We have rooms at both St Alban’s Church and St Mary’s Church which are available to hire, either on a one-off or a regular basis.
Community Room, St Alban’s Church, Tulip Road
- The Community Room at St Alban’s is a light and spacious meeting room at the front of the church building, and seats around 20 to 30 people around tables. It is approximately 6 x 7 metres.
- There is a kitchenette equipped with 2 kettles, a hot water boiler, cooker and microwave.
- It is ideal for small gatherings, lessons, meetings or small groups/clubs. Please note we don’t hire the room for birthday parties.
- It is fully accessible, all on one level (including the entrance) and there are toilet facilities adjacent to the room, including a fully accessible disabled toilet.
- Parking is available on adjacent streets (for Monday to Fridays for either 2 or 4 hours depending on location, or 2 minutes walk there is unrestricted parking on some roads), and is unrestricted after 6pm and at weekends.
- The cost to hire (for 2024) is £20 per hour.
- Booking enquiries for the community room can be made by emailing the church office
St Alban’s Church, Tulip Road
- St Alban’s church building may be hired for music concerts or music rehearsals. A piano may be available by arrangement.
- It is a large space (seating area is approx 17 x 18 metres), with seating for over 200 people, which can be moved as required.
- It is fully accessible, all on one level (including the entrance) and there are toilet facilities available, including a fully accessible disabled toilet.
- Parking is available on adjacent streets (for Monday to Fridays for either 2 or 4 hours depending on location, or 2 minutes walk there is unrestricted parking on some roads).
- The cost to hire (for 2024) is £40 per hour, which also includes use of the community room as well (unless it has already been booked by another group).
- Booking enquiries for the St Alban’s Church can be made by emailing the church office
Parish Hall, St Mary’s Church Close, off Wessex Lane, SO18 2ST (near the student halls of residence)
- The Parish Hall is adjacent to St Mary’s Church South Stoneham, and is a large hall, which can accommodate around 100 (standing) or 60 (seated). Tables and chairs are available. it is approximately 11 x 9 metres.
- The hall is ideal for large meetings, fitness groups, drama groups (there is a stage), music rehearsals or children’s clubs. Please note we don’t hire the room for birthday parties.
- There is a well equipped kitchen, with serving hatch through to the hall.
- There are separate male and female toilets, and an accessible toilet.
- Access to the hall is up a few steps, and there is also access via the outer concrete ramp and a free standing ramp (kept in the green room) for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
- There is a small car park directly outside the hall.
- An enclosed garden area (mainly grass with one large tree) to the side of the hall is also ideal for outside activities
- The cost to hire (for 2024) is £30 per hour, which includes use of the kitchen as well. (Discounts may be available for weekly bookings).
- Booking enquiries for the Parish Hall can be made by emailing the church office
St Mary’s Church South Stoneham, off Wessex Lane, SO18 2ST (near the student halls of residence, and a few minutes walk from Riverside Park/ Woodmill Bridge)
St Mary’s Church South Stoneham is a medieval stone church, and is suitable for music concerts or for use by church groups, or for quiet days. (It is listed on the “Small Pilgrim Places” network). There is seating for about 60 to 80 people in pews. The church is wheelchair accessible; there are no toilet facilities in the church itself; but the adjacent Parish Hall does have facilities if both are being used together. There is parking available outside for 10 cars, with further parking available in the layby at the top of St Mary’s Close.
- Booking enquiries can be made by emailing the facilities@swaythlingparish.org.uk
The money raised through room hire helps us both offset the cost of maintaining these listed buildings, and also goes to supporting our work in the local community.