Friends Meeting House, Winchester, UK

Information For Visitors and Facilities Available

The Meeting House is home to the Winchester Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, often known as the Quakers.

The house was formerly the Rectory for St Lawrence's Church and was built in the late 18th century. It is set within a beautiful walled garden.

Meeting for worship is at 9.00am and 10.30am each Sunday except for the first Sunday of each month when it takes place at 10.00am. There is also a half hour meeting on Wednesdays at 12.30pm and this is followed by a simple lunch for which a donation is requested. We warmly welcome anyone who feels drawn to experiencing Quaker worship.

Click here for more information about Winchester Meeting.

In addition to the Quaker worship and community activities that take place in the downstairs rooms, the Meeting House is also home to the warden and seven other residents.

Room Lettings

Winchester Quakers have for many years made their facilities at the Friends Meeting House available to community, voluntary and educational organisations for meetings, classes and other functions.
This page tells you about the facilities which are offered and the current contribution rates.

Requests for lettings for a wide range of purposes can be considered. However, we do not allow use for commercial purposes or political meetings.

Rates are kept to the minimum necessary to meet day-to-day running costs.

Bed and breakfast is available. Click here for details.

For further information or to request a booking, please contact the resident warden by telephoning: (01962) 864184 during office hours.

Cheques should be made payable to
Winchester Society of Friends and addressed to The Warden. Friends Meeting House,
16 Colebrook Street Winchester. SO23 9LH

Location of the Meeting House

Colebrook Street is parallel to the Broadway in the centre of the city with several car parks nearby. There are limited parking permits available for those who need them.

FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
16 Colebrook Street
Winchester SO23 9LH
Hants
UK

Telephone: (01962) 864184


Information about facilities offered:

Rooms

Meeting Room:

This is the main Quaker meeting room and is suitable for groups of up to 40 people. There are comfortable stacking chairs and tables available.

Library:
A comfortable book-lined room which can seat up to 12 people.

Small Meeting Room:
A sitting room with armchairs and a sofa which can accommodate a maximum of 10 people. There is a door to the street which makes it very suitable for counselling sessions.

Garden Room:
A quiet place to meet for a group of up to 12 people. Has good facilities for children's play.

Facilities:
Access for people with disabilities:
There is a ramp for the front door step and a toilet adapted for disabled use.

There is a hearing induction loop in the large Meeting Room.

Baby changing facilities are available.

Kitchen:
The kitchen is available to serve light refreshments.

The Friends Meeting House is cared for by the resident warden, Vicky Darling.
She is available whenever the Meeting House is open, except for Friday and Saturday which are her days off.

The Religous Society of Friends may be contacted at Friends House, Euston Rd, London
NW1 2BJ, Telephone: 02076 631000.
Website: The Quakers

Contact the Warden, Vicky Darling at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it