‘I never in my life saw anything more elegant than their dresses.’
Pride & Prejudice

Join us for our popular annual Dress Up Day! On this special Saturday, we’ll be dressing up in our finest Regency outfits and we’d love you to join us!

It’s the perfect excuse to break out your favourite Regency regalia and pose, picnic or promenade at Jane Austen’s House and our pretty cottage garden. It’s a lovely way to step back in time and get a sense of life in Regency England, and to experience the House in a new way.

We can’t wait to see your Regency outfits – but if you don’t have a Regency dress of your own, we’ll have lots available for you to try on.

Once you’ve seen the House, drop into a free pop up talk on Regency dress, taking place throughout the day.

We’ll be taking photographs throughout the day. If you’re happy to appear in photographs to be used on our website and social media, we’d love to include you!

Details:
Date: Saturday 13 July
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: This event takes place at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton. Find us
Tickets: Free with house entry
Book here (please make sure you select 13 July!)

Join us for a quiet and inspiring creative writing session in the beautiful grounds of Jane Austen’s House. No need to book onto the workshop – just drop in and write! We’ll provide writing prompts and inspiration, pens and paper, fortifying tea and coffee, and expert advice from our resident award-winning poet, Ellora Sutton. 

Bring along your work in progress or start something new! 

About the tutor: Ellora Sutton is the Creative Engagement Officer at Jane Austen’s House as well as being a prize-winning poet. Her work has been published in The Poetry Review, The North, Propel, Oxford Poetry, and Berlin Lit, amongst others; she is also the poetry reviewer for Mslexia. She was the Poetry Book Society’s Spring 2023 Pamphlet Choice with antonyms for burial (Fourteen Poems), and her latest pamphlet, Artisanal Slush, was recently published by Verve Poetry Press.  

Details: 

Date: Thursday 18 July 

Time: 12pm – 2pm 

Location: This event will take place at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton. Find us. 

Tickets: Free with House admission (please pre-book your admission tickets before visiting)

💐 This event is part of our Anniversary Festival celebrating the life of Jane Austen, who died in Winchester on 18 July 1817. 

🎟️ Please ensure you select the correct day and time when pre-booking your admission tickets.