Keats House

Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of his 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.

The Keats House collection is comprised of an enormous variety of Keats related material including books, paintings and everyday household items which might have been used in the house at the time. Some of the original material includes letters written by Keats, books in which Keats wrote some of his poetry, and the engagement ring given by Keats to his fiancée, Fanny Brawne.

By Tube

•Hampstead tube (Northern Line, Edgware branch) to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (mostly downhill)

•Belsize Park tube (Northern Line, Edgware branch) to Keats House – 750m or just under half a mile (up and downhill).

By 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.

Admission prices (tickets valid for one year)

•Adults: £5

•Concessions (Pensioners, students and the unwaged): £3

•Children 17 and under: Free