Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Colin Smith , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Colin Smith , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jane Austen's Bath
Your local guide
James Whitfield
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Highlights
- Streets straight out of Northanger Abbey
- A ballroom front that still stands
- Sydney Gardens as Austen described it
- Her own letters, read on camera
- Georgian Bath's real social settings
About this tour
This call follows the streets and buildings that shaped Jane Austen's years in Bath, from the grand crescent to the pleasure gardens she wrote about. You see the real settings behind her Bath novels. I bring a few of her own lines along for context.
After a short sound check, we move between the three stops, reading a line or two of her letters at each one and stopping for your questions along the way. I send a short reading list afterwards.
It suits Austen readers and anyone curious about Georgian Bath's social world. It works equally well if you have read every novel or none at all.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Bath before heading out.
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Royal Crescent corner 21 min
You see the corner house that anchors the Royal Crescent, a building of the kind Austen's characters visit and gossip about, and I read out one short line from her letters written while she lived nearby.
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Assembly Rooms exterior 21 min
Outside the Assembly Rooms you look up at the plain Georgian front where balls and card games once filled the rooms inside, the setting for scenes in both Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
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Sydney Gardens 21 min
From the edge of Sydney Gardens, the pleasure garden Austen mentioned in her own letters, you see the paths and lawns much as they were laid out, and I point out where the old grotto used to stand.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Bath: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Afternoon tea and Georgian Bath, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Bath, showing you Royal Crescent corner and Assembly Rooms exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on a video call at each address in turn, and I read from her letters as we go.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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