COVID-19 UPDATE: Our gardens are now open to visitors with the tearoom offering a takeaway service. The House remains closed until further notice. Click here for full information.
What’s on
Monday 2nd March 2020 to Wednesday 30th December 2020
Online Exhibition: Man Up!
Saturday 18th July 2020 to Sunday 19th July 2020
Creative Writing Workshop - Writing a Children's Book
Sunday 19th July 2020
Plant Fairs Roadshow
Monday 27th July 2020
Summer Series: An Interview with Janice Hadlow, author of The Other Bennet Sister
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Discover tales of extraordinary women in our 2020 exhibition Man Up! now online.
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Latest news
11th July 2020
The Jane Austen Society 80th Birthday Party
Chawton House Presents The Jane Austen Society's 80th Birthday Party Welcome to this free online day of celebration hosted by Chawton House celebrating the Jane
20th June 2020
Introducing the Chawton House Summer Series
It is now looking as though the UK can start to emerge from lockdown. At Chawton House, we are planning our reopening, and delighted to
17th June 2020
The mystery of Theodore Constantia Harcourt
Before Chawton House closed for lockdown, Tina Baxter of the Georgian Dining Academy was busy transcribing one of our most exceptional items: an unpublished manuscript