We are open Fri 3- Mon 6!
We have parkland trails at the Teashed, the House and Gardens will be open, and Tearoom!
On Monday, we have a second-hand book fair in Dyers' Barn, you can purchase a huge range of books and also have a reading corner for kids to listen to a story!

There will be hundreds of books to purchase from our second-hand book sale in Dyers' Barn, 6 May
We'll have a reading corner for kids to enjoy a sit down with one of our Volunteers, with refreshments & cake to purchase too!
The Old Kitchen Tearoom will be open as usual 10am-4pm

Explore the Treasures of Chawton House with a Tour & Cream Tea, for the final time on 4 May
Join our Chief Executive on a Curator’s Tour of the exhibition, exploring never-before-displayed objects & items unique to Chawton House.
Tix: £22 | £10 for Annual Ticket & Neighbour Pass

'I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.' -A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Happy Birthday Mary Wollstonecraft, born #OTD 1759. You can listen to the Chawton House audiobook of her novel, Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman here: youtube.com/watch?v=1tuhyC…

It's our Blossoms and Bluebells weekend🌸

Enjoy a walk around the Gardens and explore the Blossoms and Bluebells🌼

We have a special library display of Botanical and Spring Flowers work for you to view. 📚

We also have some colouring for kids in the Great Hall
10am - 4pm

Austen folks, take note! We are really looking forward to this JA250 conference next year, organised by Gillian Dow & Katie Halsey: 'The Global Jane Austen: Celebrating and Commemorating 250 years of Jane Austen'. CfP attached - see you there!

Join us over the weekend to enjoy the fabulous bluebells and blossoms on display. Our Saturday programme includes a screening of Fiona Stafford's talk on Spring Flowers in the Library (3.30pm), or you can join a Garden tour from 12pm on Sunday. Included in the price of entry.

🎨 Unleash your inner artist with Julia Morgan! Join us Saturday 12-4pm for a creative afternoon of painting inspired by the spring flowers of Chawton House. Learn expert techniques, enjoy a cream tea, and take home your masterpiece! 🌸🖌️📅 Tix £40: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/snowd…

“Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.” -Jeanette Winterson
Open new doors with a huge range of second-hand books to choose from in our Bank Holiday Book Barn, open Mon 6 May, 10am-3pm in Dyer's Barn: shorturl.at/mwBJ7

Have the chance to view the Treasures of Chawton House exhibition with our CEO, Katie Childs for the final time, finishing with a cream tea in the Old Kitchen Tearoom!

🕰️1pm-3:15pm, 4 May

Purchase tickets here, before they sell out!
chawton-house.arttickets.org.uk/chawton-house/…
🎟️Tickets: £22

Delighted to share this call for applications for a £300 bursary working on Burney towards expenses including childcare. Bravo Burney Society!

As part of Alton Regency Week (21-30 June), we're the setting for a Regency picnic, as well as offering midsummer evening special views and curator's and garden tours. To explore the programme, visit shorturl.at/oKMP4 or see our What's On pages.

⭐🌸🎨 UPCOMING WORKSHOP 🎨🌸⭐
Unleash your inner artist! On Sat 27 April, 12-4pm, join local artist Julia Morgan for a creative afternoon painting the flowers of spring. Tickets: £40pp, including materials, equipment and a delicious Cream Tea.
👩🏻‍🎨 chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/snowd…

Ticketing Announcement for 8-12 May

During changeover week, we are open Wed 8-Sun 12 May, but our two exhibition rooms will be closed to the public.
We will open the Smoking Room, but we will also be offering 20% off for all Day Tickets on these 5 days.

chawton-house.arttickets.org.uk/chawton-house/…

Last chance to get tickets for a Curator's Tour of Treasures of Chawton Hosue & Cream Tea with Chief Executive Katie Childs on Sunday afternoon. Tickets: £22 (inc. cream tea & entry to House & Gardens) | £10 Annual Ticket & Neighbourhood Pass Holders: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/curat…

Much of the Godmersham Park Library collection was dispersed in the 20th century. In the last 5 years, Godmersham Lost Sheep Society: Reading with Austen have discovered and returned 13 books from the Godmersham Library to Chawton. This bee-keeping manual is their latest donation, now on display in the Library.

We're busy with final planning for our exhibition, Chawton in Stitches, which features the embroidery of Royal School of Needlework graduate Emily Barnett. We'll also have some lovely new merchandise on sale, designed by Emily. Chawton in Stitches opens on 13 May: shorturl.at/AEIZ8

Here are the first Tulips blooming by the Walled Garden this Spring! These are Lady Jane Tulips, native to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and the western Himalayas. 📷 #SpringFlowers