Keats House

About Keats House

John Keats lived here for two years and the collection includes paintings, prints and relics belonging to him and his contemporaries. Letters and manuscripts held at London Metropolitan Archives. Grade I listed buildng and garden with changing exhibitions on Keats and his era.

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Opening Times All Visitors: Summer (Easter to October) Tuesday - Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm. Winter (November to Easter) Friday - Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm. For schools and other pre-booked visits: Summer Tuesday - Saturday 10.00am - 12.00noon. Winter Tuesday - Thursday 10.00am - 5.oopm. Keats House is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but will be open from 1.00pm - 5.00pm on New Years Day.

Keats House Address

Address:
Keats Grove
Hampstead
London
NW3 2RR
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7435 2062
Fax: +44 (0)20 7431 9293

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Prices for Keats House

Adult: £5.00 (USD8.29)  per ticket
Concession: £3.00 (USD4.97)  per ticket
Child: Free (USD0.00)
 

Location Information for Keats House

Address:
Keats Grove
Hampstead
London
NW3 2RR
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7435 2062
Fax: +44 (0)20 7431 9293
Public transport: Hampstead Heath, National Railway
By Road: Hampstead Heath: turn right on South End Green and then left to Keats Grove. Belsize Park: Turn right on Haverstock Hill, then right on Pond St, left on South End Green and

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Experience a Precious Rarity

If you can appreciate the contribution from the great mind of John Keats, then you will be thrilled to actually have an opportunity to experience a visit to Keat's House. You may notice it as being...

If you can appreciate the contribution from the great mind of John Keats, then you will be thrilled to actually have an opportunity to experience a visit to Keat's House. You may notice it as being very much like entering a time machine where you can be certain the environment closely resembles itself as it was in the time of Keat's himself. In a way, you can get a feeling being there that comes somewhat from an intuitive place of what it may have felt like dwelling in these quarters in the context of the young poet's existence there; specifically in terms of his reading and creating, and pondering in the library, relaxing in the beautiful back yard, perambulating in the basement kitchen area, dreaming about Fanny, talking to and or writing off letters to all of his associations etc. The house and grounds are beautifully well preserved and much more than that, just outside the front door STILL stands the tree which birthed the poem Ode to a Nightingale! Inside the house you will find locks of hair from Keats and Fanny (the love of his life)! What touched me deeply--personally--was his actual hand writing of Bright Star, to which he flawlessly penned onto his personal copy of a Shakespeare play as he rode upon ship toward Italy; poignant indeed. There are also actual original handwritten correspondences from Shelley, and orignal handwritings from Thomas Hardy (post Keats). This is only a beginning though as many significant vestiges from the life of this immortal remain exstant here at Keat's House.

Paul Thomson, Canada

 
5.0
28 November 2008
by PGTCanada, Canada
 

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Events at Keats House

  • Christmas at Keats House

    Exhibition

    4 Dec 2009 to 20 Dec 2009

    Visit Keats House during December to see the house in Christmas splendour! Regular festive poetry readings by staff and volunteers in their Christmas finest.

     

  • Keats House

    Exhibition

    1 Jan 2009 to 4 Apr 2010

    The house set in the leafy suburbs of Hampstead was home to John Keats from 1818 to 1820. Collections include books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings and artefacts relating to the life of the poet, his circle and the English Romantic movement.

     

  • Keats House - Collections

    Exhibition

    24 Jul 2009 to 31 Dec 2009

    The Keats House Collections consist 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. During the essential building works letters, manuscripts and books will be stored at London Metropolitan Archives.

     

  • The Keats House Poetry Appreciation Group

    Exhibition

    4 Sep 2009 to 27 Nov 2009

    This is a poetry reading and appreciation group, not a poetry writing group.

     
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