Jane Austen travel tips

Step into the world of Jane Austen, Downtown Abbey, and Bridgerton, by planning a tour of some of Britain’s most historic sites and beauty spots.

Lyme Regis’s charms have always been resolutely genteel and old-fashioned, from its sedate regency seafront to its fondness for fossil shops and all things antique and literary.

From Moorish monuments and Roman ruins to Gothic gargoyles and modern marvels, these cities have glorious design masterpieces. 

Cunard will offer guests a chance to see “Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)” at sea onboard its newest ship, Queen Anne.

The following wines made from eleven grape varieties in two hemispheres share a simple characteristic—they come from well established wineries that are between ninety and nine hundred years old.

Alfred the Great made Winchester England’s first capital in 871, and the Hampshire city long remained at the centre of the action. Narrow streets of medieval and Georgian buildings hint at its past. The nearby South Downs National Park can also be accessed via the South Downs Way. A 100-mile-long walking and cycling route, the trail starts in Winchester and stretches to Eastbourne. 

The Great West Way is a touring route running between two of England’s most vibrant cities: London and Bristol. Visitors to the region can choose not only how to travel (car, train, bike, boat or foot are all viable options) but also which route to follow as they navigate between the two cities. Stop off at some of the Great West Way’s most famous sites – Georgian Bath, Windsor Castle, Hampton Court Palace – or choose to take your time exploring winding country lanes and visiting hidden gardens and tiny tearooms.

Some rules are meant to be broken. In 1932 several hundred ramblers and Young Communist League members trespassed onto the moors of Kinder Scout to protest the fact that walkers in England and Wales were being denied access to areas of open countryside. They were confronted by gamekeepers employed by wealthy private landowner, the Duke of Devonshire. Five of the trespassers were imprisoned.