The Hub at St Peter's

The Hub is a secular community project located within a sacred building.  St Peter’s is a working church which houses a warm and welcoming café and exhibition space on its ground floor, a community information point on its mezzanine and a library in its bell tower.

The café serves hot and cold drinks, soups, jacket potatoes, toasted paninis, sandwiches, home-made cakes and locally-sourced Rowlestone ice-cream.  Dairy-free and gluten-free options are usually available.

There are tables and comfy sofas within the building and outdoor seating at the rear of the church.  Free wifi is available and laptops may be borrowed if required.  Families, walkers, cyclists and dogs are all welcome, though we ask that larger groups contact us in advance to check availability.

The Hub hosts activities, courses and workshops for the local community and is available for hire.  It is also one of Herefordshire Council’s Talk Community Hubs which means it is known for bringing people together, connecting residents to their communities and providing signposting and wellbeing support within the local area.

The church building itself is of historic interest: it is probable that there was a Celtic Christian community alongside the River Dore from the 6th century, but what is certain is that there was a Saxon church at Peterchurch: the undercroft and walls have traces of Saxon stonework.  Furthermore, the yew tree outside the main porch is over 2,000 years old!