The Jane Austen Centre, Somerset, United Kingdom

4.0 (2.787 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #30 in Somerset Speciality Museums

Enjoyable talk.

The Jane Austen Centre features a permanent exhibition that tells the story of Bath's most famous resident, the author Jane Austen. It explores the effect that living in the Georgian city had on her life and writing. Costumed Actors provide an introductory talk after which the exhibition is self-guided. Actors will be on hand throughout the exhibition to satisfy your quest for knowledge of all things Austen. You will get to taste some period-recipe food, dress up in Regency costume, and have your photo take with the world famous Jane Austen waxwork. A giftshop on the ground floor sells unique items bespoke to the Jane Austen Centre themed on her work. There is as well a delicious Regency Tea Room on the 2nd floor which offers 17 varieties of leafed tea to go with our locally baked cakes. The Centre organises the annual Jane Austen Festival as well as walking tours of the city with an Austen theme.
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Address

40 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT England

Mobile

+44 1225 443000

Website

http://www.janeausten.co.uk/

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 2:15

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4.0 based on (2.787 reviews)

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4Sarah B 5:00 PM Aug 13, 2022
Lovely afternoon out
I bought tickets to the Jane Austen centre for my mum's birthday and we visited on a scorching day in August. The first thing to mention is that the building DOES have aircon - we were worried beforehand that it may have been a bit stifling in there but that thankfully wasn't the case. When we arrived, we were added to a tour which had just begun where a tour guide gave a talk explaining Jane Austen's family tree and sharing some facts about the family. We then made our way through a small portrait gallery. Because some of our group took AGES in that part, it made those of us at the back miss the start of the next bit - a video tour of all the places that Jane Austen and her family had lived in Bath. After that there were a few more exhibits and the chance to dress up in some costumes of the day, before trying our hand at quill writing and then seeing the waxwork and some paraphernalia from some of the movie adaptations. The exhibition in all took a little over an hour and then we went upstairs to enjoy "Mr Darcy's Afternoon Tea" in the Regency Tea Rooms on the top floor (additional cost), which was really great. Overall an enjoyable afternoon. I'm glad I booked the afternoon tea as the tour alone would have felt a little short.
3KN1482 5:00 PM Sep 26, 2022
Enjoyable talk.
Fairly good museum experience. The talk was the most interesting and enjoyable part. Very disappointed with the Regency Tea Room. Waited too long for a table even though there were at least 2 empty tables already. They were out of the item I wanted, so I had to settle for something else. Took ages to bring me a coffee, but immediately served tea to people who arrived after me, then tried to charge extra for the coffee, even though it isn't charged separately on the menu (you can order cake and coffee for one set price), but the waitress seemed to forget that. Not impressed.