Opening Hours
We are open 7 days a week in April (excluding 22nd, 28th and 29th) from 10am until 4.30pm. Last entry to the House and Gardens is at 4pm.
Our next exhibition, Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy, opens 1st May 2025 and runs 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
Sunday 4th May 2025 to Monday 5th May 2025
May Bank Holiday Book Barn
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Historic Garden Tour with Head Gardener
Saturday 31st May 2025
Outdoor Theatre: The HandleBards: Much Ado About Nothing
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, Mary Robinson: Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical, open until 21 April. Discover the scandalous life and literary genius of Mary Robinson.
Chawton House Podcasts
Listen to all the behind-the-scenes news with host Lizzie Frisby. Click here to tune in.
Latest news
Heritage Heroes Awards
. Chawton House Library Volunteer Yvette receives runner up for the Ecclesiastical Lifetime Heritage Hero Award. Last week, the winners of the 2024 Ecclesiastical [...]
New Acquisitions at Chawton House
We start 2025 with good news of new acquisitions which arrived at Chawton House in the final months of last year. 1. Hannah More, 'A [...]
Our Programme for Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary Celebration
. Chawton House Unveils Programme for Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary Celebration: Literature, Landscape, and Legacy We are delighted to announce the first part of [...]