September, 2019. Postdoctoral Fellow Kim Simpson writes the second in the Amelia Opie blog series ‘marriage is wise and ought to be a sacred institution; and I bitterly regret the hour when, with the hasty and immature judgment of [...]
Chawton House wishes to appoint its first Curator The Curator will be responsible for the extraordinary early women writers library collection, and the remaining library, artworks and furniture of the Knight family that were so familiar to Jane Austen. [...]
Becca O'Mara, studying English Literature with Creative Writing at Solent University Anyone who has visited Chawton House knows that the village of Chawton seems to exist within a time bubble that appears to have barely changed throughout its history. [...]
August, 2019. Postdoctoral Fellow Kim Simpson writes the first of a new monthly blog series I’ve spent the last three days on a single paragraph, reading and re-reading, trying to pick out the words from a barbed wire fence [...]
With costumed storytelling, the Hampshire Regency Dancers, crafts stalls, workshops and traditional games, there was plenty of family-friendly fun at Chawton House’s Summer Fayre. Last month we put on our Chawton House’s first ever Summer Fayre, with events happening [...]
For the whole month of August, kids pay just £1 entry to Chawton House! To celebrate the summer holidays, from Thursday 1st to Saturday 31st August, Chawton House will be running a special offer in which all children aged [...]
Authors of Yuletide present the first royalty cheque for $2400 to Chawton House Last Wednesday, four of the seven authors of Yuletide, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas anthology, presented Chawton House with a cheque for $2400, the first royalties [...]
Last month, during Jane Austen Regency Week, Professor Panine Barchas, President of the North American Friends of Chawton House (NAFCH) officially opened our Jane Austen Garden Trail. In 2018, NAFCH coordinated a successful fundraising campaign for donors to sponsor [...]
Chawton House has won a £1,000 Movement for Good award thanks to nominations from the public. Chawton House was nominated to win a £1,000 boost as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical's Movement for Good awards, which is giving £1million [...]
The Old Kitchen Tearoom will open its doors from 9.00am during the week from May 15 Due to the ongoing popularity of the Old Kitchen Tearoom, we are extending the Tearoom’s morning opening hours on Monday to Friday. Visitors [...]