British Embassy
21 Government AvenueManama 306
P O Box 114 Manama
Bahrain
Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/bahrain/british-embassy-manama
2026 Public holidays
Our embassy will be closed for the following public holidays in 2026.
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| Sunday 22 March | Eid Al - Fitr (in lieu of 20 March) |
| Monday 23 March | Eid Al - Fitr (in lieu of 21 March) |
| Sunday 5 April | Good Friday / Easter Sunday |
| Monday 6 April | Easter Monday |
| Sunday 3 May | Labour Day |
| Wednesday 27 May | Eid Al - Adha |
| Thursday 28 May | Eid Al - Adha |
| Sunday 28 June | Ashoora (tentative; in lieu of 26 June) |
| Monday 29 June | Ashoora (second day; tentative) (in lieu of Saturday 27 June) |
| Wednesday 16 December | National Day |
| Thursday 17 December | National Day (second day) |
| Sunday 27 December | Christmas Day (in lieu of 25 December) |
| Monday 28 December | Boxing Day (in lieu of 26 December) |
Disabled access
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and this Embassy are keen to ensure that their buildings and services are fully accessible to disabled members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible. Sometimes however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions. In these situations we will endeavour to provide a service or access to a building in an alternative way to ensure equality of access for disabled people. To assist disabled visitors, we have set out below details of disabled access at this Embassy. We hope this information is helpful.
General physical access
- entrance to the main reception is clear, unobstructed and at ground level with no impediments
- toilet facilities for public users can be found in Consular Section when approaching the main reception
Information for visitors to the British Embassy
Visitors to the British Embassy Bahrain will be subject to security procedures on arrival. Visitors and their baggage/personal belongings will be subject to search. Access will be denied to any person refusing to comply with the search. Visitors are not permitted to bring in items such as mobile phones, laptops, cameras or other electrical equipment. The embassy is unable to offer a storage facilities to visitors (with the exception of mobile phones). When planning on visiting the embassy, visitors should consider leaving such items elsewhere before arrival. This is standard practice across our network of embassies.