Happy Birthday Jane Austen – welcome to Jane Austen’s School
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, on Tuesday 16th December 2025 you are invited to visit the Abbey Gateway building in Reading, once part of the school where the author and her sister spent almost 2 years.
The Museum’s staff and volunteers will welcome visitors throughout the day, answering questions and sharing interesting facts and anecdotes about Jane Austen’s years in Reading.
The event is expected to be very popular: please book your place in one of the slots as soon as possible.
Morning Afternoon
10:00 13:30
10:30 14:00
11:00 14:30
11:30 15:00
***(The visit will only include the building’s interior: we will not give access to the Gateway rooftop)***