Crawley Open House

Crawley Open House is a hostel and a resource centre for adults who are in need of housing or who suffer from other forms of social exclusion such as unemployment or discrimination.

Hostel

The hostel contains 24 bed-spaces for men and women over the age of 18 who lack housing. Pets are welcome.

Resource Centre

A team of experienced support workers addresses any personal factors which may affect access to housing, including mental health problems, substance abuse, relationship breakdowns, and recent release from hospital or prison.

Advice is available for financial matters such as applying for welfare benefits, managing debt, and improving budgeting, as well as other life skills such as access to training and education.

Opening Hours

The resource centre is open (these details were correct in April 2025):

• Open access and drop-in support, including booking a food parcel or asking about donations: Monday to Friday, 10.00 to 12.30.
• Appointments for support are available: Monday to Friday, 13.00 to 15.00.
• Classes and workshops, which must be booked in advance, are available: Monday to Friday after 13.00.

Donations and Food Parcels

Donations of money are always welcome, and can be made via the website: www.crawleyopenhouse.co.uk/make-a-donation.

Other items that are often required include:

• clean clothes
• clean bedding
• bread
• cereals
• small bottles of water
• long-life milk
• sugar
• tea and coffee
• tinned meat, fish, vegetables, beans, and spaghetti
• dog food and treats

Donated items should be left at the donation area at the front of the resource centre.

Crawley Open House has an Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/VHVYJY72RM7N?ref_=wl_share

Volunteers and Fundraisers

As well as donations, Crawley Open House welcomes volunteers and fundraisers:

• Information for potential volunteers: www.crawleyopenhouse.co.uk/volunteer-your-time
• Information for potential fundraisers, including corporate partners: www.crawleyopenhouse.co.uk/fundraise-for-us

Location

Crawley Open House’s hostel and resource centre are located opposite each other on Stephenson Way, just off Haslett Avenue, in Three Bridges:

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Crawley Open House is about 10 minutes’ walk from Three Bridges railway station (turn left out of the station). The following buses stop close to the station (click the links for details and live updates of each route):

• Metrobus route 3: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/3
• Metrobus routes 4 and 5: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/4
• Fastway route 20: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/20
• Metrobus route 84: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/84
• Metrobus route 100: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/100
• Metrobus route 272: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/272
• Metrobus route 281: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/281
• Metrobus route 291: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/291
• Metrobus route 400: www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/400