Easy hikes and walks around Shalden

A song that—originally from the American gospel tradition—has traveled the world is a perfect fit for this church, which the parish has dedicated to the patron saint of All Saints. "Oh when the Saints go marching in, oh when the Saints go marching in, oh Lord, I want to be in that number, oh when the Saints go marching in." Over the decades, numerous versions of the lyrics have emerged, but an original text cannot be verified due to its early oral transmission. Many artists have taken up the gospel song and released their own interpretations, such as Bruce Springsteen with his session band at a concert in Dublin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6eKkirEcgE

In quarter-hour film segments for a German-language television series, Tilmann Spengler introduces the lives and works of important writers and authors from all eras to culture-loving viewers. One of the women he honors as "classics of world literature" is the British author of "Pride and Prejudice" (to name her most famous work): * JANE AUSTEN (1775 to 1817). The segment (in German) can be found in the ARD Media Library at the following link =>> https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/klassiker-der-weltliteratur/jane-austen-stolz-und-vorurteil/ard-alpha/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL3ZpZGVvL2NiOGJhYTI3LTkxYzMtNDRiNi05NjNlLTRlYzg2NDNmY2E5Ng

In the lovely village of Chawton - great pub and coffee shop

In 15-minute film contributions from a German-language television series, Tilmann Spengler introduces the culture-loving viewer to the life and work of important writers and authors from all eras. One of the ladies he honors as a "classic of world literature" is the British author of "Pride and Prejudice" (to name her most famous work): * JANE AUSTEN (1775 to 1817). The contribution (in German) can be found in the ARD media library at the following link: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/klassiker-der-weltliteratur/jane-austen-stolz-und-vorurteil/ard-alpha/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL3ZpZGVvL2NiOGJhYTI3LTkxYzMtNDRiNi05NjNlLTRlYzg2NDNmY2E5Ng

Wood fired pizzas at the Green, Butts Road in Alton. Saturdays from 4pm.

Opening hours: Wed to Sun 10:00 - 17:00 last entrance at 16:00.

An old distance sign that has survived the redevelopment of Alton.

Known throughout the world as one of the most important English-language writers of all time, Jane Austen was a pioneer in literature and her six completed novels are still cherished and widely read today. This stunning house in Chawton was her home during the last eight years of her life alongside her sister Cassandra, their mother, and a friend. Part of the Chawton Estate was owned by Jane's brother Edward, but the house was purchased in the 1940s by Mr T. E. Carpenter. He turned it into a museum to Austen and a memorial to his son Phillip, who was killed during the Second World War. You can visit the house, restored to an interior in keeping with Austen's era, and see how she would have lived. The building is Grade-I listed and contains a fascinating collection of Austen's belongings.