"Earle Harwood has been again giving uneasiness to his family, & Talk to the Neighbourhood" Jane Austen, November 1800 Walking to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon, passing Deane House the home of her friends the Harwood family where she danced and dined. #JaneAusten

Beautiful autumn colours this weekend walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon 🍂 Detailed directions for all the Overton Jane Austen Trails www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org #janeausten #autumn #walking #wellbeing #visithampshire #hampshire

On 30th Oct 1811 Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen was published. Austen had started writing her novel 16 years earlier in 1795 while living in Steventon, Hampshire. The Overton Jane Austen trails cross the beautiful country to her birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon #JaneAusten #walking

'The sweet scenes of autumn' Persuasion by Jane Austen Autumn has arrived on the Overton Jane Austen Trails🍂 For detailed directions for all the trails see www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org #janeausten #JaneAusten250 #hampshire #walking #autumn #autumncolours

'The sweet scenes of autumn' Persuasion by Jane Austen Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps across the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Steventon, her birthplace and home for 25 years, on a sunny morning in October with the leaves starting to turn 🍂 #janeausten #hampshire #autumn #walking

Simón de Bolivar the alpaca 🦙 at Quidhampton on the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails Walking from Overton to Steventon, Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey. #JaneAusten #Hampshire

'Let us have the luxury of silence' Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet! 😍 Following the path of the River Test from Overton to its source at Ashe and then on to Austen's birthplace at Steventon in Hampshire . #JaneAusten #nature #wellbeing #hampshire

'Jane Austen lived a hundred years ago. But when you tramp that five miles from Overton, where the railroad station is, to Steventon, where she was born, it doesn’t seem like it. Rural England doesn’t change much' Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women, Elbert Hubbard 1897 #JaneAusten #railway

''...we have had some very delightful days, our 5th & 6th were what the 5th & 6th of October should always be...' Jane Austen, October 1808 Blue skies, leaves starting to turn yellow and a slight autumnal chill in the air on the Overton Jane Austen Trails 🍂 #JaneAusten #walking #hampshire #autumn

Wonderful blog post from @npritchard-pink.bsky.social exploring literary pilgrimage and how we feel closer to Jane Austen when we visit the places she was connected to! #JaneAusten #Literarypilgrimage #Literarytourism #steventon #hampshire #walkinginthefootsteps open.substack.com/pub/nicolapr...

In 1901 Constance and Ellen Hill visited 'every place associated' with Jane Austen in order to better understand the 'great novelist'. Ellen made line drawings at each location! Deane House, the Deane Gate Inn and Steventon Church on the Overton Jane Austen Trails in 1901 and now! #JaneAusten

Some wonderful ideas for car-free Jane Austen adventures on the Good Journey website! Including walking in Jane Austen's footsteps from Overton to Steventon 😍 #JaneAusten #carfree #SustainableLiving #walking www.goodjourney.org.uk/visit-jane-a...

Join us for a FREE 2.5 mile guided walk - Overton in Jane Austen's time - part of Heritage Open Days, Sat 13 Sept 11am - booking essential! Booking: ticketsource.co.uk/.../overton-... Austen was born in Steventon, less than 3 miles from Overton Learn more overtonjaneaustentrails.org #JaneAusten

The Jane Austen plaque in Steventon Church, Hampshire where her father was rector and where she was christened in April 1776. Inside the peaceful interior of the church are memorial stones to Jane' friends and family including her brother James who was also rector. #JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking

Happy #InternationalDogDay 🐶 Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility & Northanger Abbey. Detailed directions overtonjaneaustentrails.org #JaneAusten #dogsoftwitter #hampshire #walking

The Jane Austen telephone box in Steventon, Hampshire looking beautiful 😍 Jane Austen was born in Steventon in 1775 where her father was rector and where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey. #redtelephonebox #janeausten #hampshire

Enjoying the long summer days following in Jane Austen's footsteps across the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey. #JaneAusten #hampshire #walking #prideadprejudice

11th Aug 1843, Jane Austen's sister-in-law, Mary, was buried at Steventon Church in a grave next to her husband, James Austen. Jane knew Mary from a girl and their friendship was sometimes strained but Mary was by Jane's bedside at the end of her short life. #JaneAusten #walking #hampshire

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Happy #BookLoversDay ❤️ Is there anything better than a pleasant walk on a sunny day with a good book? Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon. #janeausten #hampshire #walking #mindfulness

In 1790 Jane Austen's brother, James, become curate at Overton, near her birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon Rectory. James lived in Court House which still stands next to St Mary's Church. Painting of St Mary's Church and Court House by Inigo Millard, 1785 #JaneAusten #hampshire #walking

"...we will take long walks together every day....I know we shall be happy. I know the summer will pass happily away." Jane Austen, Sense & Sensibility A happy summer on the Overton Jane Austen Trails enjoying the bees on the wildflower and the peaceful River Test #janeausten #walking #hampshire

A wonderful display of costumes in the Regency Parade at the Jane Austen Steventon Fair last weekend. Celebrating Jane Austen's genius 250 years after her birth in this very place 😍 For detailed directions for the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails see the link in our bio #JaneAusten #walking

A short film about the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails. If you can't walk the trail, you can see the beautiful countryside Jane walked, the homes of her friends and family and the places she knew during her 25 years living in Steventon #JaneAusten #hampshire www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYBB...

