Last week we hosted our second ever Christmas Fayre, this time spread over Saturday and Sunday. With a visit from Father Christmas, biscuit decorating, craft stalls throughout the house and a festive menu in the Old Kitchen Tearoom, there [...]
Following the success of last year's Late Night Gothic opening, we hosted two Gothic tours on Halloween and All Saints Day As guests made their way up the lantern lit drive of Chawton House, they were greeted by a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At the beginning of March, a day after opening to the public, Chawton House welcomed the return of Professor Peter Sabor from McGill University, Canada. He provided a fascinating evening talk on the new Godmersham Park virtual library that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]