Sleep at the Real Places Where Jane Austen Films Were Made

It is hard to watch a Jane Austen movie and not want to visit its grand houses and gardens. The newest film is a new Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley and based on Austen's first novel, published in 1811. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles play the Dashwood sisters, who must leave a fine family estate and move into the much more modest Barton Cottage. The film was shot at several places in the UK, including the National Gallery in London, Dartmoor National Park in Devon and country estates in Dorset.

Condé Nast Traveler says fans can do more than visit. Many of the historic mansions, castles and cottages used in Austen adaptations allow overnight stays, whether in the main house, by renting a whole property, or in simpler places such as garden cottages and shepherd's huts. The magazine lists 11 of them. Here are three.

Kingston Russell House in Dorset was used for the 2026 film. It is a 17th-century mansion a few miles from the Jurassic Coast. The house is privately owned and not otherwise open to visitors, but you can rent its south guest wing on Airbnb. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, antique fabrics, a wood-burning fireplace, William Morris wallpaper and a library, with six acres of formal gardens outside.

Efford House, on the Flete Estate in Devon, appeared as Barton Cottage in Ang Lee's 1995 film with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. The estate covers roughly 5,000 acres of estuary, sandy beaches and woodland. Efford House is one of more than a dozen holiday cabins and cottages there. It welcomes dogs and sleeps 13 in seven bedrooms. The new King Charles III England Coast Path runs through the grounds.

Blackpool Mill Cottage, also in Devon, was the setting for the 2008 BBC miniseries. It stands on the North Devon coast, about 60 miles from Efford House by car. The 15th-century cottage sits in a sheltered valley on the grounds of Hartland Abbey, and it was also seen in the series The Night Manager. It sleeps eight. A short walk of about 75 yards from the front door leads to the Atlantic, where tide pools full of sea creatures and good waves for surfing can be found.