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Chartwell
Group Bookings 2021
Hillside family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill
nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell
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House
New for 2021
Filled with treasures from every aspect of
•
Churchill’s life, the house here at Chartwell
provides an opportunity to explore the
“A day away from Never before seen Secretaries Room
and family room
home of one of Britain’s greatest leaders. Chartwell is a day
Visits to the house are self-guided and by • New immersive experience with
timed tickets. Once inside you can tour the wasted!” – digital interpretation
house at your own pace. For information on
our guided tours see page 4 Winston Churchill
Gardens
From lakes to rose gardens, a thriving
walled garden to Churchill’s swimming Group Benefits
pool, there’s so much to see in the grounds • Discounted admission for groups of
at Chartwell.
15 people or more
Chartwell is built on steep valley sides and
• Pre-booked house entry
consequently the garden involves steps and
slopes. Please refer to the access section of • Complimentary admission for the
this pack on page 5 for more information on group leader and driver
accessibility in the garden.
• Free coach parking
Studio • Free familiarisation visit for the
Discover some insight into Winston group leader
Churchill, the painter. The walls of the
studio are bedecked with Churchill
canvasses, most unframed and in various
stages of completion.
Due to the small space inside, large groups
should split into smaller groups to visit the
studio.
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Admission prices 2021 Arrival Times
House and Garden We welcome one group every 30 minutes to
£18.00per adult, £9.00 child Chartwell, so each group gets a dedicated member
of staff to greet them on their vehicle on arrival.
Garden only
If your proposed arrival time has already been
£12.60per adult, £6.30 child booked, we’ll offer you an alternative time.
Free for National Trust members Arrival times should be at least 30 minutes before
To be eligible for the group rate groups house entry. This may increase to 45 minutes at
must book in advance, consist of 15 peak times.
people or more and pay in one Opening Times
transaction as a prepayment over the
House timed entries
phone.
Monday to Friday until 31st October 2021
Email:
Charwell.groupbooking@nationaltrust. 11:00 11:10 11:20 15:00 15:10
org.uk Studio opens at 11.30
Speak to a member of our booking Garden, Shop and Café
team on Tel: 01732 868381
(open all year; closed 24 & 25 Dec)
10:00—17:00*
*Closes 16:00 in winter Timings
To help you plan your visit, we’ve listed our average
dwell times below. To get the best Chartwell
Bank holiday weekends
experience, we recommend allowing 3 ½ hours for
We regret we’re unable to welcome groups on your visit.
Bank Holiday weekends when the property is
at its busiest. Attraction Time
House 1 hour
For school half terms, please be advised that
Gardens 1 hour
we may be unbale to take bookings due to
busy periods. Café and shop 1 hour
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Guided Tours Group Catering Packages Available Monday to Friday only
Let our experienced guides bring to life the story of the Skip the queues and enjoy a freshly prepared meal by booking in advance and in our
estate and its remarkable owner. beautifully furnished and tranquil Mulberry Room.
Our guided tours need to be booked in advance and Morning refreshments Set Lunch
run for groups of 15 or more. Please note our guided 10:00-11:30 12:00—13:00
tours are not recommended for those with access Minimum 20 people Minimum 30 people
requirements. Room Hire—£100.00
Tea and filter coffee served with biscuits
House tour (1 hour) £4.85 per person Option A:
House tours are run on Mondays only at 10:00 and Soup of the day (vegetarian)—£5.25pp
Room Hire— £50.00
10:30 and/or
Cream tea Sandwich Selection—£3.95pp
£15.00 pp, excluding admission
15:00-16:00 Option B:
Available Mar to Jun & Sep to Oct Sausage and Mash—£9.95pp
Minimum 30 people—£5.50 per person
Garden tour (1 1/4 hour) Freshly baked fruit scone with jam and Quiche of the day (vegetarian) - £9.95pp
Available daily between 10:00 and 15:00 clotted cream served with tea or filter coffee Tea or Filter Coffee—£2.00pp
£5.00 pp, excluding admission Room Hire—£50.00
Payment for catering options can be made 14 days in advance by - Please note that we can not mix between options A and B
cheque (made payable to National Trust ) or settlement of the - Any allergens or special dietary requirement—please advise in
total group bill can be made on the day to the café by cash or card advance so we can discuss with our Kitchen team.
by the group leader. -All pre-booked catering options require hire of the Mulberry
Room (room hire rates advised with each option)
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Access statement House Gardens
It’s important that this access information is The car park is 250 metres from the house Due to the hillside nature of the property
read and passed on to every member of the with access via a sloping path and 24 the garden doesn’t lend itself easily to
group. shallow steps. Those visitors unable to wheelchair users.
negotiate steps can use the mobility bus, Wheelchair access to the upper gardens is
Due to the hillside and historic nature of the which has a tailgate lift suitable for manual
site there is limited wheelchair access to the via the mobility bus. This enables you to
wheelchairs, to visit the house. visit the croquet lawn, butterfly house and
house and some parts of the garden. We’ve
listed key points here but a full access Please note the mobility bus is run by viewpoints into the orchards, walled kitchen
statement is available upon request. This volunteers and although we try to provide garden, Golden Rose Avenue and the Kent
page along with the map is available this service everyday there may be days weald.
separately on request. when it is not running. Coaches are
unable to drive to the front of the house,
Studio
but groups arriving by minibus can The studio has an accessible entrance, but
organise to drive and drop to the house. to avoid steps the route to it is across a
grass slope or down a steep paved slope.
For fire-safety reasons it's necessary to
restrict the number of wheelchairs in the
Shop and Café
house. We welcome one wheelchair every
30 minutes into the house, but please do The shop and café are accessible from the
inform us in advance. upper level of the car park where there are
Wheelchair access is only available to the additional designated parking bays, or from
sitting room, hall, drawing room and library the ramped area to the left-hand side of the
shop area.
on the ground floor. A virtual tour and
photo album is available in the sitting rom. There is a lift from the ground floor of the
restaurant to the Mulberry Room and an
accessible toilet.
Facilities:
• Adapted toilet
• Braille and larger print
• Manual wheelchairs available on loan
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Make a booking Where to next…
We recommend making a booking at Speak to our team about combining your visit to Chartwell with a trip to nearby Quebec House or
least 3 months in advance as our group Emmets Garden
entries book up quickly. The cut off for
groups is two weeks prior to the date of Quebec House
your visit.
Step back into history at the childhood
Please contact our team today with your home of General James Wolfe, victor at the
preferred date and time of visit and we’ll battle of Quebec. A small but intimate
get things started. house from the Georgian era.
By using email we can easily track your Uncover the reality of Wolfe's victory and
enquiry. Email us on: explore how James's family lived in the
Charwell.groupbooking@nationaltrust.
1730s, including the food they would have
org.uk
eaten and the games that would have kept
If you’d prefer to speak to a member of them entertained.
our booking team then please call us on
01732 868381.
Suggested combined visits Emmetts Garden
Quebec House A hillside garden with fantastic views over the
A private guided tour at Quebec House Weald of Kent. Renowned for its bluebells,
and a browse of the exhibition and Spring colour and wonderful shows of
bookshop. We would recommend around 1 autumn colour—it’s a garden for all seasons.
hour and 30 mins.
Emmetts is also home to rare and unique
Emmetts Garden trees and plants from all across the globe.
A walk around a typical Edwardian Garden
with specimen plants and views over the
wield of Kent. It would last around 1 to 2
hours.
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