Opening Hours 
After Sunday 21st September, we are open 5 days a week (Wednesday – Sunday) from 10am – 4.30pm with last entry at 4pm to the House and Grounds.
Our Jane Austen 250 exhibition, Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy, runs from 1st May 2025 until 1st February 2026.
What’s on
Thursday 1st May 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
Exhibition: Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Online Talk: Natalie Jenner, Austen at Sea
Monday 20th October 2025
Guided Tour: Jane Austen at the Great House *SOLD OUT*
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 to Sunday 2nd November 2025
Halloween Kids’ Trails: Gothic Pieces, Phantom Faces & a Cauldron Hunt
Enjoy the great outdoors at Chawton House: take a walk in the Parkland, or see the historic features of our Garden, from the Walled Garden to the Wilderness.
Browse our online shop and discover our selection of beautiful gifts and souvenirs for loved ones, including our Chawton House x Tatty Devine jewellery.
Visit our current exhibition, Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy, open until 1 February. Discover the women writers who inspired Austen, and those she inspired.
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