Some say it was to soften the blow of their move to Bath in 1801 that Jane Austen’s parents committed to an annual holiday by the sea. So began a series of summertime sojourns that left the author with an enduring love for the British coast, and plenty of inspiration for her writing – not least her final, unfinished novel Sanditon, about an up-and-coming bathing spot on the south coast.
If the new TV adaptation has you calling for the carriage to transport you to a Regency resort, here are some of Austen’s favourites.
Sidmouth
According to family folklore, Austen enjoyed a brief romance at one of the Devon resorts with a mystery man, said to have died soon after. It’s quite possible that this…
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