LEGENDARY musician Sting played host to families who visit Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice Julia’s House.

More than 170 people visited the home of Sting and Trudie Styler with tree-climbing, a wheelchair-friendly zip wire, crafts, music, and lunch in a marquee on the croquet lawn.

Trudie and Sting popped up throughout the day, mingling, chatting and posing for pictures with families.

One of the high points for the children was when Trudie brought out some of her pets including Irish wolfhound puppies and an adorable Shetland pony.

Trudie offered to host the family event after finding out about the hospice at a fundraising clay pigeon shoot organised by the charity’s patron Guy Ritchie last year.

As they left, parents wrote thank you notes for Sting and Trudie that were later turned into a booklet and sent to the couple.

One anonymous visitor wrote: “You made us all feel so welcome and we felt very touched to be part of it all. Family days like these are very rare and we cherish every memory”.

Julia’s House plans to build a children’s hospice in central Wiltshire within the next couple of years.

This will allow the charity to expand its south Wiltshire home-based respite care throughout the county and stop people from Wiltshire having to travel so far for this type of care.