Local support groups have been set up by Lyme disease patients across the UK. We welcome new groups and are happy to list any details you think would be useful. Whilst the majority of the Lyme community find support online, it’s great to meet people in person and have a real chat over a ‘cup of coffee’. The below groups are a mixture of regular and occasional meets and give people the opportunity to meet others in a similar situation nearby.
Barnet/Herts
For more information, please email Alexandra who will get back to you.
Belfast
Join the Facebook group for information about meet ups or email Suzanne.
Brighton, Sussex
Please email lymeresearchuk@btinternet.com for more information.
Bristol
Please see the Bristol Lyme Friendship Facebook group for more information.
Bucks, Berks and Oxon
New for 2017 – please join the Facebook group for details of our next meet.
Cardiff and South Wales
Please see the Cardiff and South Wales Facebook group for more information.
Cheltenham
Please see the Cheltenham Facebook group for more information.
Next meet up: 24th October 2018, 10.30am, Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX
Colchester
Visit the Colchester website, Facebook page, or email colchester.lyme@gmail.com for more details.
Cosham & Chichester
Meet ups arranged in Cosham or Chichester on an occasional basis. For more information, please contact Jackie at niwle951@btinternet.com.
Next meet up: Wednesday 7th November 2018, 1.30pm onwards, The Portsbridge, Portsmouth Rd, Portsmouth, PO6 2SJ
Devon & Cornwall
Meet ups planned in different areas around Devon and Cornwall. For more information, please join the Lyme SW Facebook group.
Dorset
Please join the Lyme Disease Dorset Facebook group to find details of meet ups.
Essex
Please join the Lyme Disease in Essex Facebook group to find details of meet ups.
Edinburgh
Next meet up: Saturday 1st December, 12.30pm onwards, Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor, 5-21 Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh, EH12 5EF
Guildford
Meet ups happen on the second Wednesday of alternating months – January, March, May, July, September, November. They are held in the King’s Head, Quarry Street, Guildford, from 12 noon onwards. (Note: there is another King’s Head in Guildford) For more details, please contact Joanne at j.drayson@yahoo.com and put ‘Guildford Lyme meeting’ in the heading.
Next meet up: Wednesday 14th November 2018
Inverness
We meet on the last Monday of the month at Nourish Café, Inverness. Please contact wendy@wunutrition.co.uk for more information.
London
Next meet up: Tuesday 4th December 2018 11am-1pm, The Natural Kitchen, Waterloo Station, SE1 8SW
Liverpool
New for 2017 – see the Facebook group for details.
Manchester
Fore more details, please join this Facebook group or contact Holly at hjreynolds21@gmail.com.
Perthshire
For details, please contact Graham at grahamhgraham@btinternet.com.
Sevenoaks
Scotland
To find out about meet ups happening in different areas of Scotland, please join this Facebook group.
St Albans
For information and local support please see the St Albans Facebook group.
Winchester
At the Old Gaol House in Jewery Street, Winchester on the second Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October, from 12 pm onwards.
For more details, please contact: hampshirelymedisease@gmail.com
The pub is located here
Next meet up: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Yorkshire
The Well One Clinic runs informal meetings mostly for their own patients but not exclusively. The clinic treats Lyme disease as well as ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The support group meetings are on Wednesdays from 2pm – 4pm. It is advisable to contact the clinic in advance to check the group is running.
Swinemoor Lane, Beverley, HU17 0JX