Chartwell House Tour: Home of Sir Winston Churchill Chartwell House Tour: Home of Sir Winston Churchill Chartwell House Tour: Home of Sir Winston Churchill Product ID: 43114 English Pick-up service Pick-up at central London hotels is possible, but an extra fee may be charged due to the London Congestion Charge. Select date and participants: Tour the personal home of Sir Winston Churchill and the attached Churchill Museum See dozens of Churchill’s paintings in the gallery Explore the orchards and gardens planted by Churchill and his wife Choose an option that includes a visit to General Wolfe’s Quebec House Great day out! Fabulous home and grounds and equally fabulous guide - Stephen. Extremely knowledgeable, accommodating and organized. I would highly recommend any tour with him. CAROLYN from GETTYSBURG, United States Overview Visit Chartwell House, the home of legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Set in the beautiful hills of Kent, you’ll find large gardens, a gallery of Churchill’s paintings, and a small museum as well. Opt to add a visit to Quebec House.

What to Expect Your guide will meet you at your hotel or a convenient train/tube station, and you’ll head off on a private drive through the English countryside on this 1-3 hour tour. The duration of the tour depends on whether you choose to add a visit to Quebec House. Set in the beautiful rolling hills of Kent, and just a short drive south of London, lies the family home of legendary former Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The house is exactly as Churchill left it and much of the gardens are as he arranged them. It's well worth taking some time to explore the gardens and the larger estate. Churchill was one of the most talented figures in history in the political arena, as was also an accomplished writer, historian, and artist. Many of his paintings are on display in a gallery on the estate. Close by is Quebec House, the home of General Wolfe, who captured Quebec. You can visit the house in addition to Chartwell House for an additional fee.

What's Included Admission to the house and gardens Complimentary hot/cold drinks Visiting Chartwell, Churchill’s family home - Mums do travel Mums do travel Home / Home Featured / Visiting Chartwell, Churchill’s family home Visiting Chartwell, Churchill’s family home January 19, 2015 by Gretta Schifano Chartwell. Copyright Gretta Schifano Sir Winston Churchill and his family lived at a beautiful country house called Chartwell in Kent in the South of England from 1922 until his death in 1965. Chartwell Today Chartwell is owned by the National Trust and you can visit the house and its extensive grounds. It’s a lovely place to explore. I live near to Chartwell and have been there several times both with and without my children. Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was a British Prime Minister who led the country to victory during World War II. He was also a prolific writer and a brilliant orator and he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. Churchill died at Chartwell at the age of 90 on January 24th, 1965.

I found Chartwell’s Death of a Hero exhibition about his death, funeral and legacy very interesting, especially as my parents have told me about their memories of his death and the huge impact which it had on people at the time. Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine had five children and Chartwell is presented today as the family home that it was when the children were growing up. Touring the house is fascinating and there are children’s trails to follow inside – but if you’re visiting with kids it’s the gardens and grounds which they’ll really enjoy. The 82-acre estate includes a 20-acre formal garden, lakes and woodland to explore and there are idyllic views across the Weald of Kent countryside. Chartwell swimming pool. Copyright Gretta Schifano Formal gardens The gardens include a round, spring-fed pool which was heated for swimming when the Churchills lived at Chartwell. You can still see the fish pond where Churchill liked to sit and think and the family croquet lawn which used to be a tennis court. There are planted borders, a rock garden, a pavilion painted with murals and some tucked-away gravestones marking the area where the Churchill family pets are buried.

Butterfly house Churchill was very interested in butterflies and wanted to encourage them in his garden. He bred a range of butterflies at Chartwell and today you can visit the small butterfly house there to learn about butterflies including how to raise your own at home. Kitchen garden The wall around the kitchen garden was built by Churchill himself. Apparently he used to say that he could lay ‘200 bricks and 2000 words a day’. He also said that bricklaying helped him to cope with depression. The walled garden was used to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers for the family and their staff and visitors. Marycot, Chartwell. Copyright Gretta Schifano Play house This is my favourite part of Chartwell. At the back of the walled garden is a little brick play cottage which Churchill built for his daughter Mary. It’s called the Marycot and when interviewed as an adult Mary remembered it having blue check curtains and a chandelier and a working mini Aga where she made drop scones for Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein who were guests at Chartwell! Today the play house still has blue check curtains and play food and crockery but no chandelier or working Aga.

It’s a lovely, welcoming place for children to play and it’s amazing to think of Churchill and his children there. Jock the cat At Chartwell Churchill was very fond of his pet ginger cat, Jock. When the house passed to the National Trust after Churchill’s death the Churchill family requested that there should always be a ginger cat with a white bib and white socks called Jock living there. Accordingly a rescue cat, Jock VI, is now in residence. You may be able to spot him if you visit. Swings Between the lakes and the woodland there are six beautifully-sited tree swings which are fun to play on. Woodland area Beyond the swings is an extensive woodland area. There are paths through the woods to lead you to the various points of interest. In the middle of the woods is a crater left by a bomb which fell here during WWII. Chartwell may have been the target of the bomb or it may have been intended for nearby Biggin Hill airport which was an RAF base. The crater is now home to a climbing net and a swing watched over by seats carved from tree trunks. Signpost in the Chartwell woodland. Copyright Gretta Schifano Canadian camp In another part of the woods is the Canadian Camp.

