Opening Hours
We are currently open Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 4.30pm with last entry at 4pm.
What’s on
Wednesday 11th March 2026 to Sunday 20th September 2026
Exhibition: HomeMade Histories: Letters, Art & Embroidery
Friday 17th April 2026
Patchwork Workshop
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Guided Tour: Jane Austen at the Great House
Thursday 23rd April 2026
Online Talk: HomeMade Histories: Jane Austen & Fanny Knight
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, HomeMade Histories: Letters, Art & Embroidery, open until 20 September. Discover intimate, homemade traces of women’s lives through our unique collection.
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Latest news
HomeMade Histories Now Open
Hidden Lives Revealed in New Exhibition at Chawton House HomeMade Histories explores women’s creativity through letters, journals and handmade books. More than 50 manuscripts and [...]
Fame, Fans and Funds: Notes from a Visiting Fellow
Dr Amy Wilcockson is an MHRA Research Fellow at QMUL working on 'The Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley'. Prior to this, she was a Research [...]
A Regency Christmas at Chawton House
This Festive Season, experience a Christmas filled with Regency sparkle, seasonal storytelling and theatre, joyful workshops, and festive events for all the family at Chawton [...]