Friday 3rd October 2025
Venue: Chawton House
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11am-12.30pm
Embrace your passion for dead leaves and step into the landscape Jane Austen knew and was inspired by on a guided autumn estate walk.
Led by a member of our Curatorial Team, you’ll explore the paths Austen herself trod—routes that inspired her writing and scenes that appear in the pages of her novels.
Autumn held a special place in Austen’s imagination. In Persuasion, Anne Elliot savours ‘the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges,’ and Austen’s letters often recall walks taken despite cold weather and dirty lanes.
On your walk with us, you’ll hear about Austen’s own walks, but also how she used both walking and the features of the landscape in her works to build characters and bring them together. We finish back at the Old Kitchen Tearoom, where you can warm up with soup and a hot drink.
Please note: This activity will go ahead whatever the weather – stout footwear and appropriate outdoor clothing are essential!
Tickets: £8 per person (walk only) | £16 per person including soup & a drink at the end of the tour.
