Students from Chawton Primary School celebrated their favourite literary characters at our Harry Potter themed World Book Day c. Claire Lewis Last Friday, on World Book Day, Chawton Primary’s Year 5 and 6 arrived at our doors [...]
Christina Boyd, editor of YULETIDE, created and collated a Christmas Anthology with all the proceeds going to Chawton House. Below we discover the story behind the work... Where did the inspiration for YULETIDE come from? After wrapping up a [...]
Press Release VisitEngland declares Chawton House a ‘Hidden Gem’ VisitEngland announced that Chawton House has won a ‘Hidden Gem’ award, part of their 2018 Attractions Accolades, which recognises the quality of visitor experiences across England. Following their annual assessment by [...]
When young Edward Austen was adopted by Thomas Knight II and his wife Catherine, he inherited more than just the three estates of Godmersham Park, Chawton House, and the Steventon Manor House – he also inherited the Knight family [...]
Katie Childs, former Head of Partnerships and Stakeholder Relations at the Imperial War Museum, begins her new role in February. Chawton House is delighted to announce that Katie Childs, who led the 2018 First World War Centenary commemoration at [...]
This has been a busy year for us, with staff and volunteers battling the snowy elements in March and welcoming visitors in the sweltering heat over summer. Much has changed, most notably our name, when at the beginning of [...]
Alison Daniell is studying for a PhD at the University of Southampton, researching attitudes to married women’s property ownership in female-authored fiction of the long eighteenth century. Here she talks about her experiences of researching at Chawton House: "I am [...]
We would like to offer hearty congratulations to our hardworking North American Friends of Chawton House (NAFCH) who have now launched their own beautiful new website. Over the last two years, NAFCH has already raised over USD$160K via a [...]
Nearly 1000 visitors came to our inaugural Christmas Fayre A wonderful day was had by all at our first ever Christmas Fayre! Despite the dreary weather, almost 1000 visitors crossed the threshold of Chawton House, eager to engage in [...]
On Halloween we hosted a sold out tour of our Gothic exhibition 'The Art of Freezing the Blood' Chawton staff were hard at work on All Hallows' Eve decorating the house to create an atmosphere that would 'Freeze the [...]