Jane Austen House Chawton, Hampshire
A few weeks ago I visited the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire. This is the house where Jane Austen used to live. It’s located in such a lovely area, the village is so peaceful and quaint with lots of green space and cute thatched houses. Across the road is a pub which we had a cup of tea in, they also serve meals which looked pretty good. There is also an English tea room opposite but unfortunately it’s shut on Monday’s so we didn’t get to try it out.
Free parking is available opposite the museum. If you are arriving from London you can get the train to Alton station in around an hour and 20 minutes. You can then get a taxi which will take 10 minutes to get to Jane Austen’s house in Chawton. There are also buses running from the station which again take 10 minutes.
Cost for the museum
Tickets cost £8.00 or £6.50 for students. You can then use this ticket for up to a year if you want to visit again.
Jane Austen Museum Chawton
We enjoyed visiting Jane Austen’s house and exploring the cute village where she used to live. Jane also spent time living in Bath and they have a Jane Austen museum there.
Visit to Farnham
After visiting the house we decided to go to Farnham town its only a 20 minute drive from the museum. We went to Farnham Castle Keep which is free to look around and then went to the Botanist for lunch.
The Botanist Farnham
The Botanist have a huge selection of drinks I went for a mocktail as I was driving but will have to go back and try some of the cocktails. They have a set two course lunch for £11.95 or 3 courses for £13.95. I went for the sesame coated falafel and the hanging chicken kebab with sweet potato fries. The food was really tasty and I will definitely be returning!
What to do after
- Go for a walk in the countryside
- Visit Birdworld in Farnham
- Have a look around Alton town
- Check out Days Out Now where you can discover other amazing places to visit in the UK.
Have you been to the Jane Austen House Museum in Hampshire?
34 Comments
Mary
Sounds like such a fun place — you make me want to pack my bags, pick up my copy of “Pride and Prejudice” and go!
enjoytheadventures
Haha you should do it! 🙂
Nyse
Woah, this is such a much see! Jane Austen is one of my favorite authors of all time! I think its’s time to come up with an excuse to plan a little trip to Hampshire…
enjoytheadventures
Yeah you should definitely visit
Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
Thanks for the virtual vacation – much needed! I am always captivated by the charm of these little hamlets – rare in over-the-top, corporate capitalist USA, except in small towns. And, of course, much of even our young history has been obliterated in the name of “progress.” ::sigh:: I guess that’s why I gravitate to old movies – especially old Christmas movies (but never the ones that have been colorized).
I WANT that bed – I have always loved the idea of bed curtains. Cozy and warm, but my tester bed disappeared in one of my many moves, alas!
xx,
mgh
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enjoytheadventures
Yeah I think bed curtains look so cosy 🙂
Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
Even sheer ones are wonderful at keeping the heat in – a great solution for people who live in cold or drafty homes, even today. It’s tougher to make yourself get up and out in the AM, however. 🙂
xx,
mgh
Vibha Ravi
I just watched ‘Austenland’ on the telly a few days back. Such is the charm of her novels that people would pay to live a day as one of the characters in her novels. And, who isn’t charmed by John Darcy? You’re so lucky to have been to the museum
The Showers of Blessing
It must be a great place to visit. I went to Jane Austen Center in Bath.
Anna Cottage
Have you visited where she was laid to Rest?
enjoytheadventures
No I haven’t yet have you?
1944april
Only yesterday I was reading in a magazine all about JA home in Hampshire – thanks for the pictures :-o)
To The Moon And The Stars
looks amazing 🙂
fatimasaysell
It really is a proper English cottage. Weird, I’ve lived in Dorset and West Sussex, both borderlinae with Hampshire, for over 30 years, but I have never visited this village. It definitely is something I would enjoy and I am glad you did. 👍
AlicevstheWorld
I’m so jealous that you visited the Austen Museum, it’s my dream to go there one day! I’d love to do a literary road trip round the UK one day, and the Jane Austen house is definitely the first place I’d go.
enjoytheadventures
I hope you get to go there someday 🙂
AlicevstheWorld
I certainly plan to, fingers crossed!
Kritt Normsaskul
Lovely images 🙂
artistbybeauty
Beautiful photos 🙂 🙂 Looks like so much fun to visit <3 <3 x x
enjoytheadventures
Thanks!
Browsing the Atlas
Looks like such a charming place to visit. I can never resist peeking into to home of a writer. I always try to picture them there and see what inspired them, hoping a little bit of their genius will rub off on me.
enjoytheadventures
Yeah it’s such a lovely place to visit.
milenkamillie ✨❄️
Aww this place looks lovely and the village seems so sweet ☺️ It’s definitely somewhere I need to visit soon as it’s super close to where I live! Love your photos! xx
enjoytheadventures
Ah you should definitely visit as its close! 🙂 x
european diaries
I also wanna visit this place! So jealous of you
Daal
love this! interesting to contemplate whether Austin would’ve enjoyed falafel 🙂
Alice💖
Such a great post, love a bit of Jane Austen 🙂
Tanja
beautiful photos!
enjoytheadventures
Thank you!
Carl D'Agostino
Enjoyed the tour. I visit the Hemingway hose in Key West.
enjoytheadventures
Thanks. Ah nice the Hemmingway house looks great 🙂
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dunelight
I’d go…just so I could stand in her bedroom.