Christmas Appeal 2024
Right now, only 50% of the people in our community are receiving specialist end of life care. Your gift could help us give so much more than just care this Christmas.
Through your kindness and generosity, we can provide dignity in death, pain relief for those suffering, and carers to comfort and support people in your community with limited time left.
We're here, for as long as you need
We provide palliative and end of life care to adults (18+) with a progressive, treatable but not curable life-limiting illness or with severe frailty, and also their family (including children) and carers.
We care for people across our 800sq mile catchment area which covers Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES), and parts of Wiltshire and Somerset. Our services provide physical, psychological and/or spiritual support, and are free of charge. We’re available day and night to ensure that you have the right care, at the right time.
When someone is ill, it’s not just the patient who is affected. Life can be turned upside down for the family and for friends and carers. That’s why we’re here for you, for as long as you need. Our patient, family and carer resources can be accessed via our Information Hub.
Donate now
Your donation will help us care for even more patients and their families when they need it the most. Not only will it support people at the Hospice at Winsley House, but it also supports your community and those that wish to be cared for at home. Thank you.
Ways to get involved
Bath City Zipline
Situated right in front of the iconic Royal Crescent, Dorothy House Hospice Care’s Zipline from 28 Feb – 2 March will offer supporters the chance to take on a hair-raising fundraising challenge to raise vital income for specialist end of life care across the city and beyond.
Sign up today to take part in this exhilarating event at the heart of the city!
2024 Fundraising wrap-up!
Another year is wrapping up, offering the perfect time to look back and reflect on the past 12 months of fantastic fundraising events at Dorothy House, and to think about the possibilities and opportunities to come in 2025.
We hope you have enjoyed being part of our events this year as much as we have enjoyed hosting them! Check out our 2025 events calendar and start registering your interest now.
Write your own ending
Whatever your life story, you can’t be sure of the ending. But you can take steps to write your final chapter.
We offer free help and advice on getting your affairs in order and making your wishes known, including free online wills via our partnership with Farewill. So that when your time comes, everything’s in place and you can focus on the stuff that really matters.
Dorothy House online shop
You can now shop diaries, our nature-inspired 2025 calendar, tulips and Christmas cards over on our Dorothy House online shop.
Profits from every purchase help us to continue to support patients and their families across our patch.
Christmas Tree Collection 2025
In partnership with national charity, Just Helping, our Christmas Tree Collection is back in 2025 for its 9th year running!
The Dorothy House Christmas Tree Collection has been running since 2017, and in those eight years of collecting, we have raised an incredible £370,000 for the hospice!
Upcoming events
Ice Bath Challenge
Join us on Friday 7 February where we will be holding an Ice Bath Challengeat The Glove Factory Studios in Holt, from 6pm.
If you have always wondered, but have always been too scared to take the plunge, then why not take on this challenge under the supervision of a certified Wim Hof instructor!
Men's Walk to Support 2025
Join us on Saturday 8 March for our award winning Men’s Walk to Support 2025!
Team up with your brother, your son, your dad, your best mates, or take on the walk solo – it’s up to you! The Men’s Walk to Support is a great chance to chat and share experiences with fellow participants while supporting our vital work at Dorothy House Hospice Care.
Bath Half Marathon 2025
The Bath Half Marathon 2025 takes place on Sunday 16 March and is the most popular city centre road event in the UK. We’d love you to join Team Dotty and be part of it!
There are two ways of registering to take part: A Silver Bond Place or an Independent Place.
Palliative Care Research Conference
Located at the Hospice in Winsley on Thursday 5 June 2025, we’re delighted to be hosting a collaborative Palliative Care Research Conference focusing on palliative care research in residential and community settings.
Learn about the latest research and best practices in providing palliative care in both residential and community settings. Bringing together researchers, practitioners, patients across residential and community settings to share insights and best practice.
Trek Machu Picchu 2026
Join Dorothy House Hospice Care on this once-in-a-lifetime trip to take on one of the top 25 treks in the world and see one of the New Seven Wonders of the World!
Trek Machu Picchu is a challenging expedition which will see you give back to the community you are visiting before taking you over the spectacular Andean peaks, through epic Peruvian landscapes and misty cloud forest.
The Dorothy House Podcast
In this deeply moving episode, we hear from Seb, who tragically lost his mother at a young age. Seb shares his personal story of loss, the overwhelming emotions that followed, and the struggle to process his grief. He opens up about the anger he felt during his childhood and his intense desire to appear strong in the face of overwhelming pain. Through his raw and honest reflections, Seb explores how those feelings shaped him and how he found a path towards healing. This episode offers a powerful message about vulnerability, resilience, and the complexity of grief.
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