Experience Hampshire tours to trace Jane Austen's footsteps

Winchester-based, Experience Hampshire, has joined forces with Hampshire Cultural Trust to offer a unique opportunity to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.

Chief experience officer and co-founder of Experience Hampshire said: “As custodians of many of Hampshire’s historical treasures, Hampshire Cultural Trust has an amazing collection of antique and replica clothing, including much from the Regency period.

"This private experience for six people gives an opportunity to spend time with an expert to learn more about the clothing from this time in history when Jane Austen was living and writing in the north of the county."

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Jane Austen's brother was curate-in-charge at St Mary's Church in Overton (Image: Google) He continued: "This is a very special experience and perfect as a birthday treat. It includes a light lunch and the chance to try on some of the replica clothing."

Experience Hampshire is also helping celebrate Jane’s time spent time in the north of the county, with a guided walking tour around the quintessential market village of Overton, where her brother was the curate and where she spent a good amount of her early years shopping and socialising.

These experiences are only available to book through the Experience Hampshire website - experiencehampshire.uk