Building Chartwell: An Architectural Outside Tour 2025
Explore Chartwell's fascinating architectural history in an outdoor tour as part of the Heritage Open Days Festival.
- Booking advisable
- Free event (admission applies)
We are excited to be embracing this years Heritage Open Days theme, Architecture, and during our free opening of Chartwell as part of the festival we will be offering architecture tours throughout the day. Spaces are limited so please book your free ticket early.
Hear about how the Chartwell we know today came to be. Explore its development through architecture over 700 years. From William-at-Well in the 14th Century to Chartwell's most famous resident Sir Winston Churchill, our guides will share with you how centuries of local history and one visionary architect built this unique home.
The tour takes you around the formal gardens and house exterior at Chartwell to see the idiosyncratic red-brick building from a new perspective.
The tour will take 45 minutes.
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Event ticket prices
This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Suitability
The content is aimed at an adult audience but children are welcome.
- Meeting point
Please enter the garden via the visitor centre. The tour will meet at the front of the house
- What to bring and wear
Please wear clothing appropriate to the wintry weather as the tour takes place outdoors.
- Accessibility
The tour includes steps
Upcoming events
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Chartwell Highlights Tour: Life at Chartwell
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