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.
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.
Please note:
- Standard admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- Please enter the garden via the visitor centre. The tour will meet at the front of the house.
- Please wear clothing appropriate to the wintry weather as the tour takes place outdoors.
- The tour includes steps.
- The content is aimed at an adult audience but children are welcome.
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Explore Chartwell's fascinating architectural history in an outdoor tour as part of the Heritage Open Days Festival.
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.
Please note:
- Standard admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- Please enter the garden via the visitor centre. The tour will meet at the front of the house.
- Please wear clothing appropriate to the wintry weather as the tour takes place outdoors.
- The tour includes steps.
- The content is aimed at an adult audience but children are welcome.
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