Kent Online

Appeal to improve Chartwell near Westerham and secure Winston Churchill's belongings gains £3.45 million in lottery funding

A bid to acquire many of Sir Winston Churchill's personal objects and improve public access to his historic family home at Chartwell has been awarded £3.45 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The ...
BBC

Chartwell: Churchill-owned painting on display for first time

A painting owned by Winston Churchill has gone on public display for the first time. The work by the artist Ernest Townsend depicts the evacuation of soldiers from Dunkirk during World War Two. The ...

Clare Balding to celebrate debut novel, Pastures New, with dog walk and book event at the National Trust’s Chartwell estate

Broadcaster Clare Badling is inviting fans – and their four-legged friends – to join her for a unique event. The Crufts host ...
BBC

Sir Winston Churchill's belongings on show at Chartwell

Personal items of Sir Winston Churchill have gone on public display for the first time at his former home in Kent. A passport used when he was Prime Minister is among the items on show at Chartwell ...
BBC UK News

'Greatest Briton' is remembered

The 40th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's death was commemorated at his home town in Kent on Monday. Churchill's daughter, Lady Mary Soames joined a number of residents in Westerham for a ...
London Evening Standard

Spotlight on Westerham

Anthea Masey explores a tiny Kent town, loved by Winston Churchill, where a vibrant local community has spirit and enterprise A statue of Winston Churchill on The Green in Westerham. The tiny town of ...
BBC

Sir Winston Churchill's uniforms go on display

Uniforms and clothing worn by Sir Winston Churchill are on display at his country residence in Kent, many for the first time. Six of his most notable outfits are fitted to mannequins matched to his ...