07/23/2026
When booksellers go on vacation they inevitably get up to bookish things! Here’s another instalment of Christy and Abby's England adventures.
Booksellers in the Wild: England Edition
Chapter Three (of four)
Winnie, Jane and Sherlock
PoohCorner Hartfield
We went to the 100 Acre Wood! After our visit to Pooh Corner to see the Winnie museum we took a stroll through our favourite fictional forest which actually exists in the real Ashdown Forest. The short 30 minutes walk took us by the homes of Piglet, Eeyore, Owl and Pooh. We even raced sticks under Poohsticks Bridge!
Jane Austen's House
The Jane Austen Museum is set up inside her childhood home. We could walk into Jane’s room, read some of her handwritten correspondence and view her actual writing table in this picturesque cottage. Roaming the halls was a step back in time we won’t soon forget.
thesherlockholmesmuseum
The game is afoot! Visiting the Sherlock Museum makes you forget he’s a fictional character! 221B is packed with Sherlock lore like the iconic cap (that he never wore), the bullet hole initials of Queen Victoria (whom he deeply respected), the Persian slipper (where he hid his to***co) and the mount of a Baskervilles Hound (creepy!). It was fun to explore the apartment style museum and see how Sherlock, Watson and Mrs. Hudson lived. Or would have lived… if they weren’t fictional.
poohcornerhartfield
janeaustenshouse
thesherlockholmesmuseum
