Extraordinary Care

Extraordinary Team delivering Outstanding Care

We believe in living life to the end and bringing joy to patients’ lives. The care and services available here at Tapping House might not be what you expect a Hospice to provide.

We care deeply about providing people with choice, and we work with everyone as an individual, supporting them on every step of their journey.

Two women smiling

Tapping House: Our Impact by the Numbers

We Proudly support

6,000

patients and family members each year

Last year our Hospice at Home team conducted

3,008

appointments through calls and home visits, bringing care directly to those who need it.

We operate in a
rural region that includes over

300,000

people across Norfolk and North Cambridgeshire.

The Tulip Centre Outpatient team delivers around

700

health and wellbeing programmes and therapies every year

In total covering

20,000

Miles

More than a hospice – a place to live well

At Tapping House, we’re here for patients and families from the moment of diagnosis — offering expert care, comfort, and hope. We believe hospice care is about living well, with dignity and meaning, for as long as possible.

Every day, we care for people in one of the highest ageing communities in the country, where 26% of the population is over 65, compared to 19% nationally. As the need for our care grows, we’re reaching more homes and expanding our services so that everyone can spend their final months surrounded by comfort, choice, and dignity.

It costs £6.7 million a year, over £500,000 every month, to deliver our services. With less than a quarter of our funding coming from government sources, we rely on the kindness and generosity of our supporters.

Thanks to you, we can continue to provide the outstanding, compassionate care that makes Tapping House a place where no one faces life’s most difficult moments alone.

Front of Tapping House Norfolk hospice charity

Here for you

Tapping House provides an incredible range of services which go beyond rest-of-life care

Dr Hugh Ford IPU

Outstanding palliative support and care for patients facing a life-shortening illness.

Hospice at Home

Compassionate care and support for patients who wish to die in the comfort of their own home.

Tulip Centre

Helping patients to live well and cope with any life limiting conditions. So you can live your life to the full.

Emotional Social Pastoral Support

Support to help you cope with the emotional strain that accompanies illness and loss.

Compassionate Communities

Compassionate Communities means together we can make sure no one faces challenges alone.

Ways to support us

Make a Difference

How to Refer

Find out how to make a referral and explore the care and support that is available to you and your family.

Donate

Every donation, no matter the size, brings hope and comfort to those who need it most.

Fundraise

It’s thanks to the incredible support from our Community that gives loved ones precious lasting moments.

In Their Own Words..

Lovely quotes from our patients, volunteers and supporters

People think hospices are all doom and gloom and it’s not. It’s so happy and so joyous. We might not have a lot of time left, but if I can laugh with ease and have a joke and sometimes be a bit rude, that’s what it’s all about. Life is for living.

Adelle Bates

People think hospices are all doom and gloom and it’s not. It’s so happy and so joyous. We might not have a lot of time left, but if I can laugh with ease and have a joke and sometimes be a bit rude, that’s what it’s all about. Life is for living.

Adelle Bates

Recent News & Updates

Jan 21st, 2026

Tapping House Opens New Charity Shop in King’s Lynn

Jan 19th, 2026

Tapping House Stand Unveiled at The Walks

Dec 10th, 2025

The Fragility of Hospice Funding: The power of a proactive Community

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October 2026
Location: Sandringham House, Norfolk, PE35 6AB

La Bohème at Sandringham House Ballroom

Saturday 26th September 2026
Location: Kings Lynn Corn Exchange, Tuesday Market Pl, King’s Lynn PE30 1JW

Tapping House Ball

Friday 18th September 2026
Location: Kings Lynn Golf Club, Lynn Rd, Castle Rising, King’s Lynn PE31 6BD

Kings Lynn Golf Day

Sunday 13th September 2026
Location: Beccles Airfield, Norfolk, NR34 7PJ

Sponsored Skydive 13th September

Friday 31st July 2026
Location: Royal Norwich Golf Club, The Weston Estate, Norwich NR9 5JE

Royal Norwich Golf Day

13th July @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Tapping House, Hillington, King’s Lynn, PE31 6BH

Planning My Future Care Workshop 13.07.26

Wednesday 24th – Thursday 25th June 2026
Location: Norfolk Showground, Dereham Rd, New Costessey, Norwich NR5 0TT

Tapping House at The Royal Norfolk Show

Sunday 14th June 2026 – 10am – 2pm
Location: Tapping House

Tapping House Open Gardens

20th May @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Tapping House, Hillington, King’s Lynn, PE31 6BH

Planning My Future Care Workshop 20.05.26

17th April 2026 @ 9:30 am – 12.00 pm
Location: Zoom (Online)

Compassionate Friends Skills Workshop 17.04.26

28th March, 20th June, 26th September, 12 December 2026 – From 7:30pm
Location: Blackstone Engine Bar Denver Windmill, Sluice Rd, Downham Market PE38 0DZ

The Cats Charity Gig

Sunday 22nd March 2026 – Arrival 2.30pm for 3pm
Location: Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Swaffham, PE37 7QH

Author Event with Anne Widdecombe

20th March @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Tapping House, Hillington, King’s Lynn, PE31 6BH

Planning My Future Care Workshop 20.03.26

Sunday 15th March 2026
Location: Beccles Airfield, Norfolk, NR34 7PJ

Sponsored Skydive 15th March

27th February 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 3.30 pm
Location: Tapping House, Wheatfields, Hillington, PE31 6BH

Compassionate Friends Skills Workshop 27.02.26

Sunday 15th February 2026 – 8:30am
Location: Upwell Playing Field, New Rd, Upwell, Wisbech PE14 9AB

Upwell Tractor Charity Run

Saturday 14th February 2026 – Saturday 28th February 2026
Location:

Make Your Love Count

Saturday 14th February 2026 – 10am – 4pm
Location: Walsingham Abbey

Walsingham Abbey Snowdrop Charity Day