Treading in the footsteps of Jane Austen - a guided tour of Overton

Walk the streets and lanes of Jane’s Austen’s Overton in this fascinating 2 hour guided tour.

In 1775, Jane Austen was born in Steventon, a small Hampshire village just south of Basingstoke. And it was to the nearby market town of Overton that Jane came to shop! “The Overton Scotchman has been kind enough to rid me of some of my money, in exchange for six shifts and four pairs of stockings” Jane wrote to her sister in 1798.

On this tour, we will take you along the streets and lanes that Jane Austen walked. You’ll see the cottages and grand houses, the shops, the coaching inns that were Jane’s Overton. All of her letters written during her time in Steventon were postmarked 'Overton'.

We’ll visit St Mary’s Church where Jane’s brother, James, served as curate, and the house in which he entertained Jane, as well as the river, and fields, and countryside backdrop to Jane’s visits to this quintessential Hampshire market town.

In the 250th anniversary year of Jane’s birth, we will take you back to Georgian England, and discover the Overton stories of Jane, her family and friends.

£19 per person

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