Here you will find a selection of trails for Jane Austen: A Life in Hampshire.
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Jane Austen Winchester Trail
As the film and television industry continues to delight us with exquisitely shot Jane Austen adaptations, the question of who the woman behind the novels actually was becomes ever more intriguing. Maybe that’s why each year thousands of visitors continue to flock to the landmarks of her life in Winchester and Hampshire’s surrounding countryside to get closer to the ‘real’ Jane Austen. Find out why visiting the area is leaving so many Austen readers with a lasting sense of history, place and person.
Rain Jane Trail
Rain Jane: A stunning trail of 12 Jane Austen quotes appearing only in the rain in 39 locations across Winchester city centre. A 40th quote is installed temporarily in the College Street garden opposite the house where she died. This Rain Jane trail has been commissioned by Winchester City Council as part of its 'Feet First' campaign to get people walking - even in wet weather! 12 quotes will magically appear, only when it rains, in 39 different locations across the city centre. When the quotes are worn from footfall, they will disappear, a fleeting tribute to an author whose life was cut short too young.
Start date: 04/11/2016
End date: 01/03/2017
Start date: 04/11/2016
End date: 01/03/2017
The Jane Austen Trail from Alton to Chawton
Join us for a wonderful Jane Austen Trail from Alton to Chawton, covering many wonderful locations from Alton High Street through to Jane Austen's House, Chawton. The walking trail links Chawton, where Jane Austen lived, to Alton where she often visited. The route of the trail is available on a leaflet available locally or can be downloaded below.
A walk from Chawton to Farringdon
East Hampshire is home to some of Britain's literary greats. You can follow in the footsteps of these writers, including Jane Austen, on six self-guided walks. East Hampshire has a wealth of literary associations. The literary walks have been devised to illustrate the work of six important writers who were close observers of their natural (and social) environment. Their combined experiences span more than two centuries of East Hampshire life. The guide leaflets with route instructions and maps can be downloaded from the East Hants District Council website.