Welcome to
St Leonard's Church, Hythe

Welcoming · Inclusive · Caring

We aim to be an ever-more welcoming, inclusive, and caring Christian community 
that reaches out to all, thankful to God who draws us together 
and gives us life in all its fullness.

The ancient parish church of St Leonard's, Hythe, has overlooked this historic Cinque Ports Town for nearly a thousand years. It is now the central church of a thriving parish, the place where you will find our main Sunday worship, and the place to come to connect with the Church of England in Hythe.   


St Leonard's is known as "the church with the bones," on account of its famous ossuary containing a large collection of human bones. The church is open for visiting every day; the ossuary is open for respectfully-managed visiting from Easter until the end of September. 

We are proudly a part of Inclusive Church, welcoming and open to all people and animals.
We pray that whoever you are, wherever you are from, or whatever has brought you here;
that you will know God's love revealed in Jesus Christ.

Sunday Worship  The Crypt