Ask anyone in Bath who is the city’s most well-known resident, and they are sure to mention Jane Austen. The celebrated British author spent five years living at 4 Sydney Place (a 15 minute walk from the Jane Austen Centre) from 1801-06, and featured the city in many of her novels, including Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
From the introductory talk by a costumed guide, to the excellent gift shop and the delicious Regency Tea Room, where you can treat yourself to a ‘Tea with Mr Darcy’, the Jane Austen Centre truly is a gateway to Regency Bath - there’s even the opportunity to try on some amazing regency dress.
For a fully immersive experience, visit during the Jane Austen Festival and take part in the world-famous Grand Regency Costumed Promenade or the Regency Costume Masked Ball, which takes place in the same buildings that Jane Austen visited herself.
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The lifelike waxwork of Jane Austen was created by forensic artists after extensive research using contemporary eye witness accounts and family facial characteristics - look out for the ‘Austen family nose’.
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Accessibility
- Limited accessibility for wheelchair users
- Guide dogs permitted