We are delighted to announce that the keynote speaker at this year’s Chiswick Book Festival evening at Chiswick House & Gardens will be acclaimed gardening writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh.

He will be ‘in conversation’ with our Head of Gardens, Rosie Fyles, to discuss his new book Chatsworth: Its gardens and the people who made them. The talk will cover important moments in the history of these celebrated Gardens, especially during the time of the 6th Duke of Devonshire who owned both Chatsworth and Chiswick House. They will also discuss the two iconic gardens in the present day.

Rosie Fyles said:

Chiswick and Chatsworth’s garden histories are very much entwined. I am looking forward to talking to Alan about his new book, his insights into Chatsworth’s gardens and asking him about his rich and varied career.

Director of Chiswick Book Festival, Torin Douglas said:

This will be the 15^th Chiswick Book Festival and we couldn’t have a better combination of speakers and subjects for our Chiswick House & Gardens evening, which is always eagerly anticipated by book lovers in West London.

The talk will be held in the Garden Pavilion at Chiswick House & Gardens on the evening of Thursday 7 September 2023. Tickets will go on sale in July and our Members will receive priority booking.

If you would like receive priority booking for this event, as well as free entry to the House and Kitchen Garden and discounts in our Shop and Café, become a Member today.

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