Our Lottery Funded Project
In partnership with our volunteer group, The Friends of Eastgate House, we will fully restore the chalet with conservation-led repairs using traditional techniques. The chalet will become more physically accessible for visitors than ever before. It will be fully interpreted for the …
Heritage Open Days (12-20 September)
A chance to see inside the ground floor of Charles Dickens’ iconic 160-year-old, Grade I listed Swiss chalet, situated next to Eastgate House, in Eastgate Gardens, off Rochester High Street. See inside Charles Dickens’ Chalet Anytime between 11am and 4pm on 12, …
Dickens’ Chalet Open Day – Bank Holiday Monday 25th August
Take a rare sneak peek inside Charles Dickens’ Writing Chalet on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August. Chalet Open Day Visitors to Eastgate House will be able to purchase entry to the Chalet for an additional £2.00 Eastgate House will be open 10am …
Dickens’ Writing Chalet – Inspiring Future Writers?
As well as memorialising Charles Dickens the restored chalet needs to bring benefits to a wider audience and community than just those associated with Charles Dickens. It’s not known to many but Rochester has an association with a number of other authors …
Lord Mayor of Canterbury Shows Support for Restoration of the Chalet
The Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Councillor Keji Moses, opened the annual conference of the Dickens Fellowship, 2025. In her address and in conversation, Cllr. Moses recognised the relevance of Dickens’ work today and how the Chalet could be valuable resource for ‘creatives’ …
Mini-Chalet Visits the Annual Conference of the Dickens Fellowship (2025)
The ‘Mini-Chalet’, a scale model of Charles Dickens’ writing chalet, ‘visited’ the conference of the International Dickens Fellowship on 14 July at Canterbury. As expected It was very well ‘received’. Delegates were very supportive of restoring the Chalet as a memorial to …
A Vision of Dickensian Romance: A Captivating Photoshoot at Eastgate House
Imagine stepping back in time, where the charm of a bygone era meets the anticipation of a unique future. That’s precisely what a recent photographic modeling shoot at the historic Eastgate House in Rochester, England, aimed to capture. This enchanting session was …
Architectural Students Gain Inspiration from Dickens’ Writing Chalet
A New Future For over 60 years, Charles Dickens’ Writing Chalet has been situated in the grounds of Eastgate House, Rochester. Here it was once visited and enjoyed by visitors of all ages from far and wide. However, over the past 50 …
Civic Support for the Writing Chalet Project from The Mayor of Rochester
The Mayor and the City of Rochester Society back the revival of this historic gem We were delighted to attend the recent AGM of the City of Rochester Society — one of the city’s most established heritage voices and a valued supporter …
