Keats House

Keats House

Keats House
Keats Grove
Hampstead
Camden
London
NW3 2RR

Tel: 020 7332 3868
E-Mail: keatshouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Web: Keats House

About Keats House

Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of Keats’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 and play reading groups. We run regular events and, assisted by our vibrant team of volunteers, bring the life and times of John Keats to contemporary Hampstead.

The interior of Keats House has been sensitively and painstakingly restored thanks to a Heritage Lottery Grant of £424,000. The culmination of four years of preparation and research work, the refurbishment sought to reflect the original decoration of the property, creating a living space that Keats would have recognised and providing an authentic example of Regency style.