Opening Hours 
Until Sunday 21st September, we are open 7 days a week from 10am – 4.30pm with last entry at 4pm to the House and Grounds.
Our Jane Austen 250 exhibition, Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy, runs from 1st May 2025 until 1st February 2026.
What’s on
Thursday 1st May 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
Exhibition: Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy
Saturday 14th June 2025
Guided Tour: Jane Austen at the Great House
Friday 20th June 2025
A Night at the Opera
Sunday 22nd June 2025
Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday Celebration with Caroline Knight *SOLD OUT*
Enjoy the great outdoors at Chawton House: take a walk in the Parkland, or see the historic features of our Garden, from the Walled Garden to the Wilderness.
Browse our online shop and discover our selection of beautiful gifts and souvenirs for loved ones, including our Chawton House x Tatty Devine jewellery.
Visit our current exhibition, Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy, open until 1 February. Discover the women writers who inspired Austen, and those she inspired.
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