12 Famous Writers Houses You Have to Visit

Leanne Walstow takes a tour of the UK visiting the beautiful places that inspired the literary greats 

Who doesn't love cosying up with a good book, ready for some escapism to a world removed from the ordinary? Quite often a slightly more real form of escape can be found visiting the homes of the authors of your favourite literature. It's often no wonder these writers created such beautiful works given that they lived in such amazing houses - Thomas Hardy's Dorset cottage is the stuff of English country dreams. Got a taste for the gothic? Take a trip to North Yorkshire and explore Haworth Parsonage where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote. Even if you're stranded in the city you don't have to miss out - Charles Dickens' Bloomsbury home makes for an atmospheric afternoon that can be topped off with a visit to the courtyard tearoom. Join us on our booklover's tour of the UK...

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Beatrix Potter: Hill Top

William Shakespeare: Shakespeare Birthplace

Jane Austen: Chawton Cottage

Charles Dickens: 48 Doughty Street

Wordsworth: Dove Cottage

Lord Byron: Newstead Abbey

Dylan Thomas: Boathouse

Robert Burns: Burns Cottage

Agatha Christie: Greenway

Thomas Hardy: Hardy's Cottage

Thomas Hardy: Max Gate

The Brontë Sisters: Haworth Parsonage