Photos: Chris Holifield , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Colin Smith , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Chris Holifield , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Colin Smith , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Georgian Bath: the Circus, the Royal Crescent and Jane Austen's streets
Your local guide
Eleanor Pike
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Highlights
- Bath Abbey's west front and climbing angels
- Milsom Street as Jane Austen described it
- The Circus, its acorns and Masonic symbols
- The Royal Crescent and its sunken ha-ha
- Gay Street, Jane Austen's Bath address
About this tour
This session walks Georgian Bath through the streets Jane Austen knew, from the west front of Bath Abbey to the curve of the Royal Crescent. You see the acorns and Masonic symbols carved into The Circus, the shopping street and Assembly Rooms of Milsom Street, and the ha-ha that keeps the Crescent's lawn open to the view. It follows roughly the route Austen herself would have walked between addresses.
The call begins with a sound check, then follows the streets uphill from the Abbey towards the Circus and the Crescent, stopping at each building the guide wants to point out. Questions come as you go, and a short list of the addresses and novels they appear in follows afterwards.
This suits readers of Jane Austen as much as anyone interested in Georgian architecture and town planning. It also suits those who visited Bath once and want to walk the same streets again from home.
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 10 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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Bath Abbey west front 21 min
The camera holds on the west front of Bath Abbey, where carved angels climb stone ladders towards the roofline, one of the details Jane Austen would have walked past on her way into town.
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Milsom Street and the Assembly Rooms 21 min
The guide walks Milsom Street and up to the Assembly Rooms, the shopping street and ballrooms Jane Austen described in her novels, largely unchanged in scale even where the shopfronts have moved on.
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The Circus 21 min
In The Circus, the camera turns slowly around the curved terrace, picking out the carved acorns on the roofline and the Masonic symbols worked into the stonework by the builders.
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Royal Crescent 21 min
The walk ends at the Royal Crescent, its thirty houses curving in one unbroken sweep, with the guide pointing out the ha-ha, the sunken ditch that keeps the lawn free of a fence.
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Your questions 18 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 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bath bun 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 12 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 and The Circus 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.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Bath live with my phone and you ask anything 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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