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Notice: Before you visit please be aware that the house at Chartwell is now closed until the 10 March 2012. However the gardens, restaurant and shop remain open through the winter and our new Churchill exhibition will open on the 11 January. For more information call 01732 868381.

Family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill

Before you visit please be aware that the house is now closed until the 10th March 2012. However the gardens, restaurant and shop remain open through the winter and our new Churchill exhibition will open on the 11th January. Please check opening days and times for more information.

Chartwell was the much-loved Churchill family home and the place from which Sir Winston drew inspiration from 1924 until the end of his life.

The rooms remain much as they were when he lived here, with pictures, books and personal mementoes evoking the career and wide-ranging interests of a great statesman, writer, painter and family man.

The hillside gardens reflect Churchill's love of the landscape and nature. They include the lakes he created, Lady Churchill's Rose Garden, the kitchen garden, and the Marycot, a playhouse created especially for the youngest Churchill daughter.

Note: Timed tickets operate in the house to ensure maximum enjoyment for visitors.