Go before and design your next vacation around your favorite book . The web site VisitBritain has named 2017 theYear of Literary Heroes , fete the anniversaries of literary event like the death of Lord Tennyson , the publication ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone , and the debut of the first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories . Rail Europe , in turn , has come up with some UKitinerariesto assistance you fete , according toCondé Nast Traveler .
With the helper of the track company , you’re able to see Jane Austen ’s home , visit theSherlock Holmes Museumat 221b Baker Street , or flow out at the Edinburgh cafe where J.K. Rowling wrote her first books .
From March to December , the townspeople of Chawton will be fete the two-hundredth anniversary of the death of its most famous resident , Jane Austen . About an hour and a half outside of London by wagon train , Chawton is home to Jane Austen ’s House Museum , where she spend the last years of her living . The annualJane Austen Regency Weekin Chawton and nearby Alton accept place from June 17 to June 25 , boast events andexhibitionsdedicated to the author .
In May , you’re able to head to Royal Albert Hall in Kensington , London to see ascreeningofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stoneaccompanied by a live orchestra . The show runs from May 11 to May 14 . you may also take the long journey to Scotland , travel to Edinburgh to have a loving cup of tea at the Spoon and the Elephant House , the cafes where J.K. Rowling wroteHarry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , andHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban . We wo n’t approximate if you pretend you ’re on the Hogwarts Express .
In October 2017 , Rail Europe suggests you take a trip to London for the hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’sThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes . you may head to Baker Street , go to theSherlock Holmes Pub , or take a tour of the BBC show ’s filming location .
Previously , the railway come up up with aliterary itineraryfor Paris and aGame of Thrones - themedtrip guidebook , so you could go ahead and add up those to your biblio - theme change of location listing , too .
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