Canadian soldiers were stationed here during WWII in order to guard Chartwell. One of their tasks was to camouflage the lakes and swimming pool with brushwood so that they couldn’t be identified from the air. The recreated Canadian Camp today has hammocks and a campfire and is great for kids to play in. The lowdown Entrance to Chartwell is free for National Trust members. For non-members it costs £6.50 per adult, £3.25 per child to visit the Chartwell garden. The house is closed until February 28th 2015 but it costs £13.00 per adult, £6.50 per child to visit the house and gardens. Access to the woodland area is free. The car park costs £3 for a day. There’s a National Trust cafe and gift shop outside the main entrance to the gardens and there’s also a picnic area. Westerham The nearest town to Chartwell is Westerham and it’s worth stopping off there if you have time. There’s a statue of Churchill on the green and there are some lovely independent shops and cafes to explore. Westerham is mentioned in the Domesday book and St.

Mary’s Church at the corner of the green is more than 800 years old. Churchill statue in Westerham. Copyright Gretta Schifano Churchill elsewhere There are various other UK museums and exhibitions relating to Churchill. Churchill’s War Rooms The Cabinet War Rooms were the British government’s secret, underground headquarters in London during WWII. Together with a museum dedicated to Churchill the War Rooms are now open to the public and are run by the Imperial War Museum. There are children’s and adult’s audio guides available and you can see how the staff here worked and lived underground. Blenheim Palace Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and is buried in a nearby churchyard. Blenheim is a UNESCO World Heritage site and you can visit the palace and its grounds. Over to you Have you been to Chartwell, or do you think that you’d like to go there? Let me know if you have any questions about it. Share this: Great British Houses: Chartwell - The Beloved Home of Sir Winston Churchill - The Home That Was His Daily Inspiration - Anglotopia.net Issue #4 Now Shipping! We received Issue #4 from the printer last week and have begun the process of shipping out.

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Over 700 years before its most famous resident, Sir Winston Churchill, stepped through the door of Chartwell House someone else was calling it home. Local records suggest that there was a property built on this site as early as 1362 and the name Chartwell was most likely derived from the chart (Kentish for common) well that lies on the site and still feeds the ponds to the north of the house to this day. The Chartwell House you can visit today was built during Tudor times and analysis of the wood dates the building to between 1515 and 1546. The house was probably built as a hunting lodge and has spectacular views over a lake and private valley with the Wealden Hills rolling out into the distance. It is thought that King Henry VIII stayed there while courting Anne Boleyn who was living at nearby Hever Castle. The property became known as ‘Well Street’ in the late 1700s and was used as a foundling house as part of the London Foundling Hospital until in 1836 when it was sold to the Drinkwater Bethune family from Surrey.

The next owners, the Campbell Colquhouns, renamed the house Chartwell and made huge developments and alterations to the house and land before it was purchased by Winston Churchill in 1922. A dark, red-brick, ivy-clad villa on a hill, Chartwell was said to embody Victorian architecture at its least attractive. Churchill set about remodelling and extending the house straight away, enlisting the help of a young architect, Philip Tilden. For the next two years Tilden transformed the house, adding larger windows to let in more light, adding more rooms, retaining period features such as stepped gables and warm pink brickwork but erasing any Tudor revivalist influences. Despite two years of renovation work, Churchill’s Chartwell was a modestly comfortable, almost suburban home without any of the grandeur one might expect from the home of a victorious wartime prime minister.

View of the Kent Countryside Beloved by Churchill Chartwell’s position so close to the English Channel made it vulnerable during World War II so during this time the Churchills resided mainly at Ditchley, Oxfordshire and later at the official country residence of the Prime Minister at Chequers, Buckinghamshire It’s no secret that Churchill’s financial situation was often unstable and in 1938 Churchill was almost forced to sell Chartwell for financial reasons. At the time the house was advertised as featuring five reception rooms, nineteen bed and dressing rooms, eight bathrooms and eighty acres of land. Wealthy friends of Churchill bought Chartwell for the National Trust in 1946 on the condition that Churchill and his family could live there until their deaths. It was presented to the public in 1966, one year after Churchill’s death. Chartwell today is a monument to Churchill’s life and his presence fills every inch of the house. Visitors can walk through Churchill’s famous front-door with its striking 18th century surround and wander through the rooms of his house.

