Day trips and mini tours
These tours have been designed to be the cherry on top of your trip to the UK. Think of us as the perfect ribbon on a bonnet, the finishing touch that will make your holiday extra special.
You might be staying in London or Bath, or perhaps you're flying in and want to be picked up at the airport - wherever you are in the south of England, we'll pick you up and whisk you away on a literary adventure.
To help you plan, we've included costs for each tour based on a group of four. As each tour can be tweaked to meet your specific needs, costs might go up or down, but this gives you a ballpark figure to work with.
We can plan days out and mini tours for every group size, from solo travellers to medium sized groups up to 16 in a mini bus, to large groups up to 40 in a coach - just fill in the contact form below and we will help you plan the perfect itinerary.
Day trips
We'll pick you up in London, Bath or anywhere in the South central region (the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Dorset, Somerset).
Costs below are based on a group of four being picked up in Bath and returned to Bath.
Hampshire, the King of Counties, was Jane's beloved home for most of her life.
We will visit Steventon, the village of her birth, followed by Jane Austen's House in Chawton, the home where she finally experienced the joy of seeing her novels in print.
We will then take a turn down the lane to Chawton House, pictured, the home of Jane's brother Edward.
£350 per person based on a group of four.
Includes:
- Luxury Mercedes V Class and professional, local driver
- Door-to-door service, picking you up and dropping you back at your chosen location
- Qualified and fully insured Blue Badge Tourist Guide
- Tickets to Jane Austen's House and Chawton House
- Personalised itinerary
Follow in Jane Austen's footsteps at her favourite seaside resort, Lyme Regis.
You too can enjoy the landscapes of Lyme and walk along the Cobb, pictured, the scene of Louisa Musgrove's dramatic fall.
If we have time, we will squeeze in an extra photo stop, perhaps to the Temple of Apollo at Stourhead, scene of the iconic/disatrous proposal in 2005 Pride and Prejudice.
£400 per person based on a group of four.
Includes:
- Luxury Mercedes V Class and professional, local driver
- Door-to-door service, picking you up and dropping you back at your chosen location
- Qualified and fully insured Blue Badge Tourist Guide
- Tickets to Stourhead if included in the itinerary
- Personalised itinerary
Step into some of your favourite tv shows and films on this tour of two locations. Take your pick from:
- Highclere Castle, the stately home better known as Downton Abbey
- Stourhead, the famous landscape garden with its Temple of Apollo, pictured, scene of Darcy's disastrous proposal to Elizabeth in 2005 Pride and Prejudice
- Lacock, the charming village that was transformed into Meryton in 1995 Pride and Prejudice and Godric's Hollow in the first Harry Potter film
- Corsham, another quaint Wiltshire village which featured in the most recent Poldark BBC tv series
£400 per person based on a group of four.
Includes:
- Luxury Mercedes V Class and professional, local driver
- Door-to-door service, picking you up and dropping you back at your chosen location
- Qualified and fully insured Blue Badge Tourist Guide
- Tickets to Highclere Castle and Stourhead if included in the itinerary
- Personalised itinerary
Mini tours
Let us take you away for a few days so you can truly immerse yourselves in the lives of your favourite authors and visit all of your favourite tv and film locations.
We'll pick you up in London, Bath or anywhere in the South central region (the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Dorset, Somerset).
Costs below are based on a group of four being picked up at a London hotel and returned to central London or London Heathrow Airport, with 2 nights at a 4* hotel.
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Completely immerse yourself in the county of Hampshire, the villages and landscapes which inspired Jane's six novels and where she always felt most at home.
We will pick you up in London and whisk you away to Winchester, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Wessex. Over 3 days we will visit:
- Steventon, the village where Jane was born and encouraged to write by her father George Austen.
- Jane Austen's House, Chawton, the comfortable home in the countryside which provided Jane with the stability to write; it was here that she finally experienced the joy and pride of becoming a published author in 1811.
