Milton's Cottage is the only surviving residence of the visionary poet and parliamentarian, John Milton.  Although he lived  here for less than 2 years -- after fleeing the outbreak of Bubonic Plague in London in 1665 - it was an important place in the writer's life.  Within these walls he completed his epic masterpiece, Paradise Lost, and was inspired to write its sequel, Paradise Regain'd. 

Set in the picturesque village of Chalfont St. Giles, this 16th century Grade I cottage is now open to the public as a writer's house museum.  It is home to one of the world's most important collections of Milton's first editions on public display.  It also hosts a unique literary garden, planted with flowers, trees and herbs referenced in Milton's poetry - the only cottage garden in the Chilterns listed by English Heritage as a Grade II Registered Historic Garden.

We invite you to step back in time, walk in the footsteps of one of England's greatest writers and explore a literary paradise.