Churchill’s study is the heart of Chartwell and most evokes the Tudor origins of the property with old roof timbers, a Tudor doorway and views of the valley. Churchill spent most of his time in this room after his retirement, sleeping in a four poster bed in the corner in order to return to work as soon as he woke. Chartwell Grounds The house is crammed with memorabilia from Churchill’s life and the walls are lined with photographs of the famous faces Churchill met during his time as prime minister and into his retirement. While much of Chartwell is shrine-like, each room a museum exhibition of Churchill’s incredible legacy, there are traces of the real life lived within its walls. Churchill’s wife Clemintine’s beloved Rose Garden, the dining room where Churchill used to show after-dinner films and, of course, Churchill’s art studio offer a little more than typical house-museums can. Churchill’s love of painting was a huge part of his life and provided some relief from the periodic bouts of depression he famously referred to as his ‘black dog’.

In the 1930s Churchill converted a cottage on the property into an art studio and throughout the rest of his lifetime completed up to 500 paintings, many of which are now owned by universities, museums and private collectors. Our current monarch Queen Elizabeth II has one of Churchill’s paintings in her private collection. There are around 130 of Churchill’s paintings, often described as Impressionist in style, hung on the various walls of Chartwell and Churchill’s beloved studio has been left just as he left it, with easel and palette in place. Churchill’s Own Painting of the Estate A cosy family home, Chartwell is not designed for coach loads of visitors and the usual car park and visitor centre you would expect from a National Trust property are located on a hillside at a distance from the house. A typical visit includes a tour of the house, entry to temporary exhibitions and a tour of the gardens. What Makes Chartwell Famous? Chartwell is famous for the sole reason that Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War, lived there for most of his adult life. The house has been preserved exactly was it was when Churchill lived there as a shrine to the man, his life and his legacy.

It’s not a particularly grand country house but it qualifies as a Great British Houses purely because of its connection to Churchill. Chartwell in Film and TV Chartwell, Kent by the National Trust (2010) Visiting Information From the beginning of March until the end of October Chartwell is open to visitors from 11am to 4.15pm every day. Tickets cost £12.50 for adults, £6.25 for children and £31.25 for a family. Cheaper tickets are available for access to garden and studio only. See the website for more information. It’s pretty easy to get there from London but it requires a train trip. We recommend taking a train to Sevenoaks station (6 miles away) as it has a regular fast train service from London Charing Cross, Waterloo East and London Bridge and there are ample taxis waiting outside the station when you arrive. Grab a taxi and have them take you to Chartwell and if you have time, Hever Castle is also nearby and worth a visit. The Taxi driver will be happy to wait for your or return at a scheduled time.

Share this: Chartwell | National Trust National Trust Chartwell, the home of Sir Winston Churchill, in frost National Trust Enjoy wintry views across the hillside at Chartwell National Trust Visit the studio full of Churchill's paintings at Chartwell National Trust / Andreas Von Einsiedel Discover Winston and Clemmie by the lake at Chartwell National Trust Family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill Things to see and do Explore inside and outside A tale of two exhibitions at Chartwell Here at Chartwell this winter we have not one, but two new exhibitions for you. Delve into the history of Churchill’s political career in our Child of the Commons exhibition, or see Churchill inspired artwork in our 50th anniversary exhibition. These exhibitions are a unique chance to see items that have never before been on public display, as well as remarkable historical photos of Churchill at Chartwell. Winter house closure at Chartwell The house is currently closed until 25 February 2017 whilst we conduct our winter deep clean and conservation work. The gardens, shop and café remain open daily from 10am. Click here for more information on our opening times, including for the studio and exhibition.

The studio at Chartwell Churchill was an avid amateur painter, painting over 500 canvasses in total. A large collection are housed at Chartwell and hang from the walls in the studio. Please note that the studio is closed from 3 Jan and will reopen on 1 Feb by tour only. Click here for more info on studio opening times. Chartwell has 80 acres of space for your little ones to run around in. With wild play areas and family trails there's plenty to keep them busy, so wrap up warm and visit us today. Enjoy wintry views across the hillside at Chartwell National Trust Chartwell Kent New year, new you Making a New Year's resolution? We're here to help you on your way. Whether it's to get fit, learn a new skill or simply get involved more we are here to help you start the new year off with a bang. Churchill's life in objects Learn how the items we hope to acquire with our appeal tell the life story of Churchill, and why it is vital we keep them at Chartwell for ever. Remember to check back in the coming weeks as we add more items.

Chartwell in Kent, the former home of Sir Winston Churchill National Trust Images / Robert Morris The stories behind the objects revealed... We need your help to keep over 1,000 personal belongings of Churchill here at Chartwell for future generations to learn from and enjoy. House and collections manager Katherine Barnett tells us her personal connection to the objects and why they are so important in portraying Churchill's life and achievements. In profile: our curator's top five items Each item in the collections at Chartwell tells us something different about Churchill. There's everything from his hairbrush to the House of Commons book. Curator Neil Walters highlights his pick of Churchill's personal belongings of Churchill's that we hope to keep at Chartwell. Fundraise to keep Churchill at Chartwell Help us to reinvigorate Churchill's legacy at Chartwell by raising money towards our £7.1m appeal. We've got a few Churchill-inspired fundraising ideas to get you started, so why not get the friends together for an evening of entertainment all in aid of a good cause? Chartwell is embarking on a project to fix the damage caused by water Conservation in action; making Chartwell watertight Water ingress has been an issue at Chartwell since before the Churchill's even moved in.

