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Nestled in the water meadows alongside the River Itchen in the shadow of St Catherine’s Hill lies the ancient Hospital of St Cross. Renowned for the tranquillity of its setting and the beauty of its architecture, the Hospital is one of England’s oldest continuing Almshouses.

Welcome to The Hospital of St Cross & Almshouse of Noble Poverty. We are delighted to share our beautiful site with all visitors.
Please enjoy our stunning medieval site, delightful and peaceful gardens, and, our magnificent Norman Chapel.

PLEASE NOTE: Our tearooms are now shut for the winter months, until the 1st April 2025
Our hugely popular LUNCH TIME CONCERTS  will resume once again in April 2025 See website link for more information: https://perfectpitchconcerts.co.uk

** To celebrate our conservation of parkland and meadows, please see below our ‘Meet the Farmer’ video: sponsored by
The South Downs National Park **

Further information is found on: https://hospitalofstcross.co.uk/visiting-st-cross/parkland_and_watermeadows/

PARKING – Unfortunately, we have very limited parking at the Hospital of St Cross but we are only a lovely 20 minute walk, or a 5 minute bus ride on the No1 Bluestar bus, from the City centre. The bus stops very conveniently at the end of our driveway, called ‘The Gravels’, by the Bell Inn. When visiting, please consider using public transport https://hospitalofstcross.co.uk/contact-us/directions .

There are two Park and Ride car parks, each are about a mile away. The bus service does not go past our Heritage Site, but there is a pleasant walk (approx. one mile) from the East Winchester P&R car park, next to St Catherine’s Hill. The South Winchester P&R car park is about 1.3 miles (a 30 minute walk) down St Cross Road.  For booked events at the Hospital it might be possible to pre-book (and pay) for car parking on our grasslands but this is only available between April and September (subject to weather conditions).

LIMITED ACCESS – Please check our ‘What’s On’ page to see if any events are being held onsite, on the day of your visit.  It may be there is limited access or closure to some areas of the Hospital and we would hate you to be disappointed.

VACANCIES FOR BROTHERS- We currently have vacancies for new Brothers. Please see this link for more details Becoming a Brother