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In 1578, Nicholas Knight purchased the Chawton estate. There had been a manor house in the village since the 13th Century, but in 1588 around the time of the Spanish Armada, Knight decided to build a grand house in its place. Chawton House became known as the Great House 220 years later, thanks to Jane Austen’s association with the family through her brother Edward Austen Knight, who married into it and lived in Chawton House.

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The Greyfriar
Winchester Road
Chawton
Alton
GU34 1SB

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01420 83841
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Opening Hours

Pub open daily
12pm – 10pm (Mon – Sat)
12pm – 10pm (Sun)

Food service hours
12pm – 9pm (Mon – Sat)

Sunday lunch service
12pm – 8pm (Sun)