24-hour advice line
The Advice Line is here to provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
St Margaret’s has been providing expert end-of-life and palliative care for adults and their families for over four decades.
As we continue to deliver holistic and compassionate hospice care, our aim will be to empower more people who have progressive life-limiting illnesses to live fully and die with dignity.
Help us raise £100,000 in 36 hours to help us reach people earlier in their journey with a life-limiting illness. We need to recruit Champions to spread the word of the appeal and ask their networks to donate.
The Advice Line is here to provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, carers, families, and healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
95% of our care is carried out in the comfort of your own home or in the community.
With Physiotherapy, Complementary Therapy and Occupational Therapy we've tailored support for your needs.
The Sunflower Centre teams provide a holistic service, helping meet our patients’ physical, emotional and social needs empowering patients to to build coping strategies, maximise independence and increase quality of life.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There may also be times when you can feel emotionally overwhelmed and this is where the bereavement service can offer you appropriate support.
Spiritual care is about what gives meaning to our lives and includes love, hope, forgiveness and all kinds of emotional strength.
In our Taunton hospice, our In-Patient Unit has 12 beds for patients whose needs are increasingly complex.
The Lymphoedema Service provides specialist assessment and treatment for children and adults with Lymphoedema of any cause.
Hazel was creative, caring, and always thinking of others. Even after her terminal diagnosis, she found ways to give back, from fundraising, to crafting handmade gifts for those she loved. In her final months, St Margaret’s Hospice became a haven of peace, comfort, and compassion. Her story is at the heart of our Every Moment Counts appeal.
Read Hazel's story here
Can we count on you to make it happen?
I started fundraising in Hazel’s memory. To show we’re not forgetting her. She’s still there, and still with me, and still in the hearts of everyone who loved her.”Dawn, Hazel's best friend
Sign up now for our hospice to hospice Ultra Hike. Cover 30 stunning miles of Somerset's beautiful countryside in one day!
Don't fancy taking part but still want to be part of the action? Volunteer to help us run the event!
We have 31 charity shops across the county. Drop off your donations or find yourself a bargain!
28 prizes up for grabs each week from £10 - £1,000. Our Rollover prize could go up to £10,000!
We have around 900 volunteers and we couldn’t do what we do without them! Find out how you can get involved.
It takes £15m to run the hospice each year and £12m of that we fundraise. Every donation, no matter the size helps us to care for those with life-limiting illnesses.
After retiring early, lifelong Yeovillian Avril found renewed purpose by volunteering at our Yeovil Hendford shop. Nearly 20 years on, her story is one of community, creativity, and the lasting joy of giving back.
Under bright blue skies, 750 runners and 80 tiny Bubble Toddlers turned Taunton Racecourse into a kaleidoscope of powdered paint and foam bubbles on Saturday 17 May at our Colour Run and Bubble Toddle.
Hazel was cared for by St Margaret's at the end of her life. Her mum, Annie, and her childhood best friend, Dawn, are forever grateful for the care that she recieved.
Will you take on the ultimate walking challenge for St Margaret’s Hospice? Our beautiful Ultra Hike covers approximately 30 miles, starting at our Yeovil Hospice site and finishing at our Taunton Hospice site on Sunday, 21 September 2025.
Spend the spring and summer moseying through meadows, wandering down willow-lined paths, and relaxing with refreshments in 50 of Somerset and Dorset’s most beautiful gardens.
A look back over the past financial year recognising the challenges and achievements within St Margaret's.
Advice, emotional support, and practical guidance to help carers balance their wellbeing while supporting a loved one with a life-limiting illness.
Our mission is to ensure specialist palliative care is available for those who need it across Somerset. The hospice is committed to improving the provisions of services across Somerset.