Overton Jane Austen Trails
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A series of trails starting in the beautiful village of Overton, Hampshire and going out to Steventon, the birthplace of Jane Austen #UKSPF
www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#OTD 15th Jan 1796 Jane Austen flirted her last with Tom Lefroy the 20 year old nephew of her friend and neighbour Mrs Lefroy.
A ball at Ashe Parsonage was the last time they ever met 😢
Cross the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Steventon Jane Austen's birthplace
#JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking
A ball at Ashe Parsonage was the last time they ever met 😢
Cross the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Steventon Jane Austen's birthplace
#JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking
January 15, 2026 at 8:55 AM
#OTD 15th Jan 1796 Jane Austen flirted her last with Tom Lefroy the 20 year old nephew of her friend and neighbour Mrs Lefroy.
A ball at Ashe Parsonage was the last time they ever met 😢
Cross the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Steventon Jane Austen's birthplace
#JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking
A ball at Ashe Parsonage was the last time they ever met 😢
Cross the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Steventon Jane Austen's birthplace
#JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking
What a privilege to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in Steventon where she was born in 1775 and spent much of her life, and in St Nicholas church where she was christened and worshipped.
#JaneAusten #JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #prideandprejudice
#JaneAusten #JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #prideandprejudice
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
What a privilege to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in Steventon where she was born in 1775 and spent much of her life, and in St Nicholas church where she was christened and worshipped.
#JaneAusten #JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #prideandprejudice
#JaneAusten #JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #prideandprejudice
On 16th December 1775 the novelist Jane Austen was born in the tiny village of Steventon, in Hampshire.
The daughter of the rector of this quiet country parish, Austen went onto become one of our greatest and most loved novelists 😍
#JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #PrideandPrejudice #walking #cycling #OTD
The daughter of the rector of this quiet country parish, Austen went onto become one of our greatest and most loved novelists 😍
#JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #PrideandPrejudice #walking #cycling #OTD
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
On 16th December 1775 the novelist Jane Austen was born in the tiny village of Steventon, in Hampshire.
The daughter of the rector of this quiet country parish, Austen went onto become one of our greatest and most loved novelists 😍
#JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #PrideandPrejudice #walking #cycling #OTD
The daughter of the rector of this quiet country parish, Austen went onto become one of our greatest and most loved novelists 😍
#JaneAusten250 #Hampshire #PrideandPrejudice #walking #cycling #OTD
A misty start to the weekend on the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trail 😍
For detailed directions for all the Overton Jane Austen Trails see www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #mindfulness #wellbeing
For detailed directions for all the Overton Jane Austen Trails see www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #mindfulness #wellbeing
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A misty start to the weekend on the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trail 😍
For detailed directions for all the Overton Jane Austen Trails see www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #mindfulness #wellbeing
For detailed directions for all the Overton Jane Austen Trails see www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #mindfulness #wellbeing
A beautiful walk along the river Test on the Overton Jane Austen Trails this December 😍
Known as the Anton in Jane Austen's time it rises near the home of Jane Austen's 'beloved friend', Mrs Lefroy, in Ashe and flows through Overton
Detailed directions at www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten
Known as the Anton in Jane Austen's time it rises near the home of Jane Austen's 'beloved friend', Mrs Lefroy, in Ashe and flows through Overton
Detailed directions at www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A beautiful walk along the river Test on the Overton Jane Austen Trails this December 😍
Known as the Anton in Jane Austen's time it rises near the home of Jane Austen's 'beloved friend', Mrs Lefroy, in Ashe and flows through Overton
Detailed directions at www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten
Known as the Anton in Jane Austen's time it rises near the home of Jane Austen's 'beloved friend', Mrs Lefroy, in Ashe and flows through Overton
Detailed directions at www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten
'…it is too dirty even for such desperate Walkers as Martha & I to get out of doors...'
Jane Austen, 30th November 1800
Jane Austen loved walking the paths and lanes around her birthplace and home in Steventon (weather permitting) 😍
#janeausten #hampshire #walking
Jane Austen, 30th November 1800
Jane Austen loved walking the paths and lanes around her birthplace and home in Steventon (weather permitting) 😍
#janeausten #hampshire #walking
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
'…it is too dirty even for such desperate Walkers as Martha & I to get out of doors...'
Jane Austen, 30th November 1800
Jane Austen loved walking the paths and lanes around her birthplace and home in Steventon (weather permitting) 😍
#janeausten #hampshire #walking
Jane Austen, 30th November 1800
Jane Austen loved walking the paths and lanes around her birthplace and home in Steventon (weather permitting) 😍
#janeausten #hampshire #walking
The Overton Jane Austen Trails information board looking very festive in the heart of Overton 🎄🎄🎄 #christmas #janeausten #hampshire
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Overton Jane Austen Trails information board looking very festive in the heart of Overton 🎄🎄🎄 #christmas #janeausten #hampshire
'The Overton Scotchman has been kind enough to rid me of some of my money, in exchange for six shifts and four pair of stockings.'
Jane Austen, 25th Nov 1798
Overton, 3 miles from Jane Austen's home for 25 years at Steventon, was the local postal and shopping town for the Austen family #JaneAusten
Jane Austen, 25th Nov 1798
Overton, 3 miles from Jane Austen's home for 25 years at Steventon, was the local postal and shopping town for the Austen family #JaneAusten
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
'The Overton Scotchman has been kind enough to rid me of some of my money, in exchange for six shifts and four pair of stockings.'
Jane Austen, 25th Nov 1798
Overton, 3 miles from Jane Austen's home for 25 years at Steventon, was the local postal and shopping town for the Austen family #JaneAusten
Jane Austen, 25th Nov 1798
Overton, 3 miles from Jane Austen's home for 25 years at Steventon, was the local postal and shopping town for the Austen family #JaneAusten
"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
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
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"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
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
Detailed directions for all the Overton Jane Austen Trails www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#janeausten #autumn #walking #wellbeing #visithampshire #hampshire
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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
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
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
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
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
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
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
'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
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
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
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
'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
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
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
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
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
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
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
'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
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
Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women, Elbert Hubbard 1897
#JaneAusten #railway
October 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
'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
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
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
October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
''...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
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
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#JaneAusten #Literarypilgrimage #Literarytourism #steventon #hampshire #walkinginthefootsteps
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'Show me that precise spot where Louise Musgrave fell': The Allure of Literary Pilgrimage
Searching for Austen-land
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September 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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
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#JaneAusten #Literarypilgrimage #Literarytourism #steventon #hampshire #walkinginthefootsteps
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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
Deane House, the Deane Gate Inn and Steventon Church on the Overton Jane Austen Trails in 1901 and now!
#JaneAusten
September 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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
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...
#JaneAusten #carfree #SustainableLiving #walking
www.goodjourney.org.uk/visit-jane-a...
Car-free Jane Austen adventures
2025 is the 250th birthday of Jane Austen. There are many different festivals, events and activities taking place across the UK to mark the anniversary. Many of the places where Austen lived and worke...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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...
#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
Booking: ticketsource.co.uk/.../overton-...
Austen was born in Steventon, less than 3 miles from Overton
Learn more overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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
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
#JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking
September 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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
#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
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
August 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
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
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
August 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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
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
#JaneAusten #hampshire #walking #prideadprejudice
August 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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
#JaneAusten #hampshire #walking #prideadprejudice