Chawton was home to the novelist Jane Austen who spent the last 8 years of her life in a 17th Century house which is now preserved as a museum in her memory.
Local attractions include the Cathedral City of
Winchester 16 miles to the West of the village. Gilbert White’s House and the
Oates Museum in the neighbouring picturesque village of Selborne. The ever
popular Watercress Steam Railway Line runs from Alton to Alresford.
The historic naval port of Portsmouth is 30 miles south.
Basingstoke and Guildford are in close proximity. Regular trains leave Alton
Main Line Station to London Waterloo.
The Garden House is a five bedroom family house situated
in 2 1/2 acres of beautifully maintained historic gardens within easy walking
distance of The Chawton House Library, St. Nicholas’ Church, the Jane Austen
Museum, Cassandra’s Cup Café and The Greyfriar Public House.
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