EXCITING NEWS FOR JANE AUSTEN LOVERS - CHAWTON HOUSE VISIT ARRANGED FOR AUTUMN 2021

 

Chawton House in rural Hampshire is a very 

special place

Internationally respected research and learning centre for the study of early women’s writing from 1600 to 1830. House and grounds, formerly the home of Jane Austen’s brother, open to the public. Now forging ongoing links with our great Society of Women Writers and Journalists.

Chawton was not only the the home of Jane Austen’s brother, now open to the public as a visitor attraction, but is also renowned as a centre for early women’s writing. It is where the SWWJ keeps its collection of silver cups and trophies, many of which are presented each year to our competition winners and then returned to their permanent home in Chawton’s display cabinet. Our recent group visit was a wonderful occasion. 

A guided tour of the old Elizabethan manor house, including the magnificent library packed with old books by female authors, was followed by a lovely lunch in the courtyard and a wander around the glorious grounds and gardens.We have plans to work more closely with Chawton in the future as it extends its programme of talks, panels and events, and hope to soon be able to display our leaflets and membership forms in the foyer. If you have not been to Chawton, or to visit Jane Austen’s own much smaller home in the adjacent village, put them on your list! www.swwj.co.uk