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! 

2025 JASNA Tours to England

Godmersham Park, home of Edward Austen Knight  © Ben Ballard

"Jane Austen at 250" Celebration Tours

May 4-15, 2025
June 30-July 11, 2025

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth in 2025 with a memorable spring or summer tour of "Jane Austen Country."  In the company of fellow JASNA members, you'll visit the houses, towns, and cities that shaped Jane Austen’s life and fiction, including Steventon, Chawton, Winchester, Lyme Regis and Bath, as well as locations in Surrey and Kent long-associated with the Austen family.  

Have lunch at the foot of Box Hill. Explore Sevenoaks, Knole, and Tonbridge. Visit Godmersham Park, where Jane and Cassandra were frequent visitors, and tour the gardens and church of Goodnestone Park.  

In Hampshire, visit Jane Austen’s House, Chawton House, St. Nicholas Church in Steventon, and St. Nicholas Church in Chawton. Take part in a memorial ceremony at Jane Austen's grave in Winchester Cathedral, and visit the Hampshire Cultural Trust for a talk and the opportunity to see some of its extensive costume collection. On the summer tour, attend the Annual General Meeting of the UK Jane Austen Society—this year a special celebration in Steventon. 

For details, visit the 2025 Spring and Summer Itinerary pages and the Pricing page. 

“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 unless otherwise specified.