More to do in Alton

Art and Culture

Alton

Allen Gallery
The Allen Gallery houses one of Southern England's most outstanding ceramics collections.

Church Street
GU34 2BW
Tel: 01420 82802
www.hants.gov.uk/museum/allen

Chawton House Library
Chawton House, the grade ll* listed Elizabethan manor house that once belonged to Jane Austen's brother and 275 acres of land, has been restored as part of a major international project to establish the new Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing, 1600 - 1830. Open by appointment only.

Chawton
GU34 1SJ
Tel: 01420 541010
www.chawton.org

Curtis Museum
One of the finest local history collections in Hampshire, exploring 100 million years of history.

High Street
GU34 1BA
Tel: 01420 82802
www.hants.gov.uk/museum/allen

Heritage

Abbey of Our Lady and Saint John
Home to a community of Anglican Benedictine monks, set in extensive and beautiful gardens. Visitors are welcom by arrangement with the Guestmaster.

Beech
Alton
GU34 4AP
Tel: 01420 562145

Gilbert White's House and Garden and The Oates Museum
Historic House Museum Historic Garden Education Service.

The Wakes
High Street
Selborne
GU34 3JH
Tel: 01420 511275

Jane Austen's House
The house where she wrote and revised her famous novels including Pride & Prejudice.

Chawton
Alton
GU34 1SD
Tel: 01420 83262
www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk

St Lawrence Church
Norman tower dates from 1070. The church was the final scene of a Civil War battle between Roundheads and Cavaliers in 1643 and the main walls and doors still bear the marks of the Battle.

Church St
Alton
Tel: 01420 88794
www.stlawrencealton.org

St Mary Church
Selborne

St Nicholas Church
The Rectory
Gaston Lane
Farringdon
GU34 3EE