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
Monday 26th March 2018 to Friday 7th December 2018
Exhibition: 'The art of freezing the blood'
Thursday 26th April 2018
Evening Talk: In Her Mother’s Footsteps: Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft
Monday 7th May 2018
Bluebell Estate Walk
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.
A real life Pride and Prejudice story and seasonal greetings
Our round up of this month’s news, events and highlights at Chawton House.
Latest news
17th April 2018
Tales from the garden: April
Monthly garden update: April Garden Manager Andrew looks for ways to brighten the grounds during the April showers. Wet weather and me don’t make good
4th April 2018
What do you know about female literary friendships?
Back in October 2017, we welcomed two writers and friends to Chawton House to give an evening talk about their co-authored book, A Secret Sisterhood.
20th March 2018
Putting Forgotten Manuscripts in Plain “Site”
Bluestocking Elizabeth Sarah Wilmot’s Poems Meet 21st-Century Technology by Grace Chen and Ann Cheng What do you get when an 18th-century British woman writer’s poems