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St Leonard’s Church and Ossuary, Hythe

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Parish church on Oak Walk, Hythe, open daily. Its ossuary of medieval bones opens most days Easter to September and is generally closed in winter.

About St Leonard’s Church and Ossuary, Hythe

St Leonard’s is the parish church of Hythe, on Oak Walk. The church is normally open from about 8am to just after 5pm, seven days a week, and often stays open later for choir practice or social events. Its ossuary (crypt) holds a collection of medieval skulls and bones; the church says it is open most days from Easter to the end of September, with the dates published shortly before Easter, and it is generally closed in winter. The church also hosts concerts and carol services. The church’s own pages give two different sat-nav postcodes (CT21 5DP and CT21 5DN); no entry price for the ossuary is published on the pages checked.

Where it is

Details checked against the venue on 29 October 2026. Opening times change, so confirm before you travel.

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