Church leaders and architects outlined an ambitious project for Romsey Abbey, that could cost up to £7million.
A new cloister was proposed on the southern side of the building, an enclosed walkway to run alongside the Abbey to preserve the external Saxon Rood and plans to adapt space inside the church were all up for discussion.
Architect Neill Beasley, of The Genesis Design Studio, showed his ideas to the meeting with the cloister to be a modern extension to the abbey.
Neill said: "In order to get funding the thinking needs to be big."
The proposals were well received across the board, and people felt encouraged about a cross-generational approach to the future of the Abbey.