Beautiful Manor house once owned by Jane Austen's brother Edward, whose adoptive family were the Knights. Still owned by them. Peaceful and tranquil with a relaxed atmosphere and very knowledgeable, pleasant guides, who are obviously proud of their charge. Rooms are full of character. Library is extensive and in use as a library with reading room for scholars (upstairs). Emphasis throughout the house on female endeavours that weren't always considered fitting at the time.

Chawton House has it all - it's been a warm spirited, family home for 500 years, with amazing history and artefacts - wonderful grounds (dogs welcome); regularly changing exhibitions celebrating the largely unacknowledged contribution of women to our society; a very close link with one of the most famous authors of all time; AND a great kitchen cafe. It's at the end of a no-through road, but plenty of parking at the top of the drive (and some disabled parking behind the house itself) so THIS should be your first port of call when you come to Chawton ... and yes, do by all means pop in to JA's cottage if you have time afterwards?!

Fabulous visit, Aggie was a single handed tour de force in the tea room. She was simply awesome, kind, caring and really attentive! Great coffee and Cake. Wendy is a fount of knowledge and talked us through so much history. We were so impressed we purchased an annual ticket. Linda was attentive and helpful and we saw the library , incredible body of rare books. Including Louise Bourgeois book of midwifery and women’s health dating 1600’s. As a midwife myself this was a real eye opener. Thank you for showing us the spirit marks… definitely felt the presence of the witches ! We will be back soon 😊

Informative guide. House is not overwhelming in size allowing time for looks into all the nooks and crannies. Make sure to see the library ( you need to get access for this by asking at the gift shop) Distance wise a pleasant stroll from Jane Austen's House.

We had a great day out here for my Dad’s birthday. We visited on a quiet day and one of the volunteers in the house was very enthusiastic and talked to us about the history of the house and family for quite a while. We had the best mocha we’ve ever had in the cafe and stayed for the glimmering gardens at dusk which were lovely to see.

My Wife and I visited last Sunday. The house and grounds are wonderful and an an excellent addition if visiting Jane Austins House.(Which is less than 10 minutes away on foot.) The volunteer Staff are amazing, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The Library was wonderful as well. We will return.

We went on a garden tour with the head gardener. Despite the horrible weather we really enjoyed our tour and the snowdrops. We also visited the house and the tearoom. Delicious food and cakes in a relaxed atmosphere. The volunteers were really engaging and informative. We spent about 4 hours in total ambling round including tearoom stops but could easily combine with a visit to Jane Austin's house just a short walk away.

The staff were so welcoming and we had a great day. My family were related to the Knights and seeing all the paintings and the knowledge shared by the guides was fascinating. I think this is best enjoyed without small children but then I am an old fossil! The church is also a must. We had already visited Jane Austen's House the week before.

This is a beautiful old house with really helpful volunteers on hand to tell visitors about its history. Fascinating details throughout, but the portraits of influential women from the past were particularly interesting, together with their stories. The library is an amazing treasure and the gardens in March were aglow with daffodils. We rounded off our visit with lunch in the excellent tearoom, delicious. This house is a real treasure, go and have a look for yourself.

The estate has been owned by the Knight family since 1551, although the house was built in 1850. The house was made famous by Jane Austen as the house she lived in is in the same village and she referred to Chawton House as the "great house" Chawton House is very much a famous house in its own right, it has an extensive library holding a large collection of books by female authors. The grounds are extensive with fields of snowdrops, care is needed as parts of the grounds are very muddy underfoot at the moment.