Sunday 25th August 2024
Venue: Chawton House
10.00am-4pm
Join us for a day of family fun on Bank Holiday Sunday
At Dyer’s Barn
Enjoy free entry to Dyer’s Barn. Pick up your Summer reads at our second-hand book fair, back by popular demand, peruse a selection of arts and craft stalls, and take a stroll in the Parkland. Entertain the kids with storytelling by Susan Piper at 10.30am.

Stalls: LaymarCrafts, Crystal Cawley, Michael Williams, Chawton House Christmas Fund
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In the Gardens
For one day only, House entry is included in the price of a Garden ticket. In the morning, Head Gardener Julia Weaver will lead a Garden tour. Have fun with a selection of our family games, from Connect 4 and Giant Jenga to badminton, or join in our afternoon game of Capture the Flag from 2pm.
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In the House
Join a Curator’s Tour of Chawton in Stitches on its penultimate day of opening, or find out more about our pioneering Botanical Women in a Library talk by Chief Executive Katie Childs.
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Programme (included in the price of a Garden ticket)
10am Garden Tour (meet on the turning circle)
12pm Curator’s Tour of Chawton in Stitches (meet in the Great Hall)
1pm Botanical Women Library Talk (meet in the Shop)
2pm Capture the Flag (meet on the South Lawn)
To purchase your Garden ticket, click below