Milton’s Cottage is the only surviving home of the visionary poet, parliamentarian and political writer, John Milton.

Although he lived here for less than two years - after fleeing the outbreak of Bubonic plague in London in 1665 - Milton’s Cottage 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, Buckinghamshire, this Grade I listed cottage is now open to the public as a museum. It houses one of the world’s most important collections of Milton’s first editions on public display whilst retaining the charm of the simple village home he would have known.

It is also home to a unique literary garden, stocked with trees, flowers and herbs referenced in Milton’s poetry. It is the only cottage garden in the Chilterns listed by English Heritage as a Grade II Registered Historic Garden.

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