In 2016 the National Trust embarked on a huge project to restore the windows and walls to make Chartwell watertight for future generations to enjoy. Find out more about this conservation project here. Volunteer at the home of Sir Winston Churchill As a charity, Chartwell relies heavily on the work of its volunteers to keep its doors open forever, for everyone. We have a wide variety of volunteer positions for you to get stuck into, from gardeners to minibus drivers and even premise maintenance. Get in touch with us today to start your volunteer journey. Join one of our local supporter groups Want to help Chartwell but don't feel you can volunteer that much time? You can always join a local supporter groups that help fundraise for several properties. They also go out and about on visits and it's a great way to meet people and make friends. Places nearby More of a town than a house: six hundred years of history Join Accessibility General Car park open all year, roughly 250 yards from the main house.

£3 all day parking for non-members Large popular café with indoor and outdoor seating Enjoy fresh produce from the Chartwell kitchen garden in the café's seasonal desserts The café serves on the go sandwiches and rolls ideal for picnics Picnics are permitted in the meadow (off the car park) and by the lake on the lower lawn Dogs on short leads are permitted within the gardens and estate with water bowls at the café Due to the sensitive nature of copyright we don't allow photography inside the house and studio but photography is permitted within the grounds and garden Please do not bring tents, gazebos and BBQs as these are not permitted. Please note we have speed humps in our car park which may make it difficult for low body cars. Please note: the unauthorised flying of drones at our places isn’t permitted.

You can find our drone policy here Family The playhouse Churchill built for Mary, his youngest daughter is still in the kitchen garden for children to explore Baby-changing facilities can be found next to the visitor centre Natural play area including balancing beams and Canadian camp available in woodland Though we don't allow pushchairs and child backpack carriers inside the house we offer side slings and baby carriers to borrow at the front of the house Scooters are welcome along the sloped visitor paths and on the lower lawn by the lake but bikes and trikes aren't suitable Paths in the woodland area to the wild play area and swings aren't suitable for buggies Please take care when near the black swans; wildfowl may peck if they become uncomfortable. Help us to look after the black swans by not feeding them. Accessibility The hillside location means the grounds are sloped in places with steps. Please refer to the welcome map for step-free routes Whilst we endeavour to provide a mobility bus service to the front of the house, there will be occasions when it is not available. Please ask a member of staff at the visitor welcome centre to arrange a ‘drive and drop’ option in your car.

Due to narrow doorways and sharp turns the house is not suitable for motorised wheelchairs, but manual wheelchairs can be borrowed at the visitor centre Wheelchair access only to the sitting room, hall and library. There is designated disabled parking closest to the Visitor Centre Access by wheelchair to the studio is across a grassy slope and there is one step to go inside. Close Family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill Chartwell was the much-loved Churchill family home from 1922 and the place from which Sir Winston drew inspiration until the end of his life. The rooms remain much as they were when he lived here, with pictures, books and personal mementoes evoking the career and wide-ranging interests of a great statesman, writer, painter and family man. Additionally, every winter we put on a new temporary exhibition to explore Churchill in more detail and draw items out of storage. The hillside gardens reflect Sir Winston’s love of the landscape and nature. They include the lakes he created, the kitchen garden and the Marycot, a playhouse designed for his youngest daughter Mary. Beyond the gardens there is an expanse of woodland with looped trails and natural play areas.

There's den building, a Canadian camp and opportunities to stretch your legs. Telephone Chartwell------the home of Winston Churchill Chartwell------the home of Winston Churchill Chartwell House is the home of Winston Churchill where to learn Winston Churchill timeline, Winston Churchill family tree, Winston Churchill wife and Winston Churchill children. Chartwell------the home of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was a great British leader and Prime Minister. In 1922 Sir Winston Churchill purchased Chartwell property, located in Westerham, Kent, just outside of London. This was his family home, and he spent as much time there as he could until his death. Chartwell is an example of 'Victorian architecture at its least attractive, a ponderous red-brick country mansion of tile-hung gables and poky oriel windows'. In the 16th century Henry VIII is reputed to have stayed in Chartwell during his courtship of Anne Boleyn at nearby Hever Castle. At Chartwell Churchill had the opportunity to do some landscaping involving the beautiful water area: a swimming pool, two lakes, a water garden and a rock garden. Black Swans have been a feature at Chartwell since 1927. Today there are two Black Swans in the upper lake.

