TRAVEL + LEISURE / MARCH 2016
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE I ENGLAND
In the book, Elizabeth Bennet is a traveller too; she takes off with the Gardiners to
see Derbyshire and gets reacquainted with Mr Darcy. Follow her to the beautiful
estate ofChatsworth House (chatsworth.org) in Bakewell—believed to be Jane
Austen’s inspiration behind Mr Darcy’s residence, Pemberley. Stop for a cup of tea
and scones at the 18th century Basildon Park in Berkshire (nationaltrust.org.uk)
which was Mr Bingley’s residence Netherfield in the 2005 adaptation ofPride and
Prejudice. To get a glimpse into the life of Jane Austen, include in your itinerary her
house inChawton and Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire where she is buried.
Austen spent many years in Bath (Persuasion andNorthanger Abbeyare set in
Bath too)—the Jane Austen Centre is unmissable here.StraightOutofthe Book
Here's an idea: Take your kids to locations where the books that they're reading (for school or otherwise) are set.
From Sherlock's London to Dan Brown's Paris and Tolstoy's Russia, they will see it’s not all a fi gment of the
writer’s imagination.BY APEKSHA BHATEJA
FAMILY TRAVEL
SHERLOCK
HOMES I LONDON
Dressed in trench
coat and armed
with magnifying
glasses, study
places where Sherlock Holmes
and Dr Watson lived and
breathed. The trail starts at 221b
Baker Street, the famous home
of the fi ctional detective, now
the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
You shouldn’t miss the chance
to see a performance at the
Royal Opera House (roh.org.uk)
where Holmes was a patron.
Visit The Langham Hotel
(langhamhotels.com) on Regent
Street, known to have been
frequented and mentioned by
Sir Doyle in his stories. Move
over to the British Museum
(britishmuseum.org) where the
astute detective often went for
research. Another long surviving
icon reminiscing Sherlock’s tales
is St Bart’s Hospital.
DA VINCI CODEIPARIS
Writtenincontroversial
ink, this Dan Brown novel
drops you at the heart of
Paris. Protagonist Robert
Langdon is a guest at the
palatial Parisian hotel
The Ritz(ritzparis.com),anditishere
that the hunt begins.The Louvre
(louvre.fr)isonthewishlistofalmost
everytouristlandinginthecityoflights,
but withTheDaVinciCodeas your
handbook,itwillseemlikeaplaceofdeep
mystery and stellar artwork. Next comes
Saint SulpiceChurch—notice the plaque
here that blatantly disregards the Rose
Lineandrefutesthebook’sclaims.Jane Austen's House Museum
in Chawton, Hampshire.TheLouvreinParis.Sherlock Holmes
Museum on
Baker Street.
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