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St Joseph's Hospice

The formal gardens at St Joseph's Hospice are a healing space. Made up of seven distinct garden spaces, each with secluded seating, intended to promote important end of life conversations with friends and family. When you visit at the end of May, you will find an abundance of roses in full bloom as the impressive wisteria fades away.

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St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph's Hospice
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St Joseph’s Hospice

About St Joseph's Hospice

Designed by donation, patients have enjoyed the gardens at St Joseph’s Hospice for over 120 years. The gardens are a tribute to the generosity of our friends, from the tiered fountain in the Koi pond, to the palm in the Mediterranean garden, and the banana in the tropical bed. even the Koi themselves. There are plants here from all over the world, representing the wish of someone to add a little bit to the mosaic of form and colour in the garden for other people to enjoy.

The historic urn, filled with flowers, near the Wisteria, has been with us since the beginning.
and the statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ reminds us that the Hospice was founded by the Religious Sisters of Charity whose voluntary work established palliative care in East London and inspired Dame Cecily Saunders.

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Website:

https://www.stjh.org.uk/about-us/our-gardens

St Joseph's Hospice features

Location details

St Joseph's Hospice,
Hackney,
London,
E8 4SA

Directions to St Joseph's Hospice
Buses 254, 106, 388, 26. Use King Edward's Rd bus stop coming S from Hackney Central & Victoria Park Rd bus stop coming N from Bethnal Green (Central line).

St Joseph's Hospice openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Light refreshments.
Admission Adult: £3.00
Child: Free
Opening times 10:00-16:30

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access to gardens, although there are some slopes. Wheelchair accessible WC.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at St Joseph's Hospice at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at St Joseph's Hospice, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at St Joseph's Hospice are accessible to wheelchair users.

St Joseph's Hospice is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.