Where to celebrate Jane Austen’s bicentenery

For details of events across Hampshire visit janeausten200.co.uk.

Jane Austen’s House Museum (01420 83262; jane-austens-housemuseum.org.uk) at Chawton is open daily March-May 10.30am-4.30pm, June-Aug 10am-5pm, Sept-Dec 10am-4.30pm: adults £8, 6-16s £4, family ticket (2+3) £20. On July 7, in conjunction with Chawton House Library it hosts a Talks and Tours Day on Jane Austen (£60pp).

Chawton House Library (01420 541010; chawtonhouse.org) is open Mon-Fri noon-4.30pm, Sun 11am5pm, till October 27: adults £8, 6-16s £4 family ticket £20.

The Mysterious Miss Austen is on at the Winchester Discovery Centre till July 24: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-3pm; free (01962 873603; hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/event/mysterious-missausten).

The Mysterious Miss Austen is on at the Winchester Discovery Centre till July 24

Winchester Cathedral (01962 857200; winchester-cathedral.org.uk) has a summer programme of Austen-themed events (programme can be downloaded from the website). This includes one-hour guided Jane Austen Tours, with coffee and cake (from £12.50 per person), outdoor theatre, talks, concerts and a funeral procession on July 24; booking required for all events. Austen’s last home, in College Street, Winchester, is just around the corner from the cathedral close; it’s marked by a plaque but is not open to the public.

The village of Steventon lies about seven miles south-west of Basingstoke. The site of the old rectory is in the field where the road to the church branches off (look outfor the biglime tree).

In Bath the Jane Austen Festival runs from September 8-17: janeaustenfestivalbath.co.uk.