Tours of England

Visit "Jane Austen Country" on a memorable tour tailored for JASNA members.

An English tour specialist selected by JASNA provides exclusive tours available only to our members. Participants visit iconic Austen sites in England and enjoy entrée to private homes and events not open to the public. A typical tour includes:

• St. Nicholas Church in Steventon, her birthplace
• Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, her final home
• Winchester Cathedral and Austen’s grave
• Bath, the Georgian city where Austen lived for 5 years
• Austen family homes, including Chawton Great House
• Period estates used in film adaptions
• Historic places mentioned in Austen’s novels, such as Lyme Regis
• Attendance at the Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society (JAS) of the U.K. and opportunities to meet with JAS members for collegial discussions, when scheduling allows.

These members-only tours consistently earn high marks from participants. Join us and learn why! 

2024 JASNA Tour to England

Pulteney Bridge, Bath

Sense and Sensibility Celebration Tour

A Pathfinders Tour
July 7-17, 2024

JASNA will sponsor a tour to England from July 7-17, with a special focus on Sense and Sensibility. 

Join fellow JASNA members for a tour of the houses, towns, and cities that shaped Jane Austen’s life and fiction, sites related to Jane Austen’s family, and locations associated with Sense and Sensibility in Devon and London.

The tour begins in Windsor, then heads west to Bath to visit sites associated with Jane Austen and her family. Spend time in Lyme Regis, where you can walk on the Cobb and explore the Philpott Museum to learn about the fossil hunter Mary Anning. Next, travel to Exeter for “a Day in Devon with the Dashwoods," featuring visits to Pynes House in Upton Pyne, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, before journeying to Mompesson House in Salisbury.

While in Hampshire, visit Jane Austen’s House, Chawton House, St. Nicholas Church in Steventon, and St. Nicholas Church in Chawton. You will also take part in a memorial ceremony at Jane Austen's grave in Winchester Cathedral and attend the Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society (UK). Visit The Vyne before continuing to London for a tour of some of the sights associated with Sense and Sensibility.

Visit the 2024 Itinerary and Pricing pages for more information.

“I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them.”

 SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Photo Credits:
•  Fingerpost at Chawton © Unisouth (CC BY-SA 3.0 license)
•  All other photos © Jane Austen Society of North America or Pathfinders