Country houses
Chawton House: a chauffeured day
Chawton House, with the car waiting while you visit. Visitors tour the house on a self-guided route, with gardens and parkland included in the estate. The house has a Grade II listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. It was built by the Knight family in the 1580s, on an estate acquired by Nicholas Knight in 1578. Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
How the day runs
By road: Mayfair 1 hr 14 min, Heathrow 50 min, Oxford 1 hr 31 min. Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire is the nearest hotel on our list, 18.2 miles off. Hinton Ampner House is around 24 minutes on if you want a second house. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Chawton House1 hr 14 min, 55.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Chawton House50 min, 43 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Chawton House1 hr 31 min, 57 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The house was built by the Knight family in the 1580s, on an estate acquired by Nicholas Knight in 1578.
Source: chawtonhouse.orgJane Austen's brother Edward inherited the house from the Knight family, and Jane Austen's House Museum stands a short walk away.
Source: chawtonhouse.orgThe library holds a collection of early women's writing in English, with items displayed in the house.
Source: chawtonhouse.orgVisitors tour the house on a self-guided route, with gardens and parkland included in the estate.
Source: chawtonhouse.orgChawton House is in Alton, Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgChawton House has a Grade II listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Alton, roughly 9 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Southampton Airport, around 38 minutes and 27.1 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
When is Chawton House open?
Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
Can we combine Chawton House with another house?
Hinton Ampner House is around 24 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Alton, 9 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.