The dark, dreary days of winter are now over and you can spot spring’s arrival wherever you look at Chawton House. Birds are singing in the trees, flowers are blooming across the estate, and sunshine is beginning to make a [...]
“But now, let us go and sit down . . . and enjoy ourselves.” Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey This month, we are pleased to announce that thanks to the wonderful support of the North American Friends of Chawton House [...]
We had some great entries for our 'best in show' Instagram competition, but there can only be one winner... And that winner is @choprakathy whose lovely garden was submitted by her friend @bevsiereads Judging the competition was our Gardener [...]
I started off the week with an interesting and detailed tour of the House and its beautiful Gardens – this took many hours, as the property and wider estate is huge. The House consists of many interesting features from [...]
Have you ever done work experience? When I told friends and family I was going to be doing work experience, they recounted their tedious placements, where they spent their time just watching people work or making an endless supply [...]
Monthly garden update: May Garden Manager Andrew delights in sharing 'the darling buds of May' (mostly bluebells) with Chawton House visitors Bluebells galore! This month started with two very good Bluebell estate walks. The first was for twenty-two visitors [...]
Monthly garden update: April Garden Manager Andrew looks for ways to brighten the grounds during the April showers. Wet weather and me don’t make good bedfellows. Fortunately I don’t suffer with ‘seasonal affective disorder’ but continuous grey, miserable weather [...]
Monthly garden update: February As this snow-laden and snowdrop February comes to a close, Garden Manager Andrew looks forward to the new visitor season. February has been a month of anticipation and fret. Our Snowdrops began to bloom in [...]
Monthly garden update: January As Chawton House settles into the new year, Garden Manager Andrew looks forward to what 2018 will hold, and what still need to be done. It starts with a mild nagging feeling that tugs at [...]
Monthly garden update: November As winter approaches and the workload gets more intense, Garden Manager Andrew tells us how he's preparing for winter Years of experience have taught me that I can’t slacken off the pace at this time [...]