To ensure you have the best experience and to help protect Chartwell’s historic collection, timed tickets are required to enter the house. Discover how to get yours and find out more about planning your visit.
From 3 to 27 November, the house is closed for Christmas preparation and winter conservation work. Selected rooms in the house will reopen to visitors on Friday 28 November until 4 January (except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day when we are closed). Timed entry tickets to visit the house will be available daily from the Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis. Pre-booking is available only for guided tours. Read on to find out more.
During the Christmas period, 28 November 2025 to 4 January 2026, selected rooms of the house will be decorated for Christmas and open to visitors on a self-led basis. Pre-booked guided tours will be available for an additional fee on weekdays in December. Please note that some rooms in the house will remain closed for conservation work. Please also note that Chartwell is closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Timed entry tickets for self-led visits will be available from the Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis each day during the Christmas period, 28 November 2025 to 4 January 2026. The house is open for self-led visits from 11am; last entry is 2.30pm. These tickets cannot be pre-booked.
Guided tours run Monday–Friday, 2–23 December. Tickets for guided tours must be pre-booked online or by calling the central booking office. There is an additional fee.
Find out more about Churchill's Animals: Guided tour of Christmas in the House at Chartwell including the link for pre-booking your ticket.
Timed-entry tickets are required to visit the house at Chartwell. House tickets can be purchased from 10am on the day in the Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis. During the main season, 28 February to 1 November 2026, a limited number of tickets for afternoon timeslots are also made available for online pre-booking.
The house is open on a timed-ticketed, self-led basis from 11.00am. During the Christmastime period, last entry is at 2.30pm. During the main season which begins 28 February 2026, last entry will be at 3.40pm. From 26 October 2026 to 1 November 2026 last entry will be at 3.10pm. When you arrive, the Visitor Welcome team will offer you the next available time slot. For the most up-to-date information, please check the opening times tab on our home page for the day of your planned visit.
During busy weekends and school holidays, house tickets may sell out. If you are planning to visit during a busy period, we recommend arriving early to give yourself the best opportunity to secure tickets.
How to book a house ticket in advance
During the Christmas seasion at Chartwell, pre-booking is only available for guided tours which run Monday–Friday, 2–23 December. There is no pre-booking for self-led visits to the house 28 November–4 January. Tickets for guided tours must be pre-booked online or by calling the central booking office. There is an additional fee.
Find out more about Churchill's Animals: Guided tour of Christmas in the House at Chartwell including the link for pre-booking your ticket.
The following information applies to house tickets for the main season, from 28 February 2026 to 1 November 2026.
To help those travelling from further away, some house tickets are available to book in advance. Pre-booked tickets are limited in availability and only for the afternoon time slots, from 2pm to 3.40pm (between 26 October 2026 and 1 November 2026, last entry will be at 3.10pm). Tickets go on sale four weeks in advance on a rolling weekly basis. New tickets go live every Thursday.
Please note, if pre-booked house tickets are sold out online, there should still be house tickets available on the day from the Visitor Centre. Arrive early to secure tickets. Please check the opening times tab on our home page for the day of your planned visit.
Pre-book tickets to visit the house. (This link will be re-activated in February 2026.)
Collecting pre-booked tickets
On arrival at Chartwell, head to the Visitor Centre to exchange your e-ticket for a paper ticket. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the time stated on your booking. Any tickets not exchanged 10 minutes before the time slot will be released back on sale in the Visitor Centre.
The time stated on your booking is for house entry only, you are welcome to arrive anytime from 10am to explore the rest of Chartwell.
A great way to enhance your experience of Chartwell and delve deeper into some of the fascinating themes is to pre-book your place on a guided highlights tour. Join one of our knowledgeable guides on a themed tour of selected rooms. The highlights tours run at 4pm Mon-Fri, excluding Bank Holidays. Spaces are limited; online pre-booking is advised.
Find out more about guided Highlights Tours at Chartwell. (This information will be updated in 2026)
The Secretaries Office and Sitting Room Annexe are open most weekdays.
The Uniform room reopened to visitors in autumn 2025 until 2 November. Following the winter conservation period, it will reopen 28 February 2026.
Find out more about the newly restored Uniform room and the exhibition of Churchill's recently conserved clothing items, including some which have never before been on public display in the UK: Churchill: Image and Power – the Uniform Room at Chartwell
For those who don’t want to visit the house, there is a discounted ticket price for garden-only entry that is available year-round with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. These tickets are available from the Visitor Centre and include access to all outdoor areas as well as the Studio and the Exhibition Room.
The path across the southern end of the Lower Lake is currently closed. This is due to ongoing surveys of the historic headwall. A temporary dam has been installed to allow us to inspect the area over several seasons whilst continuing to protect the lake’s importance as a wildlife habitat. We appreciate your patience and understanding whilst the path remains closed. Access to the woodlands is via the swings near the meadow, and via the path from the overflow car park.
If you are planning a trip to Chartwell with a party of 15 or more, you will need to arrange your visit in advance with our group booking team. This is also the case if visitors are arriving by coach or in a minibus. Please get in touch with us by emailing chartwell.groupbooking@nationaltrust.org.uk or calling us on 01732 861142. We recommend booking at least 3 months in advance as slots fill up quickly. Discounted group rates are available to parties of 15 or more when you pre-book.
Tickets to enter the house at Chartwell are available on the day from the Visitor Centre and can also be pre-booked online. For any bookings over 15 people, please get in touch with our group booking team at chartwell.groupbooking@nationaltrust.org.uk or phone us on +44 (0)1732 861142
Chartwell is a three pawprint rated place. Bring your four-legged friend along on a short lead for a stroll around the garden or go for a roam in the woods. Find out more about where you can and can't take your dog.
Groups are welcome throughout the year at Chartwell. Find out about what's available and how to book.
Keep the whole family busy with a visit to Chartwell. There's so much to see with 80 acres of grounds to explore and plenty of fun and games to discover including a two-storey treehouse in the woodlands. Come along for Christmas season fun including the family activity trail, Christmas fair of local stallholders, carol music, and decorations in the house and grounds.
Enjoy the views that the Churchills chose Chartwell for, and explore the garden they created and loved, from Lady Churchill’s Rose Garden, to the Walled Garden Sir Winston helped build.
Discover the beloved home of one of Britain's greatest politicians, Sir Winston Churchill. The house has many treasures and provides an intimate portrait of the Churchill family.
From tasty treats and hot and cold dishes, to souvenirs, gifts and Churchill memorabilia, you'll be spoiled for choice in the Chartwell café and shop. Why not treat yourself?
On busy days the car park can reach capacity and sometimes we need to close it temporarily. There are some alternative places to park or visit nearby and a bus route from Bromley and Oxted Station.
