Shakespeare’s stratford

Discover the beautiful farmhouse where Anne Hathaway was born; the romantic idyll, with its overflowing gardens, where she and the young William Shakespeare fell in love

Chris Morley walks in the gentle author’s footsteps

On the 250th anniversary of the birth of Georgian’s England’s finest novelist, Indi Bains traces the destinations where you can immerse yourself in all things Jane Austen

FROM ancient Roman amphitheatres to cliffside stages battered by sea breezes, Britain’s open-air theatres have a long history. The magic of performance is clearly accentuated by the great outdoors. Th

Jane Austen spent the last days of her life in rented lodgings in Winchester, Hampshire. Adam Rattray describes the remarkable recent discoveries made about the house in which she died

Kings, cobbles, secrets, superstition and literary fire power–Winchester has had it all in spades for centuries and is as desirable now as it ever was, says Jason Goodwin