Day 1 - Arrive London

After clearing customs at the airport, meet your Guardian Angel and transfer by private vehicle to your hotel. After check in, the remainder of your day is at leisure to settle in to this historic city on the River Thames.

Overnight: The Milestone

Day 2 - Chawton & Winchester

Embark on a full-day excursion to the south west of London. Firstly drive into the rural countryside of Hampshire where Jane Austen spent much of her life, stopping in the village of Chawton. Visit the house where the author lived in the latter years of her life and where she penned the majority of her mature writing (including 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility' which were both revised in the house as well as 'Emma' and 'Persuasion' which were written entirely here).

Also of interest may be St. Nicholas Church where the Austens' worshipped. You can enter the church and also see the graves where Jane’s mother and sister are buried. Just a short walk away is the Chawton House Library; a beautiful building where the landscaping around the house has been re-planted to reflect what it looked like in Austen's day.

Afterwards head to Winchester where Jane Austen was buried in the cathedral in 1817 at the age of 41. Winchester Cathedral was a building she greatly admired and her modest funeral was attended by just four people. There is an illustrated exhibition detailing Jane Austen’s life, work and death in Hampshire displayed beside her grave. Jane Austen only lived a few weeks in the house (now a private residence) in College Street but continued to write there. 

Travel north onto Salisbury Plain to visit Stonehenge, arguably the most famous prehistoric site in Europe. Visitors cannot fail to wonder at the effort it must have taken to drag the enormous stones over the land and erect them in circles. From here return to London past Old Sarum hill.

Overnight: The Milestone

Meal Plan: B

Day 3 - Basildon Park – Lacock - Bath

On your way to Bath today stop at Basildon Park, near the city of Reading. This impressive Georgian House took a starring role in the 2005 production of 'Pride & Prejudice', starring Keira Knightley as Lizzy. The mansion used as Mr Bingley's house, Netherfield, is a suitably grand residence for a 'young man of four or five thousand a year'.

Continue your journey west and visit Lacock; a timeless, traditional English village. Besides being used as a movie set for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', Lacock appeared as Meryton in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of 'Pride & Prejudice'. Here the Bennet girls shopped for bonnets, sought the latest gossip from their Aunt Phillips, and hoped to attract the attentions of the officers.

Overnight: The Royal Crescent

Meal Plan: B

Day 4 - Bath

Explore the city of Bath which is so familiar throughout Jane Austen’s novels as a prosperous spa resort, popular with fashionable society. The city’s impeccably preserved Georgian architecture remains unchanged from the streets described in 'Northanger Abbey' and 'Persuasion'.

Visit the magnificent Assembly Rooms and admire the Ball Room, Octagon, Tea Room and Card Room that were used in the 18th-century for dancing, music and card playing. Next visit the Jane Austen Centre which offers a snapshot of life during Regency times and provides an authentic period atmosphere. If you wish, take time to enjoy a pot of tea and some home-made cake before continuing your tour.  

See Number 4 Sydney Place, an 18th-century Georgian apartment where Jane lived with her family from 1801 to 1806. Jane also walked along the Royal Crescent on Sundays after church; at the time, it was a very fashionable thing to do in order to be seen by high society.

To complete the day, you will have the opportunity to discover Bath’s other highlights such as the Pump Rooms.

Overnight: The Royal Crescent

Meal Plan: B

Day 5 - Bath – London

This morning travel with your driver-guide back to London with the option of stopping in one of the most beautiful areas of England. The Cotswolds are famous for thatched cottages and hundreds of honey-colour limestone villages in beautiful rural settings. There are a number of charming villages to wander through and great, cosy country pubs to dine in.

Overnight: The Milestone 

Meal Plan: B

Day 6 - Depart London

Make your way to the airport for your homebound flight.

Meal Plan: B