At the south end of the upper lake there is a statue of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill made by Oscar Nemon. The Rock Garden features water cascading over rocks of Forest of Dean Sandstone and was supplied by Garvin Jones, who had won a gold metal at the Chelsea flower show in 1948. The Lady Churchill visited the show and was inspired by his features. Consequently Garvin Jones installed his display at Chartwell free of charge. The Water Garden contains a Golden Orfe pond. Beside the Golden Orfe pond is a small blue chair and a bait box. This was one of Winston Churchill’s favourite places to sit and relax in the garden. He would spend hours feeding his Golden Orfe, which were supplied by Harrods in 1937. Lady Churchill’s Rose Garden is a small plant garden and has an entrance to the Marlborough Pavilion, which is a small sandstone and clunch structure with two open sides. The interior embellishment portrays the battle of Marlborough. The Kitchen Garden keeps as it was like in 1930’s and every fruit and vegetable is grown here both for ornamental purpose, and supplying to the Chartwell restaurant.

There is a Golden Rose Walk running through the centre that was a gift given by their children for their golden marriage anniversary in 1958. At the corner of the Kitchen Garden there is a small building called Marycot made by Churchill himself for his daughter to play there. Today Marycot and a small area in front of it are used for children to play. Bear in mind a wall at the bottom of the Golden Rose Walk towards to Marycot, that was partially made by Churchill himself. Next to the Kitchen Garden there is a studio that displays Winston Churchill’s paintings, pictures and books. You can also learn Churchill’s family tree, Winston Churchill biography and speeches there. At Lady Churchill’s Sitting Room, on the wall facing the entrance there is a big portrait of Sir Churchill, next which there is one of his oil paintings named Winter Sunshine that won first prize at an amateur painters’ competition in 1925 and gained his first entry at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in 1947. A visitors’ book at the Entrance Hall is displayed in a glass box. It records many of the guests who came to Chartwell between 1924 and 1964.

The famous signatories include American President Truman, British Prime Minister Lloyd George and British actor Laurence Olivier. The Drawing Room was a main meeting place for Churchill’s family and their guests. Beside the original decoration chosen by Lady Churchill there are two very noticeable gifts: one is a crystal glass cockerel, the symbol of France, given by General de Gaulle; another is Charing Cross Bridge painted by Claude Monet in 1902 and was a gift for Churchill. At the Library there is a model of Port Arromanches in the middle of a wall. It is one of the artificial Mulberry harbours that Churchill was keen to develop and played such an important role in the Allied Invasion of Europe in 1944. A bust of Franklin Roosevelt is placed at a corner of a bookshelf. Lady Churchill’s bedroom has a high barrel-vaulted ceiling and duck-egg blue colour scheme that makes the room spacious with a sense of calm. Next to the bedroom is the Ante-Room and Landing that was used to be Lady Churchill’s bath and dressing room. Now it contains China and other memorabilia, one of which is the robes she wore when she was made Baroness Spencer-Churchill in 1965.

The Museum and the Uniform Rooms were created out of three guest bedrooms after Churchill’s death to display many beautiful and valuable items connecting with Churchill, as well as some important moments in Churchill’s life, Winston Churchill poster, sayings and quote in world war II including the famous Winston Churchill iron curtain speech. The Study is the heart of Chartwell as Churchill’s workshop, where he worked on five budgets as Chancellor of Exchequer, rehearsed speeches against Fascism and conceived much of his literary pieces. The Union Flag is hard to miss. Down stairs on the lowest level of the garden’s wing is the Dining Room. The table and the chairs were designed especially for this room. The Golden Rose Book is set next to the exit that was part of the gift from their children for their golden wedding anniversary. Next to the Dining Room is the Kitchen. The National Trust keeps the kitchen as it was like in Churchill’s time. Some of the cooking utensils are original with the family’s name, some are not. At the shop of Chartwell you can buy books by Winston Churchill including Winston Churchill autobiography, biography, Winston Churchill quotation and the models of Winston Churchill bust. Union Flag, also known as Union Jack Flag, is for sale too.

Churchill Bulletin Churchill Bulletin Bulletin #47 - May 2012 Bulletin #47 - May 2012 If you would like to submit an article, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll make sure it is considered for publication. Follow this link to listen to the interview and her favourite musical pieces. The castaway in Desert Island Discs this edition is Lady Soames, historian and only surviving child of Winston Churchill. A distinguished author and now Chairman of the Board of the National Theatre, she spoke to Sue Lawley about her extraordinary life - recalling her blissful childhood spent at Chartwell, the family's country home in the Kent countryside. She also be spoke about the many state visits she made with her father and her husband - and remembering a conversation she had with General de Gaulle, who gave her lots of good advice on the best places to walk dogs in Paris.

