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Children's hospice care in the South West

Making the most of short and precious lives

Care for babies, children and young people living with life-limiting conditions, and for their whole family, at three hospices across Devon, North Somerset and Cornwall.

Children's hospice care in the South West

Making the most of short and precious lives

Care for babies, children and young people living with life-limiting conditions, and for their whole family, at three hospices across Devon, North Somerset and Cornwall.

Still from a film about family life at the hospice Meet the Harris family Watch their story · 2 min
Children and care team members together at Little Harbour

Children's hospice care in the South West

Making the most of short and precious lives

Care for babies, children and young people living with life-limiting conditions, and for their whole family, at three hospices across Devon, North Somerset and Cornwall.

About us

Welcome to Children's Hospice South West

Providing hospice care for babies, children and young people living with life-limiting conditions and their whole family. Hospice stays, emergency care, palliative care and end of life care at 3 wonderful children's hospices.

Our hospices sit in tranquil settings with quiet reflective space, sensory gardens and specialist play equipment. Each can care for up to 22 children, young people and families from across the South West.

Our care

Days built around your child

Short breaks, therapies and play, with a nursing and care team alongside you day and night.

All of our care
A carer reading a book with a child on her lap in an armchair

Support for the whole family

Brothers, sisters, parents and carers

Sibling groups, counselling, emotional and bereavement support, for as long as a family needs it.

Support for families

It was the first time we could properly relax, knowing that we could go down at any time to see Phoebe or call the team in the middle of the night to check in on her

Phoebe's mum

Read family stories

Get involved

It costs £13.5 million a year to run our three hospices

Most of that is raised by people across the South West. Whatever you can give, do or organise, it goes straight into care for children and their families.

What's on

Upcoming events

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Moonlight Memory Walk

Join us to celebrate the memory of someone you hold in your heart

Walk through the night with hundreds of others across Devon, Somerset and Cornwall, remembering the people who matter most.

News and stories

From our hospices and our community

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Shopping

Your local CHSW shop spotlight

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Help us turn pre-loved treasures into expert care and tailor-made support

Our volunteers help us run more than 30 charity shops across the region - find out about volunteering in your local charity shop.

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