Discover Jane Austen's Bath

Jane Austen's Bath

Jane Austen knew Bath as a thriving spa resort, popular with fashionable society. Visit Bath today and enjoy a vibrant city with great shopping, spa, dining and plenty to see and do.

Jane Austen's Bath

Jane Austen set two of her six published novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, in Bath and made the city her home from 1801 to 1806.

In Northanger Abbey Jane writes;
'They arrived in Bath. Catherine was all eager delight; - her eyes were here, there, everywhere, as they approached its fine and striking environs, and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. She was come to be happy, and she felt happy already'.

- Pride & Prejudice
  Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Pride & Prejudice with a Jane Austen inspired break in Bath.
- Audio Tour
  Follow in the footsteps of Jane Austen; let her novels come to life and discover more about her life in Bath.
- Accommodation
  From Georgian terraces to country cottages you are sure to find perfect lodgings in the areas Jane Austen loved to visit.
- Things to Do
  Visit the Jane Austen Centre, bathe in Bath's natural thermal waters at Thermae Bath Spa or spend an evening at the Theatre Royal.
- Days Out
  Bath is an ideal base to explore places that Jane visited and wrote about in her novels.
- Festival & Events
  Bath is a vibrant city of festivals and events. Jane Austen fans enjoy the festival dedicated to her in September.
- Taking Refreshment
  Many visitors in Jane Austen's time came to Bath to 'take the waters' and drinking tea was also popular in Bath.
- On Screen
  Bath is a popular location for filming and was used for many of Jane Austen’s television and film adaptations.