'July begins unpleasantly with us, cold & showery, but it is often a baddish month.' Jane Austen, July 1813 Well this July is beginning very pleasantly on the Overton Jane Austen Trails ☀️ if anything we could do with some rain! #janeausten #walking #cycling #hampshire

"What dreadful Hot weather we have! - It keeps one in a continual state of Inelegance." Jane Austen 1796 It's been a hot ☀️ June on the Overton Jane Austen Trails 😅 Walking across the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon. #janeausten

We are loving the wildflowers on the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails this June 😍 Walking 🥾 or cycling 🚲 from Overton to Jane Austen’s birthplace at Steventon. For further information and detailed directions see link in our bio #janeausten #walking #cycling #wildflowers

The Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails follow the River Test, which was known as the Anton in Jane Austen's time, to its source at Ashe and then across the beautiful Hampshire countryside to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon 😍 #JaneAusten #walking #cycling #rivers #hampshire #Steventon

Summer on the Overton Jane Austen Trails! ☀️ Walking or cycling from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon following the footpaths and country lanes that Jane enjoyed walking. Link to directions in our bio #JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #steventon

Deane House, home of Jane Austen's friends and neighbours, the Harwood family. "We all dined at the Harwoods on Thursday, & the party broke up the next morning." Jane Austen, January 1799 Crossing the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home at Steventon #JaneAusten

Summer has arrived on the Overton Jane Austen Trails with blue skies, wispy clouds and wildflowers in the fields 😍 Walking across the beautiful Hampshire Countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for her 25 years at Steventon. #JaneAusten #walking #hampshire #poppies

A moment of calm on the River Test on the Overton in Jane Austen's Time trail. Known as the River Anton in Jane Austen’s time the River Test is a world famous chalkstream 🦆🍃😍 For walk directions see link in bio #janeausten #mindfulness #healthandwellbeing #walking #Hampshire

Ashe Parsonage, Hampshire, home of Jane Austen's friend Mrs Lefroy where Jane visited, dined and danced. Walking 🥾 or cycling 🚲 from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home at Steventon 😍 See link in bio for mor info and detailed directions #JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #history

The Overton to Steventon Jane Austen walking 🥾 and cycle 🚲trails pass the site of Steventon Rectory, birthplace and home of Jane Austen for 25 years and where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey 😍 #JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #wellbeing

'...but in the afternoon it cleared; the wind changed into a softer quarter; the clouds were carried off; the sun appeared; it was summer again’ Emma by Jane Austen It's been a rainy start to June on the Overton Jane Austen Trails, but then the storm clears 😍 #JaneAusten #walking #cycling #hampshire

"We left Warren at Dean Gate, in our way home last night, and he is now on the road to town” Jane Austen, 1796 The Deane Gate Inn was the nearest coach stop for visitors to the Austen's home in Steventon. The Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails pass this old coaching inn #JaneAusten #Hampshire

4th June 1791 Jane Austen's brother, James, married Thomas Cowderey and Mary Evans at St Mary's Church, Overton. James became curate at Overton, near the Austen's family home at Steventon, in 1790 and lived in the vicarage and then in Court House. Explore Overton in Jane Austen's time 😍 #JaneAusten

World Bicycle Day 🚲 is a perfect excuse to get out in the fresh air and explore the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon. Further info and detailed directions www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org #JaneAusten #WorldBicycleDay 🚲 #Hampshire

May on the Overton Jane Austen Trails 😍 Walking or cycling from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon. For further information about the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails see www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org #JaneAusten #walking #cycling #nature #mindfulness

Enjoying the luxury of silence on the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen walking trail 🌳 Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey. #JaneAusten #walking #hampshire #nationalwalkingmonth

St Nicholas Church, Steventon, where Jane Austen was christened on 5th April 1776 and her father, George Austen and brother, James, were rectors. James Austen is buried in the churchyard here. The Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails pass this beautiful church 😍 #JaneAusten #hampshire #walking

In the 1890s the American writer, Elbert Hubbard, walked from the railway at Overton to Steventon, Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years. Over 100 years later walking from Overton to Steventon the countryside is still very much as Jane Austen knew it 😍 #JaneAusten #hampshire #walking

'The whole country about them abounded in beautiful walks.' Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen Crossing the beautiful countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey. #JaneAusten #walks

'...Is there a felicity in the world,' said Marianne, 'superior to this? - Margaret, we will walk here at least two hours.' Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon in the spring sunshine #JaneAusten #walking #Hampshire

Walking the Overton in Jane Austen's Time trail in the spring sunshine ☀️ 2.5 miles from Austen's home in Steventon, Overton was the closest place for the necessities of life. All her letters from Steventon are postmarked Overton and her brother lived at Court House next to the church. #janeausten

Take a moment to slow down and enjoy the birdsong, running water and wind in the trees 😍 #mentalhealthawarenessweek #walking #janeausten #janeausten250 #hampshire #slowdown

"May is the very month.. days almost at the longest; weather genial and pleasant, always inviting one out, and never too hot for exercise." Emma by Jane Austen Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon in the glorious May sunshine. #Janeausten #walking #hampshire #steventon #may

'He had been at the pains of consulting Mr. Perry, the apothecary, on the subject.' Emma by Jane Austen Wisteria in full bloom at the home of Robert Brookman, the Overton apothecary when Jane Austen was living at nearby Steventon, her birthplace and home for 25 years. #janeausten #walking #hampshire

6th May 1792, a 17 year old Jane Austen started her third volume of stories whilst living at Steventon Rectory, Hampshire. The stories were dedicated to the family and friends that formed her social circle in Steventon and the surrounding area. LondonBritish Library, MS. 65381 #janeausten #hampshire

In May 1801 Jane Austen left Steventon Rectory, her birthplace and home for 25 years, to live in Bath. It was later demolished but in the field where it stood is a lime tree planted by her brother and the remains of the water pump that once stood at the back of the house. #JaneAusten #hampshire

"...to sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment." Mansfield Park by Jane Austen The Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails are looking green and lush this May 🍃 a 'perfect refreshment' for the eyes and the senses 😍 #JaneAusten #walking #hampshire