Chawton House Presents The Jane Austen Society's 80th Birthday Party Welcome to this free online day of celebration hosted by Chawton House celebrating the Jane Austen Society's 80th birthday, its legacy, and, of course, the great author [...]
It is now looking as though the UK can start to emerge from lockdown. At Chawton House, we are planning our reopening, and delighted to be able to go ahead with our Plant Fairs Roadshow in July (with safety [...]
Before Chawton House closed for lockdown, Tina Baxter of the Georgian Dining Academy was busy transcribing one of our most exceptional items: an unpublished manuscript written in the style of a Gothic novel. Here, she recounts her progress... [...]
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 lovely garden was submitted by her friend @bevsiereads Judging the competition was our Gardener [...]
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 bit of the Hampshire countryside direct to your homes. The videos [...]
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 an urge to write. She has an MA in Creative Writing from [...]
Sunday Schedule Time (BST) Speaker Event 11:00 Clio O'Sullivan Clio O’Sullivan is the Communications and Public Engagement Manager at Chawton House. Alongside her work at Chawton, she studies part-time at the University of Southampton, undertaking a PhD [...]
The House, Gardens and Old Kitchen Tea Room at Chawton House remain closed to visitors because of the Covid-19 crisis, and they will remain so until the Government allows us to re-open. You can enjoy our online programme here on our website and on social media [...]
Sunday Schedule Time (BST) Speaker Event 10:00 Claire Thurlow Claire Thurlow is a writer and writing coach who is passionate about helping people who have an urge to write. She has an MA in Creative Writing from [...]
Saturday Schedule Time (BST) Speaker Event 10:00 Claire Thurlow Claire Thurlow is a writer and writing coach who is passionate about helping people who have an urge to write. She has an MA in Creative Writing from [...]