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'
Saturday 1st December 2018
Chawton House Christmas Fayre
Thursday 13th December 2018
Afternoon recital: 'Austen Sisters'
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
6th November 2018
A Gothic Night to Remember
On Halloween we hosted a sold out tour of our Gothic exhibition 'The Art of Freezing the Blood' Chawton staff were hard at work on
22nd October 2018
Gift inscriptions and signatures in books that once belonged to Jane Austen’s nieces.
Francesca Kavanagh, PhD Candidate and Teaching Associate, English and Theatre Studies, University of Melbourne. In August this year, with the generous support of the British
10th October 2018
Reading with Austen
In the summer of 2015, Professor Peter Sabor from McGill University, Canada, came to Chawton House as a Visiting Fellow for a month. He spent