Chawton House has gained two new staff members with the appointment of our first ever Curator and Collections Manager, Emma Yandle and Julia Weaver as our new Gardener. Emma Yandle, Marion Makinson Curator & Collections Manager Emma achieved a [...]
Help 'spookify' Chawton House and be in with a chance of winning a prize... From now until 31st October we want YOU to bring in your best carved pumpkin to Chawton House. Not only will your ghoulish creations adorn [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Last month, during Jane Austen Regency Week, Professor Janine 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]