Cowfold, West Sussex, United Kingdom
St Hugh's Charterhouse
The only post-Reformation Carthusian monastery in the United Kingdom, built 1876-1883 to designs by the French architect Clovis Normand and listed Grade II*. Its Great Cloister, about 550 meters long, links 34 hermitages, and the church spire rises 62 meters.
The monks live in strict poverty and say the community has no income, while the maintenance of so extensive a monastery is costly. Donations support the community's daily upkeep and the building works around the monastery, above all the restoration of Parknowle, a listed building the monks describe as having been on the brink of collapse; in August 2025 they said they needed over £1 million to complete its exterior and refurbish the interior.
Before you act. The community is not a registered charity and cannot take card payments; the donation form returns bank-transfer or check details. No running total is published.
Last checked 9 November 2026. Parts of this entry could not be fully confirmed; see the note above. Responsible body: St Hugh's Charterhouse (the Carthusian community).
Chilworth, United Kingdom
For 2026 the monks are running the Abbot Paulinus Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Appeal, aiming to raise £6,000 to fund six months of accompanying young men from poorer parts of South America who are discerning a Benedictine vocation (travel, pastoral visits and practical support), so that poverty does not decide whether someone can test a vocation.
Aylesford, United Kingdom
The Friars is an independent charity that says it is not financially supported by the Catholic Church and costs over 2,000 pounds a day to keep open. A chapel roof repair program estimated at 350,000 pounds has begun, on top of continuous repairs to the medieval and modern buildings. Its 2024 accounts say the estate is too large to be maintained from local income alone.