Warm Welcome Spaces in Essex
With the rising cost of energy and temperatures dropping this winter, we know that it can sometimes be difficult to keep warm at home. To help, there are lots of places around Essex known as ‘Warm Welcome Spaces’ which you can visit to enjoy a hot drink and a chat in a heated room.
Warm Welcome Spaces usually provide free tea and coffee, but many of them also offer extra things such as soup, cake, Wi-Fi, activities, and access to support services if you need them.
The easiest way to find your nearest Warm Welcome Space is by using the online map.
Here are some examples of places that offer warm welcomes in Essex.
Parkside Community Hub, Chelmsford
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9am-4pm.
You can also get involved in the Sewing and Craft Club on Tuesdays from 12-4pm.
Enjoy a good book and a cuppa at your local library. Check your library’s opening hours.
St Thomas’ Church, Brentwood
Cake and a Cuppa morning: Wednesdays, 10am-12pm
Crafty Fridays: Fridays, 10am-12pm
Frontline runs the cafe on Monday morning from 10am-2pm.
Mondays, 6.30-8pm
Wednesdays, 11am-1.30pm
Thursdays, 6.30-8pm
This space offers hot meals twice a week, with access to showers, clothing, and hygiene products. There's also a women-only session on Mondays (4-5.15pm) and on-site physical, mental health, and housing support.
The Archer Community Centre, Braintree
Tuesdays, 1-4pm
Fullbridge Community Hub, Maldon
Tuesdays, 9.30am-1pm
Sundays, 10.30am-12pm
Human Kind Cafe Billericay High Street, Billericay
Wednesdays, 10am-12pm
Receive a meal paid for by someone else’s act of kindness.
The Salvation Army, Chelmsford
Wednesdays, 10am-12pm
Soup, Wi-Fi, and welfare and support services available.
Holland-on-Sea Methodist Church, Colchester
Tuesdays, 12-4pm
Soup and a roll, afternoon tea and cake, games, quiet space, and reading materials.