Keats House

 
 
ADDRESS
10 Keats Grove, NW3 2RR 
 
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OPENING TIMES
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day | Open New Years Day
 
PRICES
£5 (Adult), £3 (Concessions), FREE (Under 16s)
 

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Keats HouseJohn Keats spent two years from 1818 to 1820 at Keats House, formerly known as Wentworth Place and now named after the Romantic poet. Reopened on 24th July 2009 after nearly two years closure, the rooms have been updated so that more artefacts from the collection of letters, manuscripts and relics relating to Keats can be displayed. These include the engagement ring Keats gave to Fanny Brawne, the girl next door whom he fell in love with. The Keats House building we see today is a combination of their houses, originally two semi-detached houses - this stunning Grade I Regency villa is far superior to the humble abode Keats would have known when he lived here. Sadly the lovers never married and it was from this house that he travelled to Rome, on the advice of his doctor. The moved failed to save him from tuberculosis and he died aged just 25. But it was while living here in rural Hampstead that Keats wrote the bulk of his most admired work and penned his famous 'Ode to a Nightingale' from under a plum tree in the garden. The gardens too been renovated with early 19th  century species reintroduced around the Mulberry tree which would have been there in Keats' time. As you'd expect, poetry is promoted and appreciated here through regular poetry readings, residencies and educational events.

 

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Opening and closing times for Keats House

Today (Tuesday) Keats House closes at 17.00

Monday:

Closed
 
 

Tuesday:

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Location map of Keats House

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Underground Stations

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Hampstead Tube Station
 
8 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

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Car Parks

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St John's Wood Masterpark
 
29 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 | 2.5 miles from Keats House
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Dieter Roth: Diaries
Exhibitions | Until 14th July 2013 

Camden Arts Centre 14 minutes walk from Keats House

An overview of the artist's diaries, providing an insight into his daily experiences and thought processes, documented through drawings, collages, ...More

Dieter Roth: Diaries and other works
Dieter Roth: Diaries and other works
Exhibitions | Until 14th July 2013 

Camden Arts Centre 14 minutes walk from Keats House

Influential German-Swiss artist Dieter Roth was known as a sculptor, painter and conceptualist explorer. Back in the sixties he made ...More

 
Race
Race
Theatre | Until 29th June 2013 

Hampstead Theatre 15 minutes walk from Keats House

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Back To The Future
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 25th June 2013 

The Barfly Camden 22 minutes walk from Keats House

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Bob Wayne, The Zipheads
Concerts | On 18th June 2013 

The Barfly Camden 22 minutes walk from Keats House

The Seattle-based singer and guitarist performs punkabilly and country-rock....More

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Music | On 18th June 2013 

The Monarch 23 minutes walk from Keats House

Acoustic tunes and electro pop from the London-based duo....More

Monkey Music (Under 5s)
Kids Events | Until 25th June 2013 

Primrose Hill Community Centre 24 minutes walk from Keats House

Workshops for children with action songs, games and fun with percussion instruments....More

Ready Steady Go (Ages 1-3)
Kids Events | Until 25th June 2013 

Primrose Hill Community Centre 24 minutes walk from Keats House

Educational activities for youngsters....More

General Yoga
Leisure | Until 25th June 2013 

Primrose Hill Community Centre 24 minutes walk from Keats House

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Keep Fit: Workshop (Over 60s)
Sporting Events | Until 25th June 2013 

Primrose Hill Community Centre 24 minutes walk from Keats House

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