One Last Day in the Footsteps of Jane Austen

The TV series 'Sandition' - an unfinished novel by Jane Austen - was filmed at this location. A few scenes from 'Sense and Sensibility' were also filmed here. The exterior of the house is impressive, as is the park surrounding it. You can see the house, actually just three rooms, from 12:00. The park is open from 10:00. After your hearty breakfast at the hotel, you can stroll through the park and immerse yourself in the world of Jane Austen's novels. Know that this was also the life of Jane Austen herself.
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Enjoy a nice long breakfast and then make your way to the enchanting Lacock Village. This idyllic little village has been the setting for two film adaptations of Jane Austen novels: 'Sense and Sensibility' with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, and also 'Emma' with Gwyneth Paltrow. Take a leisurely stroll through the little town and see if you recognise it.

Let yourself be transported to another time at The George Inn. Enjoy a great lunch and take your time to soak up all the impressions. With a little imagination, you can picture the scene 150-200 years ago when visitors arrived in carriages.
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The next stop is in Winchester, on Collage Street (look for No. 8). This is where Jane Austen spent the last 6 weeks of her very short life with her sister.
In May 1817, she goes there in the hope of being treated by a well-known doctor - Mr. Lyford - and getting well again. Only a few days after her arrival in Winchester, she makes her will. From her room in the small flat on the ground floor at No. 8 Collage Stree, she can see the cathedral tower. She was buried in the cathedral on 24 July 1817. At the age of 42, she died of what is now thought to be adrenal insufficiency. A disease that could not be cured at the time.

Jane Austen was buried in this cathedral on 24 July 1817. She led a very pure life. And her life was the same as the one she addressed in her novels. Women had not married for love, but to be provided for. It was considered impossible to refuse a marriage proposal.
In tears, Jane and her sister Cassandra returned to their brother from a visit to Manydown Park in the autumn of 1802 and asked that he take them back to Bath.
The reason: Harris Bigg-Wither had proposed to Jane Austen, which she accepted but then refused again the next day. She never married and her mother, sister, and she were dependent on her brother's support all their lives.
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On the way back to London, stop for an early dinner at The Bolton Arm in Old Basing. Review the last three days and ask yourself which of Jane Austen's novels and films you would like to watch when you get home.
On Sundays it is only open from noon to 18:00.
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Back to London.
Tip: At the National Library in London, you can find a handwritten letter from Jane Austen to her brother in the 'Treasure's of the British Library' exhibition.