Walk in Jane Austen’s footsteps as you visit the ‘Great House’ owned by her brother Edward where she spent much of her time. Find out more
See the table where Jane Austen dined with her family, and view her brother’s suit, travel journal and portrait. Plan your visit
Our gardens include eighteenth-century features such as the Walled Kitchen Garden built by Edward Austen. Plan your visit
From children’s workshops and estate rambles, to exhibitions and evening talks, there is something for everyone in our events programme. Find out more
Enjoy tea and cake in our Old Kitchen tearoom and soak up the atmosphere of what was once the hub of the servants’ wing. Plan your visit
What’s on
Tuesday 12th February 2019
Photography Workshop
Sunday 17th February 2019
Chawton House Snowdrop Sunday
Sunday 24th February 2019
National Garden Scheme Snowdrop Day
We are launching Reimagining Jane Austen’s ‘Great House’, an appeal to secure the future of this important historic and literary landmark.
Help us to keep the house, grounds and library going today. Donate now
North American Friends can donate here.
The ‘Reading with Austen’ website is now launched!
This is the digital recreation of the Library of Godmersham Park, as Jane Austen would have seen it. Click here to explore the Library!
Latest news
21st January 2019
Chawton House finds its new CEO
Katie Childs, former Head of Partnerships and Stakeholder Relations at the Imperial War Museum, begins her new role in February. Chawton House is delighted to
18th December 2018
2018 Highlights!
This has been a busy year for us, with staff and volunteers battling the snowy elements in March and welcoming visitors in the sweltering heat
17th December 2018
PhD Research at Chawton House
Alison Daniell is studying for a PhD at the University of Southampton, researching attitudes to married women’s property ownership in female-authored fiction of the long eighteenth