Swan Hotel

Set amid the shops on Alton's main street, the historical Swan Hotel dates from 1554. It offers a free car park, full English breakfasts in the modern restaurant, and free Wi-Fi.

Swan Hotel is less than 2 miles from Jane Austen’s Cottage in Chawton. The cottage is where 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice' were written.

The restaurant serves a varied menu until 22:00, every day. The bar and lounge have open fireplaces and offer bar meals and real ales.

Comfortable bedrooms come with a TV, tea and coffee facilities, and a CD player.

The Watercress Train Line runs from New Alresford to Alton and is home to Thomas the Tank Engine.

Rooms: 36
Rate: 49 - 130 GBP
Hotel chain: Old English Inns

The hotel, dating back to 1554, has an intimate restaurant serving a varied menu of well cooked dishes. It also has a reasonably priced wine list. The bar and lounge are rich in character, with open fireplaces, and filling bar meals and real ales.

A lot of our guests are real Jane Austen buffs on their way to Austen’s cottage in Chawton, where she used to live. It is in this cottage that Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility were written. Nowadays it is a popular museum displaying aspects of Jane Austen’s life and writings.

Even if you are not a fan of Jane Austen, then there is a still lot to see and do in Chawton and the surrounding area including visiting the Watercress Line and having a ride on Thomas The Tank Engine.

Junction 6 m3, 8 miles to Alton. A31 from Guildford, head towards Winchester for 15 miles.
A31 from Winchester m3, head towards Guildford, 15 miles.

The hotel will be undergoing a refurbishment which will affect sections of the guest accommodation starting 31st January 2011 through to early March. The hotel will then close for 3 weeks to open again in early April. Work will start from 08:00 through to 20:00 daily.