Chawton House is a UK registered charity that self-generates 100% of the funds needed to keep the house, grounds and library open and accessible to all. The charity is currently at a pivotal moment in its 25-year history, and is asking supporters to dig deep to keep the house and library going during a significant development phase over the next 18 months.

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Donations

Please dig deep to help us provide an award-winning visitor experience, to protect and enliven the nationally significant heritage in our care, to unlock stories of women’s writing through research, exhibitions and partnership working, and to provide opportunities for the next generation of creatives, scholars, curators and gardeners.

Help Unbox the Deirdre Le Faye Archive

Unlock the extraordinary legacy of leading Jane Austen scholar Deirdre Le Faye and help us unbox a treasure trove of archival material, books, fashion plates, and forgotten curiosities during Austen’s 250th anniversary. Deirdre’s final gift is meant to be shared — be part of bringing it to life.

‘After all that romancers may say, there is no doing without money.’

Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey