Museum · Alton · Hampshire

Jane Austen's House Museum

Jane Austen's House Museum is a historic house museum. It stands inside Alton’s built-up area. Its status is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Jane Austen's House Museum, Simon Burchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Alton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#339 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Alton

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#339 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Alton

Jane Austen's House Museum is inside Alton’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Alton has 145 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Alton

May to September are the warmest in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°102 mm

Feb8° / 1°72 mm

Mar11° / 3°62 mm

Apr14° / 4°63 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°69 mm

Sep19° / 10°67 mm

Oct15° / 7°102 mm

Nov11° / 4°109 mm

Dec8° / 2°103 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Alton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Alton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Alton’s full climate →

About

Jane Austen's House Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 16 languages. A short trip away is Chawton House, 600 m off, the first of 15 within 15 km.

Alton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 16 languages
Town: in Alton
Official site: jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Jane Austen's House Museum

Spot Jane Austen's House Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns around Jane Austen's House Museum, by distance

Alton tops the 8 for size, at 17,883 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Alton

17,883 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Beech

456 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2 km south of it

Upper Farringdon

376 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km south of it

Lower Farringdon

288 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Jane Austen's House Museum is	People	Places to visit
Alton	It’s in town	17,883	6
Beech	1.6 km northwest of it	456	5
Upper Farringdon	2 km south of it	376	5
Lower Farringdon	2.1 km south of it	288	5
Four Marks	2.8 km southwest of it	5,613	4
Medstead	3.6 km west of it	898	2
Holybourne	3.7 km northeast of it	1,304	4
East Worldham	3.8 km east of it	344	5

Make a day of it

Also within reach

4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle are among the 15 within 15 km.

Historic houseChawton House600 m away 2

MuseumCurtis Museum2.2 km away 3

CastleOdiham Castle14 km away 4

Wildlife parkBirdworld11 km away 5

MuseumGliding Heritage Centre6.3 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageThe Grange15 km away 7

MuseumPetersfield Museum15 km away 8

MuseumGilbert White's House5.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Jane Austen's House Museum

Where is Jane Austen's House Museum?

Jane Austen's House Museum is in Alton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Jane Austen's House Museum?

Historic house museum in East Hampshire, UK.

When is the best time to visit Jane Austen's House Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Jane Austen's House Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Jane Austen's House Museum?

Within 15 km: Chawton House (600 m), Curtis Museum (2.2 km), Odiham Castle (14 km) and Birdworld (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chawton House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Curtis Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Odiham Castle: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birdworld: Birdworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gliding Heritage Centre: Mike Burdett from CROMER, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Grange: Mpntod at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Petersfield Museum: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Gilbert White's House: Stephjeb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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