Keats House

Keats Grove
Hampstead
London
Greater London
NW3 2RR
England

Website

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/keatshousehampstead

E-mail

keatshouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Telephone

020 7332 3868

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Keats House
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Keats House is where the poet John Keats (1795-1821) lived from 1818 to 1820. Here he wrote some of his best known poetry, including "Ode to a Nightingale". The house is a Grade 1 listed building set in a peaceful garden in Hampstead. It has been open to the public since 1925.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site, Museum

 Opening hours

Summer (March-October): Tue-Sun 1-5pm. Winter (November-February): Fri-Sun 1-5pm. Please see our website for more information and details for group visits. Last admission: 4.30pm.

 Admission charges

Adults: £5.00 (valid for one year)
Concessions: £3.00 (valid for one year)
Children 17 and under: Free
Keats Foundation: Free
Art Fund: Free
National Trust: see details on our website

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • International Council of Museums
 Getting there

By Tube (Northern Line, Edgware branch):
Hampstead tube to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (mostly downhill)
Belsize Park tube to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (up and downhill)

By London Overground:
Hampstead Heath train station – approximately 100m

By Bus:
Buses 24, 46, 168 and C11 all go to South End Green, next to Hampstead Heath Station; Bus 268 goes to the Rosslyn Hill junction with Downshire Hill

Additional info

Study facilities are available at London Metropolitan Archives.

The Keats House Collection consists of books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings and artefacts relating to the life of the poet John Keats (1795-1821), his circle and the English Romantic movement. The Keats House Collection, including the Keats Memorial Library, is currently available for consultation by appointment only. Please contact us for further information.

Collection details

Archives, Literature, Personalities

Key artists and exhibits

  • John Keats
  • Joseph Severn
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

6 July 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

13 July 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

20 July 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

27 July 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

6 August 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

13 August 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

20 August 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Keats House

Keats House Garden Tours

27 August 2013

Every Saturday throughout July and August. A guided tour of the Keats House garden, uncovering some of the fascinating and often amusing stories about John Keats and his 'melodious plot'. This tour will also explore elements of Keats's poetry and how it inspired the existing planting scheme. Please book in advance by calling 020 7332 3868.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

2-3pm

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Resources

Big Draw

Art activities using images and documents as inspiration. The visual work would be a way in to the story of slavery and abolition and would involve group work as well as individual activities

How to obtain

Available throughout October 2007. Contact Keats House for furhter details

Expressions of Identity – creative writing events

Exploring personal and community identity through the stories of people from the past and the present.

How to obtain

Available throughout October 2007 and on request

My Local Area - The Peopling of London

Linked to our local history walks identifying buildings and places with links to slavery and anti-slavery, this session explores the impact of the slave trade on local areas

How to obtain

Available June 2007 and on request. Contact Keats House for more information.

Romanticism, Politics and Protest

Understanding Romanticism as a means of political protest through the works of writers and thinkers of the day. Keats and Leigh Hunt provide a starting point and includes Equiano, Sterne, William Cuffay and William Davidson

How to obtain

Available throughout June 2007 and on request. Contact Keats House for further details.

The Road to Abolition – Gifted and Talented Summer College

An exploration of the anti slavery campaigns and the tradition / legacy of protest and reform

How to obtain

Available throughout July 2007. Contact Keats House for further details

Getting there

By Tube (Northern Line, Edgware branch):
Hampstead tube to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (mostly downhill)
Belsize Park tube to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (up and downhill)

By London Overground:
Hampstead Heath train station – approximately 100m

By Bus:
Buses 24, 46, 168 and C11 all go to South End Green, next to Hampstead Heath Station; Bus 268 goes to the Rosslyn Hill junction with Downshire Hill

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