Escape the everyday at Chawton House

We're joining Visit England and Visit Britain's campaign to #EscapetheEveryday, sharing three tips on how to do this.
#1 Wear voluminous clothing to maintain social distancing
#2 Don't shake hands! Release your inner Regency Gent and bow
#3 Take a turn in the beautiful grounds of Chawton House and follow in Jane Austen's footsteps.
About Chawton House:
Jane Austen’s brother, Edward Austen, inherited this 400-year old manor house in Chawton from childless relatives, Thomas and Catherine Knight. He offered his mother and sisters a home at the nearby bailiff’s cottage, now Jane Austen’s House. Chawton House, known to the family as the ‘Great House’ was almost as familiar to Austen as her own home. A treasure trove of Austen and Knight family heirlooms, particular highlights include the dining table at which Jane Austen dined with her family, her brother’s portrait, suit and journal, and a portrait of her favourite niece, Fanny Knight. The house is also home to a fascinating collection of some 10,000 volumes of early women’s writing, including writers Austen admired and was influenced by, as well as a unique manuscript written in her own hand. To find out more, go to www.chawtonhouse.org.

Chawton House works closely with its neighbour, Jane Austen’s House, a separately registered charity. Jane Austen’s House is the house where Jane Austen lived and wrote. It is the most treasured Austen site in the world. It was here that Jane’s genius flourished and where she wrote, revised and had published all her major works: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. The Museum holds an important collection of objects associated with Jane Austen, including letters written by Jane and personal effects belonging to her and her family. Particular highlights include her jewellery and the table at which she wrote her much-loved novels. To find out more, go to janeaustens.ho...