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The interior has been remodelled since the National Trust took over the property in 1966, to accommodate visitors and to enable the display of a large number of Churchillian artefacts. In particular, some guest bedrooms have been amalgamated, to allow the construction of the Museum room and the Uniform room. [112]
- Lady Churchill's Bedroom
- Drawing Room
- The Library
- The Secretaries' Office
A place of calm with its duck-egg blue colour scheme and high barrel-vaulted ceiling, Lady Clementine Churchill spent many hours here, dealing with her correspondence and the household accounts at her writing desk. Don't miss:One of the last photographs taken of Sir Winston Churchill stands on the desk in Lady Churchill's bedroom, to be found next ...
A place to meet as a family and their guests, the drawing room is a light and airy room looking out over the garden. Churchill was fond of playing bezique in here and the card table beyond the sofas is still set up for a game. The inscribed book collection in the drawing room consists of 898 titles in some 920 volumes. They include inscriptions fro...
Used by both Churchill and his research assistants, many of the books in here were received as presents and many more bought to aid in his work. It also served as a waiting room for those who had travelled from London to visit the Churchills, including those who came in secret to bring Churchill top secret information, in the years leading up to th...
The organisational hub of Chartwell, the secretaries’ office, was opened to the public for the first time in 2020. Created using archive photographs and historic inventories of the secretaries' office, the room is dressed as it would have looked in the 1950s. Once a hive of activity, it's from this room that Churchill's dedicated staff would have f...
Much of the house remains as it was when it first opened for public viewing in 1966, though we have since been able to open Lady Churchill’s Sitting Room, the Secretaries’ Office and Winston Churchill’s bedroom and bathroom.
The rooms in the house remain much as they were when he lived here, with pictures, books and personal mementoes while a special exhibition gives deeper insight into his life through 50 objects. Chartwell’s hillside gardens reflect his love of landscape and nature.
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Join one of our expert volunteer guides on an intimate tour of select rooms in the house at Chartwell, focusing on Sir Winston Churchill, his family, and the life they shared here. In this tour you will also get an exclusive look into Churchill's bedroom.
Jan 19, 2015 · Sir Winston Churchill and his family lived at a beautiful country house called Chartwell in Kent in the South of England from 1922 until his death in 1965. Chartwell Today Chartwell is owned by the National Trust and you can visit the house and its extensive grounds.
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Join our knowledgeable guide on a tour of selected rooms* in the house, including exclusive access to Winston’s bedroom. The themed highlights tours run at 4pm Mon-Fri, excluding Bank Holidays, and must be booked in advance.
