during World War II.

With the holiday season in full swing, we kick off the fourth edition of the social media campaign to discover hidden Polish treasures around the UK!