COVID-19 UPDATE: Please note that, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Chawton House, Gardens and Tearoom are currently closed to the public. Read the latest statement here.
What’s on
Monday 2nd March 2020 to Wednesday 30th December 2020
Online Exhibition: Man Up!
Thursday 16th July 2020
***Postponed to 2021*** Outdoor Theatre: The Lord Chamberlain's Men - Macbeth
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Donate today to help Chawton House stage a vibrant digital programme during closure.
Discover tales of extraordinary women in our 2020 exhibition Man Up! now online.
The ‘Reading with Austen’ website.
This site digitally recreates of the Library of Godmersham Park, as Jane Austen would have seen it. Click here to explore the Library, and here to read the blog.
Latest news
31st May 2020
Announcing our 'best in show' winner!
We had some great entries for our 'best in show' Instagram competition, but there can only be one winner... And that winner is @choprakathy whose
28th May 2020
Virtual Garden Festival
Catching Up Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with this wonderful weekend of talks and discussions. We hope we've brought a little
28th May 2020
Virtual Garden Festival - Saturday
Saturday Schedule Time (BST) Speaker Event 11:00 Claire Thurlow Claire Thurlow is a writer and writing coach who is passionate about helping people who have