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 [...]
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 [...]
Today, Friday 8th June, the Friends of Chawton Church (FOCC) led by Michael Sanders hosted the unveiling of a Jane Austen statute at St Nicholas Church here in Chawton. The unveiling was performed by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire [...]
Sandford Award 2017 For the third time Chawton House Library has won a Sandford Award for Heritage Education. This prestigious prize is awarded once every five years, and celebrates education programmes at heritage sites across Britain. Judge Caroline Marcus was [...]
Have you looked at our reviews on TripAdvisor recently? There are lots of lovely reviews from our visitors, who have enjoyed seeing the house, grounds and of course our books. There are several mentions of our Garden Manager's [...]