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Chartwell is the former family home of Sir Winston Churchill, set in the Weald of Kent and cared for by the National Trust. It combines a historic country house with gardens designed by Churchill and his wife, offering a unique glimpse into both private life and public legacy.
Winston Churchill bought Chartwell in September 1922 for £5,000. Over the next two years he oversaw extensive rebuilding and extensions with architect Philip Tilden. Chartwell became his creative sanctuary for writing, painting and garden-building until 1964.
On Churchill’s death, the property opened to the public in 1966. The house was Grade I listed in 1975 for its historical importance, and the gardens hold their own Grade II registration on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Chartwell was the principal home of Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill and his wife Clementine bought the property, located two miles south of Westerham, Kent, England, in 1922. Extensive renovations simplifying and modernising the home were undertaken directly.
When it became clear to the Churchills in 1946 that they could not afford to run the property, a consortium of wealthy businessmen organised by Lord Camrose purchased the estate. Sir Winston and Lady Churchill would have the right to live there until their deaths, when the property would be presented to the National Trust. When Sir Winston died in 1965, Clementine decided to present Chartwell to the National Trust immediately.
Chartwell is the former family home of Sir Winston Churchill, set in the Weald of Kent and cared for by the National Trust. It combines a historic country house with gardens designed by Churchill and his wife, offering a unique glimpse into both private life and public legacy.
Winston Churchill bought Chartwell in September 1922 for £5,000. Over the next two years he oversaw extensive rebuilding and extensions with architect Philip Tilden. Chartwell became his creative sanctuary for writing, painting and garden-building until 1964.
On Churchill’s death, the property opened to the public in 1966. The house was Grade I listed in 1975 for its historical importance, and the gardens hold their own Grade II registration on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.