Discover more at Quebec House
Find out when Quebec House is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Things to see and do at Quebec House
Take a step back in history to the Georgian era and discover the family home of General James Wolfe. Uncover the reality of the Battle of Quebec, his most famous campaign, as well as explore life in the 1730s when the General was a child here. Discover a charming cottage garden and grab a new read in the second-hand bookshop.
Planning your visit
Visits to Quebec House are on a timed entry system. Please pre-book your visit to secure your preferred date and time.
Pre-book Quebec House tickets online.
From Wednesday through Friday, visits to the house are conducted by our expert volunteer tour guides. On weekends, visits are self-guided with volunteers on hand to welcome you to the house and answer questions.
Current and upcoming events at Quebec House
Autumn at Quebec house
Halloween at Quebec House
Saturday 18 October–Sunday 2 November (excluding Mondays and Tuesdays).
Weekend times are 11am–4pm with last entry at 3.30pm Weekday times are 11am–3pm with last entry at 2.30pm.
Halloween is coming back to Quebec House for even more spooktacular fun. Discover crafty creations and bewitching scenes in each room. To add to the half term fun there's a Little Witches’ dress up station and a potion bottle spotter activity for the kids.
On selected weekends, enjoy tasty 18th century and Halloween-inspired treats in the Coach House, all prepared by our volunteer cooks. Rembember to donate some spare change when you sample the tasty treats.
Please pre-book your visit on our homepage ticketing link to secure your preferred date and timed-entry ticket.
A token speaks a thousand words: a Coram X National Trust competition
The competition opens at 12:00 on 6 October 2025 and closes at 12:00 on 21 November 2025.
Coram and National Trust Quebec House are inviting primary-aged children to help us create 469 fabric-based tokens, representing each child who passed through the Westerham branch of the Foundling Hospital.
Coram is the first and longest-serving children’s charity. In 1739, Thomas Coram established the Foundling Hospital in London for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children”. It soon found itself unable to meet the ever-increasing demands on its services. A branch hospital was subsequently established in Westerham, Kent. Thomas Ellison, a governor of the Foundling Hospital, owned Quebec House (known as Spiers at the time). He also owned a house named Wellstreet two miles outside town which served as the Westerham branch of the Foundling Hospital. (The building is now known as Chartwell).
The winning tokens will be on display in the Coach House at Quebec House from April 2026, throughout the year.
Please note, the tokens can be created at school or home. This is not a crafting activity taking place on site at Quebec House.
To find out more information including terms and conditions and how to submit your entry, please visit the Coram webpage for the National Trust tokens competition. A KS2 cross-curricular educational toolkit is also available to download from that site.
A Georgian Operatic Christmas at Quebec House
Open weekends 22 November-21 December 2025. 11am to 2.30pm with last entry at 2pm.
This Christmas, come to Quebec House for an 18th century operatic experience. Glimpse the world of the opera through miniature and life-sized scenes set out in the rooms of the former family home of General James Wolfe.
Soundscapes and creative visuals will lead you to explore the house. Delicious scents will take you from observing the cooks in the kitchen to tasting samples which are served by volunteers in the Coach House across the garden.
Remember to bring some spare change in exchange for the tasty treats prepared by our volunteer cooks. Every donation helps us to look after the special places in the care of the National Trust.
A Georgian Operatic Christmas at Quebec House
The house
This intimate 18th-century family home, with its pretty garden, was the boyhood home of General James Wolfe, who lost his life leading the successful military campaign at the Battle of Quebec in 1759. Uncover the reality of the battle and reflect on his legacy for both his contemporaries and for us today. You can also explore how the family lived in the 1730s, when they rented the house, including Mrs Wolfe’s homemade remedies lining the shelves in the kitchen. New for 2025, scented displays and audio soundscapes enhance the visitor experience in selected rooms.
Visits to Quebec House are on a timed entry system. On weekends, visits are self-guided with volunteers on hand to welcome you to the house and answer questions.
The garden
The intimate 18th-century garden is hidden away in the heart of Westerham. The garden is stocked with flowers and plants from the Georgian era. The kitchen garden and herb border are heavily influenced by Mrs Wolfe’s recipe book with the ingredients that she would have used to keep her family well fed and healthy.
The Coach House
Upstairs Exhibition Rooms
300 years of Occupancy
Quebec House is known as the childhood home of James Wolfe, but the story of the house and its occupants is far broader. Discover how the house changed its name, shape and even its purpose in this free exhibition presented in collaboration with Westerham Town Partnership.
The second-hand bookshop
Step into the Coach House to find your new favourite book in the second-hand bookshop. Built in the eighteenth century, this two-storey building was originally the coaching house that served Quebec House. With books donated by volunteers and visitors, all the money raised from the bookshop goes back into maintaining Quebec House.
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