©BBC Radio 4 and Desert Island Discs Churchill’s 1942 Flying Bermuda Visit Winston Churchill is the first world leader to make a trans-Atlantic joruney by air as he returns to the UK abord the "Berwick." BERNEWS, 10 March 2012—British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's return to the UK from Bermuda aboard Boeing flying boat in January, 1942 — the first transatlantic air trip by a world leader — fired the imaginations not only of his devoted countrymen but of the entire democratic world. People reading of his long flight from Bermuda and safe landing at Plymouth in the United Kingdom chuckled with affectionate glee mixed with relief. Churchill in the cockpit of the "Berwick"With transatlantic air travel still in its infancy, the British wartime leader's impulsive decision to fly from Bermuda was viewed as a characteristically audacious — and potentially perilous — move. The Prime Minister had visited the island for a secret 24-hour stop-over and addressed the House of Assembly, expressing his gratitude to Bermuda for allowing the construction of US military bases the previous year.

He flew to Bermuda on January 15, 1942 from Virginia aboard the British Overseas Airline Corporation's Boeing 314 flying boat "Berwick". The British Prime Minister had been in Washington for several weeks after the sneak Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941 brought America into World War Two [1939-1945]. He had been conferring with ally President Franklin Roosevelt at the White House and had delivered one of his most famous wartime speeches — "the United States, united as never before, have drawn the sword for freedom and cast away the scabbard" — to a joint session of the US Congress. Soon after the flight departed for Bermuda, the Prime Minister entered the "Berwick's" cockpit smoking his trademark cigar, and Captain Kelly Rogers waived the rules and let him continue, even allowing him to strike a match when it went out. He tried the controls of the huge craft, as Kelly Rogers whispered into the co-pilot's ear, ordering him to apply corrections only if it looked as if the plane was getting out of the Prime Minister's control. Mr.

Churchill was allowed to do a couple of slightly banked turns, and was photographed by one of the official cameramen. The two Churchills who defeated Hitler: TV historian David Starkey reveals how an ancestor inspired Winston to win the war. By David Starkey THE DAILY MAIL, 6 April 2012—Back in September 1932, a distinguished British visitor was spending a few days in the German city of Munich. His name was Winston Churchill MP: one-time cabinet minister, now just a backbencher. So this was not an official trip, but nor was Winston simply a tourist. Churchill's ancestor John John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, depicted in 1702 He was in the city to carry out field research for the book he was writing: a biography of his ancestor, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Britain's greatest general, whose famous victory over the French at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704 had taken place about 40 miles away, and whose influence on his famous descendant is the subject of my new three-part TV series. In 1932 Germany was in turmoil, destabilised by the Great Depression.

There were four million unemployed, and a new political party, the National Socialist Workers Party, was making rapid electoral strides. Its 'Führer', Adolf Hitler, was clearly the coming man of German politics. At his hotel, Winston was introduced to one of Hitler's financial backers, a German-American art dealer with the memorable name of 'Putzi' Hanfstaengl. Putzi turned out to be good company. 'He went to the piano and played and sang in such a remarkable style that we all enjoyed ourselves immensely,' Winston later wrote. 'He said that Herr Hitler came every day to the hotel at five o'clock, and would be very glad indeed to see me. I had no national prejudices against Hitler at this time. He had a perfect right to be a patriotic German if he chose.' And so Putzi arranged a meeting between the two.

Picnic with family - Review of Chartwell, Westerham, England - TripAdvisor Review of Chartwell Chartwell Mapleton Road, Westerham TN16 1PS, England +44 1732 868381 More attraction details Attraction details Owner description: The great British statesman, Sir Winston Churchill, lived in this home for over 40 years. Visitors can tour the rose gardens and see the artwork, books and desk of this remarkable leader. There are newer reviews for this attraction Reviewed June 15, 2016 via mobile House of the great man Winston Churchill. Well worth a visit to see the house, gardens and paint studio. Nice walks on the perimeter of the estate with access back into the grounds. Visited May 2016 Ask Alan H about Chartwell This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Alan H has 1 more review of Chartwell 1,156 reviews from our community Visitor rating “Interesting Visit” Reviewed June 13, 2016 I visited on a beautiful sunny day last week. The gardens are stunning.

I have to agree with other posters about the dim lighting in the rooms,but of course it's probably to preserve the fabrics.The scaffolding at the back of the dining room does detract from the views from this room. I loved the uniform room.All in all a very pleasant visit. Visited June 2016 This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Fred R “A non-event” Reviewed June 12, 2016 Chartwell has always been on our "must visit" list. This was a let down. The layout, in terms of the parking, the shop, the gardens cannot be faulted but the actual experience? We had pre-booked, arrived early and were told we could go straight in, as unusually for a Sunday, they were not that busy. Would I hate to visit the house when it is busy. The pace was so slow and made worse by the fact that the lighting in some areas is poor. Perhaps that is to preserve the fabric and paintings, but I ended up peering up close to read information on any number of pictures and objects. On the upper floor, it was stifling. I am no fading maiden aunt but this was really uncomfortable.

