Jane Austen Group Tour

250th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENTS, OPENINGS & EXHIBITONS:

• Visit Jane's former school room (only open for 2025), cited as the inspiration for Austen’s Mrs Goddard’s school in Emma
• For the first time ever - and for a limited period - tour inside the house where Jane Austen died
• Watch the world-premier theatre production of Death Comes to Pemberley
• Enjoy a Jane Austen inspired Afternoon Tea
• A range of special exhibitions and displays including Jane Austen & the Art of Writing and Beyond the Bonnets
• Attend a Regency Ball
• Workshops: Regency Dance or Embroidery
• A year of special events at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, in addition to the annual Jane Austen Festival.
• Theatre performances, special interest tours and the unveiling of a Jane Austen statue at Winchester Cathedral.
  Austen and Regency themed events throughout the year at stately homes including Chatsworth and The Vyne. Think open-air cinema screenings, dances, literary trails and talks.
• Film locations used in Jane Austen films/television series.

Plus:

• Jane's childhood home in Steventon.
• Jane Austen House at Chawton. This Hampshire cottage was Jane Austen’s home and the birthplace of her six beloved novels. Jane Austen’s House Museum holds an unparalleled collection of objects relating to Jane Austen’s life and works, her family circle and her legacy. .
• Winchester, where she died and is buried.
• Bath and the famous Pump Room, Assembly Rooms and Jane Austen Centre.
• Lyme Regis, which featured in Persuasion and has been used in several film and TV adaptations. Jane visited Lyme Regis twice. 
• Picturesque Lacock, a National Trust village, used as a location in Emma and Pride and Prejudice.
• Chatsworth, potentially the inspiration for Pemberley, Darcy's family home and the location for Death Comes to Pemberley.
• Goodnestone Park in Kent, which Jane visited frequently. Her brother and his wife lived on the estate.
• The National Trust properties of Sudbury House and Lyme Park, used as locations in Pride and Prejudice.
• Haddon Hall, also a film location for Pride and Prejudice.
• British Library to see her writing desk and manuscript.
• Locations used in the 2020 adapation of Emma, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy. Locations include Firle Place, Chavenage House and Kingston Bapuize House.