London Shh - Small historic houses

Email: keatshouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Phone: 02073223868
Website: http://www.keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of Keat's most memorable poetry. Here, Keats wrote 'Ode to a Nightingale', and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next door. It was from this house that he travelled to Rome, where he died of tuberculosis aged just 25. Keats House is a thriving museum dedicated not only to the poetry of  John Keats but also to poetry in general. We work closely with local community groups, museums, artists and schools, and run popular poetry groups. We run regular events and, assisted by our vibrant team of volunteers, bring the life and times of John Keats to contemporary Hampstead.

Significant Inhabitants

John Keats

Opening Hours

Summer (Easter to 31st October): Tuesday to Sunday, 1-5pm

Winter (31st October to Easter): Friday to Sunday 1-5pm

Entrance Fee

£5 adults,  £3 concessions

Under 16s free

Special group rates for parties over 10: £4 adults, £2.40 seniors

Transport

Tube: Hampstead tube to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (mostly downhill)

Belsize Park tube to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (up and downhill)

London Overground: Hampstead Heath train station – approximately 100m

Bus: Buses 24, 46, 168 and C11 all go to South End Green, next to Hampstead Heath Station

Bus 268 goes to the Rosslyn Hill junction with Downshire Hill