Hampshire

  • “the cradle of her genius”: Jane Austen and Steventon

    “the cradle of her genius”: Jane Austen and Steventon

    It’s long been on my list to take a trip to the small village of Steventon, Hampshire. Steventon is small, but incredibly auspicious, as it is the birthplace of Jane Austen. Not only that, but it is where she largely spent the first twenty-five years of her life, leading her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, to read more

  • Walking in the footsteps of Jane Austen in Hampshire

    Walking in the footsteps of Jane Austen in Hampshire

    Even though I wax lyrical on every single platform about how much I love Jane Austen, I’ve never visited her house at Chawton or her grave in Winchester Cathedral – until this week. We went on a lovely trip to Hampshire and had a beautiful day (helped by the British sunshine) exploring Jane Austen’s House read more

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