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u3a LRU3A Event - In the Footsteps of a Georgian Heroine

Event type: Walk
Date: 25th June 2026
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: £10
Booking: Note that booking is required.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a walk is good for your health and so come along to places that those fictional heroines in Regency novels but more surprisingly how Jane Austen – one of our most famous authors would have known. Her brother Henry and cousin Eliza had lived and been a part of, and mixed with, London Society. So, you will explore – from Hanoverian celebrations in Green Park to girls being presented at St. James Palace, to the shops and clubs that abound in St. James. To balls and boxing and ice-cream and like any good romantic novel a church frequently used for weddings. London’s most celebrated spaces.

We'll finish at St George's Church in Hanover Square (Oxford Circus Tube Station)

Meeting Place : The Diana Statue in Green Park. It is located just outside the South exit (the Buckingham Palace exit) of Green Park tube station which leads directly into the park. There is a small food kiosk located next to the statue.

Nearest Underground Station : Green Park Underground Station (Jubilee, Piccadilly & Victoria Lines).

Cost : £10.00 No refunds    Max 15 participants

This does require booking and the booking link is here .............. Georgian Heroine