- Chawton House, home of 'lucky' Edward, Jane's wealthy brother
- Winchester Cathedral, Jane's final resting place.
We will have time for one further excursion of your choice. Perhaps you would like to visit Portsmouth, home of the Royal Navy, to learn about the lives of Jane's brothers Frank and Charles. We will along the ramparts to the Garrison Church, where Fanny is pursued by Henry Crawford.
Or you might like to see the Vyne, a fascinating stately home that Jane visited as a young woman when her brother James was rector of the nearby church.
£1,200 per person based on a group of four requiring four rooms.
Includes:
- 3 days, 2 nights at a 4* hotel in Winchester
- Luxury Mercedes V Class and professional, local driver
- Door-to-door service, picking you up and dropping you back at your chosen location
- Qualified and fully insured Blue Badge Tourist Guide
- Tickets to Jane Austen's House, Chawton House, Winchester Cathedral and the Vyne if included
- Personalised itinerary
“A very strange stranger it must be, who does not see charms in the immediate environs of Lyme, to make him wish to know it better” Persuasion
Let us take you to the small seaside resort of Lyme Regis, so beloved by Jane Austen that she sets some of novel Persuasion in its environs.
We will break the journey from London to Lyme Regis at Stourhead, where we will see the Temple of Apollo, scene of Darcy's disastrous proposal to Lizzie in 2005 Pride and Prejudice.
Then we will continue our journey to the dramatic coastline of Dorset and your 4* hotel in Lyme Regis itself.
After a good night's sleep, we will spend the day exploring Lyme Regis, with a guided tour of the town and a walk along the Cobb, scene of Louisa Musgrove's fall. We will learn about another Lyme resident, Mary Anning, a paleontology pioneer, searching for our very own ammonite fossils on the beach.
On our return to London, we will enjoy one of the most beautiful coastal roads in the country, with soaring cliffs and panoramic views.
We will break the journey firstly in Charmouth, which Jane admires in Persuasion, and then Weymouth, scene of Jane and Frank's secret engagement in Emma. In Weymouth we will enjoy the finest fish and chips at Rockfish for lunch (but of course veggie and vegan options are available too).
£1,300 per person based on a group of four requiring four rooms.
Includes:
- 3 days, 2 nights at a 4* hotel in Lyme Regis
- Luxury Mercedes V Class and professional, local driver
- Door-to-door service, picking you up and dropping you back at your chosen location
- Qualified and fully insured Blue Badge Tourist Guide
- Tickets to Stourhead
- Fish and chips at Rockfish, Weymouth
- Personalised itinerary
Step into your favourite Jane Austen period dramas, with a little bit of Harry Potter thrown in for good measure.
We will pick you up in London and head straight to Netherfield, aka Basildon Park, pictured. This was Mr Bingley's elegant home in 2005 Pride and Prejudice.
We will then continue our journey to Shaftesbury, the historic market town high in the Dorset hills with panoramic views from famous Gold Hill. This will be our very pretty base for 2 nights.
A full day of exploring will follow a good night's rest, starting at Dyrham Park, featured in many period dramas including Sanditon, where it was Lady Denham's house.
In the afternoon we will head to the charming village of Lacock, transformed into Meryton in 1995 Pride and Prejudice and Godric's Hollow in the first Harry Potter film. We will also visit Lacock Abbey and learn about its formidable founder, Ela Countess of Salisbury.
On our return to London we will spend the day at Stourhead, seeing the magnificent Temple of Apollo, scene of Darcy's proposal to Lizzie in the pouring rain (rain not guaranteed but quite likely in England!).
£1,300 per person based on a group of four requiring four rooms.
- 3 days, 2 nights at a 4* hotel in Shaftesbury
- Luxury Mercedes V Class and professional, local driver
- Door-to-door service, picking you up and dropping you back at your chosen location
- Qualified and fully insured Blue Badge Tourist Guide
- Tickets to Basildon Park, Dyrham Park, Lacock Abbey and Stourhead
- Personalised itinerary