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Jane Austen events at The Vyne in 2025

A house volunteer explains something to a visitor at The Vyne.
Now finished: Regency Revisited Exhibition and Jane Austen House Tours. | © National Trust / Megan Taylor

This article was about a celebration of 250 years of Jane Austen at The Vyne which ran until 2 November 2025. Visitors had the opportunity to uncover Jane’s links to the family at The Vyne. There was an exhibition called Regency Revisited and biweekly tours of the house.

Now finished: Austen events in the house

A pile of early-edition Jane Austen novels with pale white covers.
These early-edition novels once belonged to Jane's friend Thomas Chute. | © National Trust Images/Karen Legg

Regency Revisited: Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen

Now finished. Visitors could discover Jane Austen’s links to The Vyne, her views on the Chute family and her friendship with clergyman Thomas Chute who admired her novels. While this ran, visitors could see first editions of her books and feast their eyes on beautiful Regency costume.

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Things to do in The Vyne house 

The Sandys and Chute families made The Vyne their home for over 500 years. They accumulated beautiful and important objects and made significant changes to the house during their lives, which you will see as you explore the opulent state rooms and humble servants’ quarters. The annual deep clean is currently underway, so now's the perfect time for a 'behind-the-scenes' style visit to the house. From 22 November, immersed in the magic of best-loved fairy tales, wander the ground floor of the house aglow with sparkling Christmas trees. Read on for more information.

The staircase hall featuring delicate plasterwork and a balcony.

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