And everything is so drab.... The one positive is the great man's study, to see where he wrote, his chair, his desk. Thank you to the 93 year old volunteer guide, who saw active service in the Royal Navy in World War Two, for his entertaining, erudite and enthusiastic commentary on the room and its contents. That's what Chartwell needs...bringing to life. But, if there are so many who want to visit, perhaps the best you can get is a slow, stuffy trudge around a series of rooms which do very little, in my opinion, to honour Churchill. Ever been to the War Rooms in London? That is a celebration, an event. Churchill said "We are all worms but I do believe that I am a glow-worm". I believe that he was a man of faults and a man of brilliance, sadly Chartwell does not make him "glow" Visited June 2016 “Iconic English grounds and family house” Reviewed June 11, 2016 Chartwell always has a particular attraction as it feels like a family home just on a rather large scale.

However, it isn't too big to wonder quite how large a staff would be needed to run the house and where they would have lived. One this occasion, my children were pleased to find the new bench swings from the trees which were just like the swings that my Grandad used to make. The grounds are great for children. The house requires timed tickets which as National Trust members we booked on line but weren't charged. It was a bit disappointing not to be able to take photos inside. We had hoped that we would be able to take photos without using flash. Overall, though a fascinating afternoon. Visited June 2016 “Beautiful house, stunning history.” Reviewed June 11, 2016 Three generations of our family came to look around this lovely, historic house on a Bank Holiday Monday. Yes it was busy, but when you pay for entry to the house or gardens you are given a timed ticket, so you have space to look around. The grounds are gorgeous and loads to see, ie, kitchen garden,painting studio, lake and woodland walks. So plenty to do whilst you are waiting to look around the house. Once in the house you follow your way around the various rooms with lots of information about the items and previous occupants.

I was particularly enamoured with the original Monet! You really get the feel of how much this family home was loved and lived in by our most famous Prime Minister. There is a lovely shop, plants and then on to the tea room/restaurant. As it was so busy we could not get into the restaurant, but that wasn't a problem as we found a nice pub in the nearby village of Westerham. Plenty of parking, and the most wonderful views from the terraces, thoroughly recommended. Visited May 2016 Chartwell - a great garden Chartwell - a great garden Updated on April 15, 2016 Visit Chartwell - the former home of Winston Churchill Chartwell in Kent is the former home of Winston Churchill, the British Prime Miniser during World War II. It is now owned by the National Trust. Features of the house and garden are: the extensive grounds an absolutely stunning view over the Weald of Kent. In the house you can visit Churchill's study where he wrote his speeches and books. In the garden you can visit his studio where he painted You can also see the brick walls in the kitchen garden which he built himself.

Plus it has a fabulous walled kitchen garden It's a property I visit on a regular basis - let me share it with you Chartwell - former home of Winston Churchill "A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted" Winston Churchill Chartwell in Kent - just outside Westerham - {"lat":51.244335,"lng":0.083181,"zoom":8,"mapType":"ROADMAP","markers":[{"id":59437,"lat":"51.244335","lng":"0.083181","name":"","address":"Chartwell, Mapleton Road, Westerham, TN16 1PS","description":""}]} All About Chartwell - the home of Winston Churchill Churchill bough Chartwell in the summer of 1922. It's located near Westerham in Kent and accessible to London although at some distance from it. At the time he bought it the house was neglected and dilapidated. The grounds in particular were completely overgrown and must have appeared unmanageable to Clementine Church, his wife, who was initially less than enthusiastic about his purchase.

During the 1920s Chartwell was used mainly as a weekend home (the family lived at 11 Morpeth Mansions in London), but in May 1930 the Conservative Government was defeated. Over time both house and garden were transformed and it became a home that was much loved and a place which provided Churchill with a place to write, paint and garden and respite from his other duties. The garden is great - not because of the excellence of design or planting - but rather because of its historical associations with Churchill. With his huge reserves of energy, Churchill personally got involved with a number of the major works of construction in the garden and grounds. These included: a dam and a swimming pool were constructed in the field below the house and garden a red brick wall was built around the kitchen garden where the vegetables and fruit trees grew - built mostly by Churchill with his own hands the re-tiling of a cottage at the bottom of the garden. Churchill subsequently also bought the farm located next to the house and then proceeded to enjoy being a country farmer as well as gardener and handyman! Personal belongings of Sir Winston Churchill go on display to the public for the first time at his former Kent home.

The view of the Weald of Kent from the terrace The view of the Weald of Kent from the terrace BOOK: Churchill and Chartwell: The Untold Story of Churchill's Houses and Gardens - by Stefan Buczacki This book is based on extensive research and is a biography of Winston Churchill through the houses he lived in and the gardens he made. It culminates with the full story of his purchase, alteration and creation of Chartwell, Kent, where he lived for more than 40 years before and after the war, and which is now, in keeping with his intentions, owned and run by the National Trust. Tweets from Chartwell - and weather and plant updates! Winston Churchill in 1944 | Source Winston Churchill and Chartwell Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War (WWII). He is widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders.

