Welcome

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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.

We are excited to announce a ** TWO DAY STONE CARVING WORKSHOP ** running from Saturday the 3rd of August until Sunday the 4th of August 2024
Two-day Stone Carving Workshop with award winning stonemason, Will Davies, set in the beautiful, inspirational, surroundings of The
Hospital of St. Cross & Alms-house of Noble Poverty.
For more information and TO BOOK: Please see Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/will.restoration/
Or email: office@hospitalofstcross.co.uk

** OUR TEA ROOMS ARE NOW OPEN AT LUNCH TIME! **
TEA ROOM opening times: 10:30 – 4:30pm (except our Sunday times: 1:30 until 4:30pm)

** OUR New Season of LUNCH TIME CONCERTS has started! Each Thursday at 12:30pm – 1:15pm **
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’. When visiting, please consider using public transport https://hospitalofstcross.co.uk/contact-us/directions  Our grassland parking areas are available between April and October (subject to non boggy 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.

You are welcome to enjoy our stunning medieval site and gardens, and refresh with a beverage and a cake in our friendly tearooms.

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