🏨 Private 4-Hour Guided Tour In the Footsteps of Jane Austen in London Activity

Private 4-Hour Guided Tour In the Footsteps of Jane Austen in London

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Duration: 4 hours

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

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Overview

A Private Tour dedicated to Jane Austen's places in London.
London can be defined as an "imagined" city.
Many times and in different eras it has been the scene of stories and novels by great authors.
Our Jane is no exception, living London in all its splendor and setting various scenes from her novels there.
You will discover a part of Jane unknown to the most,

What's Included

Private walking tour to discover Jane Austen

What's Not Included

Attractions Tickets for a fee

Gratuities

Private transportation

Traveler Information

TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery, located in St Martin's Place, of
next to the largest and best known National Gallery, in Tafalgar
Square, houses the originals of Jane's most famous portraits
Austen, starting with the only authentic portrait, painted in pencil and watercolor by his sister Cassandra
around 1810.
We can also make a quick visit to the National Gallery upon request

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Covent Garden

We will visit Covent Garden, the picturesque market in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods of the city.
Here we will have the opportunity to see from the outside the house where Jane Austen stayed during her days in London and the Royal Opera she loved so much; We are in the area of the theaters that Jane attended with great pleasure.
We will also see St Paul, the Church of the Artists and the covered market.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fleet Street

Fleet Street is one of the most famous streets in London and formerly home to major newspapers and several publishing houses.
Great authors and famous Londoners lived in the area (Samuel Johonson, Samuel Pepys, Dante Gabriel Rossetti ...)
Immediately after the Strand we find ourselves in front of the Court of Justice.
In the area there are numerous churches and several historic pubs; we will try to see the most interesting ones

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Twinings

We will visit the Twinings store where Jane Austen used to buy
the tea, which he loved so much.
We are talking about the oldest tea shop in the world, founded by
Thomas Twining in 1706.
Inside you can buy any type of Twinings tea, e
admire in the small museum, ancient and precious services from you; maybe those who loved to use our Jane.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Somerset House

Finding ourselves in this area we cannot fail to visit the interior of the beautiful Somerset House, one of the most beautiful historic houses in London and home to the Courtauld Gallery and the Courtauld Institute of Art.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Temple Church

We are sure that Jane loved walking the elegant streets of London; some of the places she herself describes; others, he certainly saw and admired them, even though he did not write about them in his letters.
It will have passed into the old Inn areas, seat of the orders
lawyers and must have visited Temple
Church in Fleet street; will have glimpsed the ancient pubs and the
houses of his illustrious colleagues who had lived in the area
in previous centuries, leaving clear traces, such as the famous diarist Samuel Pepys or the one who first "created" the dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson
Here we will see the Inn, home of the bar associations, among others.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sir John Soane's Museum

We will visit the John Soane Museum, the home of one of the
most famous architects and intellectuals of his time.
You will have the opportunity to see inside a house from Jane's period

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

British Library

The British Library is located in St. Pancras in a very modern and functional building.
Here too, admission is free.
Inside, at the bottom on the left, the Sir John opens up
Ritblat Gallery with its Treasures of the British
Library (Treasures of the British Library). Once
upon entering, the first case on the left shows some real jewels
Austenians: among these, the object of admiration of all
us, is Jane Austen's portable desk.
The manuscript of the booklet is also interesting
of the History of England written
by Jane in 1791 (just fifteen) and illustrated by
Cassandra.
The British Library also houses other Austenian manuscripts and objects, not present in the room:
some letters, the music score copied by Jane, a pin box, volumes 2 and 3 by Juvenilia, chaps. 10 and 11 of persuasion, the opinions on Mansfield Park and Emma. And many other jewels.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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