He served as prime minister twice (1940-45 and 1951-55). noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, writer, and an artist. To date, he is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature - in recognition of his oratory - and the first person to be recognised as an honorary citizen of the United States. Source: Wikipedia This is one of his great speeches made during the War "We shall not flag, or fail.

We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the new world, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old." Between 1931 and 1935 - characterised as "the wilderness years" - Winston Churchill spent much of his time at his country home, Chartwell, in Kent. Here he built brick garden walls and constructed dams to create a swimming pool and other lakes and pools.

Queen Elizabeth II said this when he died "The whole world is the poorer by the loss of his many-sided genius while the survival of this country and the sister nations of the Commonwealth, in the face of the greatest danger that has ever threatened them, will be a perpetual memorial to his leadership, his vision, and his indomitable courage."" Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Clementine Churchill - bronze sculpture next to the lake at Chartwell | Source On Jan. 24, 1965, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill died in London at age 90, nine days after suffering a severe stroke. DVD: Chartwell A guided tour of Chartwell by Churchill s youngest daughter, Mary. Born in the week the family bought the house, Mary Churchill spent the next 17 years living at Chartwell, watching her father live out the career which led to him becoming wartime Prime Minister in 1940.

She returns to the rooms in which so many momentous decisions of her father s life were made - the study, where Churchill wrote his influential books and speeches; the dining-room, where he entertained some of the most famous politicians, artists and celebrities of the century; and the studio and gardens, where he escaped to reflect on the great issues of the day Travels with a Sketchbook in.......: The kitchen garden at Chartwell, Churchill's former home Yesterday the sun shone - and we went to Chartwell in Kent, former home of Winston Churchill and now a National Trust property. I went armed with camera and sketchbook and my partner went with the intention of doing one of the things he enjoys doing Sketch of the Rose Walk and Kitchen Garden at Chartwell Sketch of the Kitchen Garden at Chartwell BOOK: National Trust Guidebook - Chartwell Authoritative texts and superb illustrations illuminate the history of the place and tell the stories of the people who have lived and worked there. Churchill's Studio at Chartwell BOOK: Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings Sir Winston Churchill painted over 500 paintings - primarily in oil on canvas. While variable in quality some received positive comments from the British Press.

This book catalogues his paintings and provides a look at his life through his paintings. Sir Winston's granddaughter-in-law and the renowned art critic who catalogued all of Churchill's paintings shortly after his death provide the accompanying text and commentary It also includes Sir Winston's complete 1925 essay "Painting as a Pastime," and 40 rare, previously unpublished photographs of Churchill and his world, in both color and black and white. Buy Now One of Chartwell's main recreations was painting which he did all over the world - as well as in his garden and studio at Chartwell. He started painting after the failure of the Dardanelles operation in the First World War. He first of all tried watercolour sketching - having been introduced to this by his sister-in-law. He subsequently switched to oil painting - and his cache of oil paints is something to behold! His painting became one of the main ways he relaxed and enjoyed himself. By 1950, 300 of his paintings were in his home at Chartwell. His paintings also brought good prices because of who had painted them.

They were also auctioned for charities and used for Christmas cards BOOK: Winston Churchill: His Life As a Painter Not so much an evaluation of Churchill's art as an exploration of its place in his life, this lavishly produced volume is drawn from private and public collections and complete with a catalogue raisonne of Churchill's works. Sure to appeal to history and art enthusiasts alike. 60 color illustrations. Chartwell on AboutBritain.com Kent TN16 1PS Visit the home of Sir Winston Churchill and gain an insight into the domestic life of Britain's famous wartime Prime Minister. Chartwell was loved by Sir Winston as the place where he could truly escape the pressures of his public and political life and be with his family. Today it offers a fascinating day out for all ages. Enter the front door and step back in time. As you explore the rooms in the house that remain as they were in Churchill's time (complete with daily papers and his famous cigars), and experience unique displays and sound recordings, you will discover a man that influenced key moments in 20th Century history, but who also had a private life full of the more usual domestic trials and triumphs.

Gardens Explore the lovely gardens that command unrivalled views over the Weald of Kent and see the lake, swimming pool and Water Garden that Sir Winston created and loved to paint. See the pools where he would sit to feed his magnificent golden orfe. Whilst in the garden, visit the studio complete with many of his unframed canvases in various stages of completion, and then wander into the peaceful Rose Garden created by Lady Clementine and along the Golden Rose Walk taking in the garden walls that Churchill built with his own hands. With so much to see and do, don't forget to visit the large gift shop and the restaurant which serves a wide selection of meals, light refreshments and, of course, afternoon tea! Disabled Facilities Wheelchairs available. Limited access to house and gardens. Full access to restaurant and shop. Adapted WC at Visitor Centre. Braille guide available. Share this article

Question: Chartwell was the family home of which British Prime Minister?
Answer: Winston Churchill