Keats House
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Visit Keats House, the Hampstead abode where the poet is said to have written his Ode to a Nightingale.
In 1920, the house faced demolition to make way for development. Thankfully, a public campaign raised funds to save the house, and it was opened as a museum five years later. Today, Keats House stands as a testament to the enduring power of John Keats’s poetry and the importance of preserving literary heritage.
The writer’s abode
The house is preserved much as it would have been in Keats’s time. Explore the rooms where the poet lived and wrote during this prolific time, creating famous odes including Ode on a Grecian Urn. Discover items that belonged to him, such as his writing desk and medical books (Keats trained as a surgeon before devoting himself to poetry).
Fanny Brawne
The house also tells the story of Keats’s personal life. Fanny Brawne, his muse and fiancée, lived next door with her family. Though their love story was tragically cut short by Keats’s illness and untimely death, the house offers glimpses into their romance.
Readings and workshops
The house also hosts events and exhibitions throughout the year, exploring Keats’s life and work, as well as the wider Romantic movement. There are also poetry readings and workshops, a chance to delve deeper into the world of Keats and his contemporaries such as Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Want to explore more residences of British literary icons? Read our guide to famous writers’ homes.
Visitor information
Address
10 Keats Grove, Hampstead, London, Greater London, NW3 2RR
020 7332 3868
Opening times
Please visit our website for opening times and admission charges.
